Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1879, Page 1

DRESS GOODS, D mnns dESS 600L farly Spring Arrivals! F@‘emeiter & Co. WABASH-AV. ening datly, “Nov~ thelr own inpor- d “Specialties”’ of ean manfacture: Secl french Cambrics ! French Ginghams ! Scotch Zephyr Suitings! Printed Safines! f_ugllsll French, and Scotch CHEVIOTS! American Percales! Cretonnes! Cambrics! SPECIAL ATTENTION 48 called to a NOVELTY pig Plaid Velvets! Thich 1s extenstvely used for trimming PLAIN STUFF SUITS! Such.as are made from Cam- ¢’s Halr, Shoodas, Cashmere de U Inde, &c. CUSTOM TAILORING. Hirondinary Tnducoments! Prior to e Grand Spring Opening, AXND TO MAKE ROOM FOR UTUR IMMENSE STOCK : . Syring Woolens Sor arriving, we will offer from a selection of ovar PIECES OF ALL- WOOL CASSINMERE PANTS TO ORDER $4, $5, $6. Ypring Ulsters and Overcoats MADE TO ORDER AT $20, $25, $30. ELEGANT SUITS, $25, $30, $35. heen equaled tn 1 ETh R NS ety b ERT'S Popular Tailoring Xlouse, 1-183 Clark-st., ARTISTIO TAILORING. . TEN PER GENT DISCOUNT - ®allGarments ordered of us during Febrnar@ g Styles Ossued. the ENighest. Y & (0., Tailors, abagh-av. gor, Monroe-st. ARLYSPRING, 1879, t Invoicos of OHOIOR D WOOLENS for GEN-~ are now bein, N2 goods have nover GATZ DWARD g, , KeAn & (., NILINGQTON-ST, constantly on hand st er below s aliowed for onnds, and chiofce TOUR PER OENT ERNMENT BONDS hSums to suit, Foreign Hxe %0 ought nnd -nld.l‘n INAL BANK OF 00d Second-Fand Bagine, ower, Mustbe in good opder. Ade OUR & CO., 158 Weahington-she alled Bondy, alxo for TLLINOIS, lntefise Interest at the Em= bassies Regarding the Chinese Bill. Yiows Entortained hy the OM- cinls of the Celestinl Legation. Belief that It Will Cost America Much Money to Let the Chinese Go, Interruption of Chinese Trade Relations Pre- dicted. Congress Very Far Behind with the Work of the Ses- sion. Some of tho Most Important Legislation . for Years Now Defore {he Committees. The Widow of Bayard Taylor Oppressed with Debt, in o Foreign Land, THE CHINESE. TI0W TNE ORIENTAL AMDASSADOR YERLS, : &pectal Dispatch 0 The Tribune. WasnixNaTox, D. C,, Feb. 16.—Thera Is grow- ing futerest felt here to ascertain opinlons of the Chincse Legatfon upon the bill passed by ihe Senato Iast night, There has heen unusual reticence on thepart of the Chinese officlals ever since their arrival in Washington, and there are few here who enjoy their full confldence. 'To these it was stated, when the present agl- tation began in Congrees, that the Legation did not obfect to any movement looking to a modi- ficatfon of the present treaty, but they did desire and expect that this Government, after having entered futo a fricndly treaty with thelr nation, would observe the usual diplomatic methods to obtain a modification, and that soything lcss than this would, of coursc, be deomed unfricud- 1y, ond most disreapoctful to tlie Emperor of China. This they belfoved they had a right to claim under the treaty, and they dld not dup- posa that a great nation like the United Btates would for 8 moment forget that the natfonal honor was at stake wherever the question of observing a solemn treaty arose,~—at least where the other nation signing the treaty had, in good falth, observed all of iis provisions, On this latter polnt it appears that' TNR EMPEROR OF GHINA, upon promulgation of the treaty, did imme- diately fssue orders comwmanding fall obsery- auco of every provision. The Emperor did more than merely direct this observasce of the treaty, and mnde the pendlsy of its violation death. When the bill passed the Houso thero was a atcrong impression at the Chincse Legation that it would drop there, the matter bejug re- parded 85 a plece of clap-trap futroduced under a suspenslon of the rules, and pushed through without debate for political effect on the Pacific const, It was not belleved that the bill would cver pass through the BSenate, the body which ratifled tho very treaty it was now proposed to break without consultation with or notiee to the other highh contracting power. While this opinion provailed, u conversation took place in which the views of the Chiucse here became partially kuowu, Whilo expresalng entiro confl- denco that the bill could not pass the American Benate, and that, even If it did, it must {nevit- obly encounter THE VETO OF THR PRESIDENT, it was declared that the passago of such a bill could anly be met by rezarding the treaty ss wholly abrogated, and by proper retaliation, and there could be no doubt that it would move the Emporor to thut course, Since the ratification of the treaty, Immense commerclal Interests have aprusg up, and large numbers of Amerl- cans are now residing in China, engagad fn prose- cuting operations in which Jeading merchants In all the great eeabord cities aro interested. These operations are all protected by treaty, Large capital is {nvested, and the foundation for atill lurgzer commercial transac- tions in future have been lald. domo of these have advanced so far ne to serlously affect the truao of China with other natlons, and to begin Tntely to turn it toward the United Btates. The actlon proposed by the bill now passed would, in tho opinfon of* the Legation, unquestionably unsettle all American Interests In Chins, and turn tho attentlon of that natlon away from the growing trade with the United BStatestoward European channelsagain. An a single ftem {n TUE TRADR OF CHINA, which during the past year has been drifting away from the Englhsh, and which they are anxlous to regaln, Is the manufactured cotton of cheaper gradesgo largely uscd in that coun- try. During tho Jast yeor the Unlted Btates ex- vorted $2,600,000 of this kind of gouds to Chins, cblefly trom Now England. California and Ore- pon exported 1,000,000 in zraln. Tho entire exporta of the United States to China have in- croused from 1671 to last year from $2,000,000 10 $7,000,000. A very consldcrable part of this 1s with the Paclfic Coast, and thers can bo no doubt but this trade would be scriously com- promised by the final passaga of the pending 1l 1t has been ascertained to-day that the luter- cst taken ju thia matter at the LEOATIONS OF ALL THOSN NATIONS having trade with Ctiina hsa been lardly less thau that manifested at the Chinese Legation ftself. A gentloman promjoently connected with one of the leadiug Legations {v authorlty for the statement that full accounts of the hos. tite action taken by the Benate were tole- graphed fast night to London and the Contl. nent, fu order that prompt use might be made of them in influenclog certaju commerclal ne- gotiations now in Pprogress with China, which aroe favorable to trade with Europe, The English diplomats here hiave taken deep Intercst in the matter, on ace count of tho gradual advantage which American morchants have lately boen ealnfug over En- glish operators {n theChineso Empire, This bas been somarked for the last year us to cxcite much concern in London, und the {ssus of the present dlscussion has In conscquence been watched with deep Interest at tho English Lega- tion hore. No doubt is felt that the action thus for, even it the bill finally falls for want of time or through a veto, WILL PHOVE OF OGREAT ADVANTAOE TO THR ENGLISL IN CHINA in the effort now making by thelr merchants tliere to preveut the Americans from driving them from a portion of. the fleld. Aaide from the commercisl intercsts fuvolved, the question of the Congress of tho United States commit. tingitself to s proposition that it can abrogate treaties at will, without even the formality ofa notice to the nation faterested, i3, according to the samp authority, causing much comment st all the Legations, . Thers [s a general expecta- t{on, however, among them that tho President will veto the bill, If it rcaches him. After the futi discussion which the hill has had in the 8en- ate, and its rapld Toss of atrength thero after the debate began, it 1s belfoved by many thatthe bill cannot agatn recelve a two-thirds vote in the House, IN THE SENATE, on final passage, b Jacked seven votes of a ma- jority, counting the five Democrats who were absent unpafred o8 fn favor of the bl In the full vote of the Republican Senators, thera s a majorlty of onc ngalnat the bill, the vote aliow- ing 17 Republicans for and 18 against. The vote of the Democrats was 23 for to 10 agninat, and 5 absent; so, in no event, ean the bill pass over a veto. 1N GALIFORNIA. BAN FrANCIACO, Feb. 10.—The action of the Benate In passing the Anti-Chinesa bill is favora- bly noticed by the marning journals. At the 8and Lots to-day a resolution was passcd nace cepting the blll as a partial 10casure of retlof, A Sucramento dispatch says the delegates of the Coustitutional Conventlon are highly clated, and to-morrow resolutions will be adopted for telegraphle transmission to the Prestdent earu- ostly requesting hin to approve the bill. PABAAGE OF TIlE CHINESE BILL IN TUE BENATE, &necial Dispatch 1o The Tribune, Wasmxaros, D. C., Feb, 15—The faded Bennte, after a continuous sessfon from 1 o'clock this morning until 7 this evening, passed the House Chincse bill with some unimportant amendments. The struggle was a very sharp one; the opponents of thoe mensure fighting it at every step, The opoosition, which began with only twelve votes, hadincreased to-day, ou the vote un Conkling's amendments, to thirty- ono votes, and It only needed a change of one voto to have ticd the Senate, and to have left with Vlcu~l‘rcsldcnt.\\‘ncclcr the responsibility of declding whether the Chineso bill stiould be a law or not. The bil was finally passed by avote of 80 yeas to 20 bays, After amending it so as to admit Chinese youth who come to the United States to obtaln an cducation, nnd to vermit shipwrecked Chinese picked up at sea to be brought fnto Amorlean ports, THE BILL, as passcd by the House, Hmited the number of Chinese who may be brougnt here to fiftcen per- sons to cach vesscl, and made no exception whatever. ‘The debate was moro animated and Interest- ing than yesterday, the most remarkable speoch being delivered bv Eustis, of Loulsl- ann. Ho ebarply attacked some of the positiona of Blaina and Whyte, advocates of the bill. Hedid so for a different reason than the fact that the Chincse can eat rice and rats, aud will work for less than Amcricans. lio turned the arguments of Blaine and other Republican Scnators who advocated the bill apainst them with GREAT ADROITNESS AND FOUCE. Ho called attention to tho fact that Republicans wero emphatic and harmonious fn their denun- ciations of the Chinese race, yet when the Afrl- can roco waos brought in question the same HScnators were to be found in accord denmouncing the white race. le maintained that history showed that conflicts cannot bo avolded betweon the different races, and that the inferfor must go Jdown before the superior race. Blaine made no attempt to reply to Euatis’ asszult on tho Inconslstency of his position, although subsequently fn the debate he was frequently challenged by that gentleman to do 80, BENATOR DAWES, too, arraigoned Blalne on a ground similar to that taken by Senstor Eustls. Altogetuor Mr. Denny Keayney has triumphed. Leiters recelved here from San Francisco ro- portythat the Chinese in_California have been looking with interest for the passage of the bill, as they think it will enable them to obtain in- creased wages. They regard Scnator Sargent’s movement as making a corner {n Chinese labor. THE DEBATE. To the Weategn Assoctated Press, Wasminaton, D. C., Feb, 15, —~The ¥enate oc~ cupied most of the morning hour in discussing the bill to authorize the Cominissioners of the District of Columblu to adjust aud fix the water rates within said District, wolch was finally passed, and the Benate resumed conalderation of unfinished business, it being the bill to re- strice Chincse linmigration. Mr. Hamlin spoko in apposition to the bill. Mr. Hamlin began his spocch with a tribute to thelate Scnator Morton, whose unfinished report on Chinese immigration was interrupted by his death. Ho sald that, ns that Bouator declared, this question {nvolves some of tho fundamental principles of ernment. Wo negotlatea o treaty al- most by force. By it we sccured {mportant advantoge, and in turn permitted un- limited Chiness Immigration. Now we propose, in dircct contravention of Art. 5 of that treuty, to restrict immigration.. He would prefer to proceed in the ordinary way, a8 we would do in cascof a warlike European Power, and as we bad recently dotle In the case of England, e teferred to the resolution passed at thoe last ses- ston authorizing the President to open negotia- tions to sccure the modiicatton of the treaty, and said ho would drop this bill uud trust all to thnt resolution, 1f there was not this hot bhuste to overrido the dutles of the President, a solution of this questlon would be had under the resolu- tion referred to satisfactory to even the pouplo of the Pactlle Coast., Mr, Eustis put {n a plea for the white_peaple of Loulsiana, and said he was surprised at the attitudeoccupled by the Reoublican Scnators on this Chinese question, e would vote for the bill, although he betloved thearguments against it were overwhelming cxcept upon a single point,—the race question. When the question of race was between the Chinaman ond the white man, all denunciation was agalnst the Cninaman, but when the question of race was white mau and negro, all denunciation wes agalnst the white man, * The Anglo-Saxon race in Loutsinua had been invied to a conflict with the negro race put over them to muke lnwa. It there was to b violence fn Sun Franclsco on necount of the presence of Chinese, how could Benntor slaine _be surpriscd ot 4 liLtle violence in Louisianai How would the peaple of Maine act! How would they conduct elections if the Afriean questiou should be subintited to them a8 it had been to the people of Loufslana. Mr. Eustis could only t:X{lfl:Bl his gratiflea- tlon ut the forbearance and law-ablding spirit of the people of Lomsinua, They desired to live at peaca with the colored race. e spoke of many trifling things which woukl cause riot und viotence, and dnid’ when the Spanish acquired Louislana thers was o great rlot beesuss the Frenen people thought they would have to driuk Bpunish wines. Any one wuo kuew any- thing about the, wines ‘of the two countrics would uot bo surprissd that the French had their revolutionary instincts aroused, [Laugh- ter, If thg people of the United Biatea were deprived ol "any atrong stimulants to which they were accustomed, for fnstance the drinking of whisky, or renJlug: the flery speeches of his friend” Blalne, tliere might bo a great riot throughout the land. [Laughter.] Mr, Davis (W, Va.) sald ha sras ready to ab- rogate that portion of the treaty which ‘allowed the unrestruined Immigreation” of Chinese, be- couso it & griovauce to our peoplo on the Pacific Const, but he thought the treaty as a wiiale a beueflt to the natfou. . The nundlxg ?(uuulau being on the amend- ment of Mr. Conkling submitted yesterduy, the amendment was refected,—yeas 81, nays 3, Mr. Wadleigl, who would have vated in the aflirmative, wus paired with Mr, Chafleo. Mr. Morrill moved to awend go that the bill abould not apply to persons who may only seck temporary reasldence for educational purposes. Mr, Sargent inoved to amend the amendment by addivg, #And who shall bave a certilicate from theChinese Govornment for that purpose." Agreed to, and the amendment of Mr. Morrill thus amended was agreed to, Mr, Edmunds submittea the followlig amend- mont: “That the United States herel L{nmfl- nizes the mu'cglrocnl right and power Iu the Gov. ernment of Chioa to regulate, so far as {ts own dominfons are coucerncd, intercourse between the twa couotrles according to {ts own sense of propriety, uotwithstanding existing treatics with the United Ststes, and the President {s our Gov- hereby requested to communicate a cony of this act to the Chiness Uovernment. Rejected— yeas, 273 noys, 30 The LI liaving been consldered In Comm|t- tee of the Whole was then reported to the 8cenate, and the amendments made in Come mittee were concurred in, Mr. Conkiing renewed his amendment voted down in Committee of the Whole, and it was %vuln rejected aftor dlscussion—yeas, $1; nays, Mr. Authony submitted as a subetitute for tho bill amendment of Mr. Conkling with the latter part1n regard to notliying the Emperor that wo will correet the evil,bylaws of vur own in case Lo refiises to do 8o, lelt off, and it was rejected—yena, 285 navs, 33 - Mr. Morrill submitted an amendment orovid- ing that the bill sball not apply to any master of ‘a veascl sceking harbor in atress of weather, Agreed to. ‘The bill was then read s third time and passcd—yeas, 805 nays, 27, as follows: TRAR Allton, Gordon, Patterson, aloy, Grover, Plub, liaynrd, iureford, Tansam, Beek, Joucs (Nev.), Bargent, Blafne, Kirkwood, Eanders, Rooth, G AMAL, haron, Cameron (Pa.), McDonal Shiclds, Coke, +McPherson, . §pencer, Dennla, :l"nlll'h orsey, "burman, Eaton, Morgan, Vaothees, Eustls, Qgiesby, Wallace, Garland, l’nllaflfl.‘ ‘Windomn—30, NAYS, Anthony, / Dawen, Kellogg, Bruce, Edmunds, l{nnlllfi Turnaide, Ferry, McCreery, Nutler, Uamiin, McMillan, Cameron(Wis, ), 11, . Matthows, Conkling, Hoar, * Merrimon, Cunover, Ilowe, Morrill, Davis (111.), Ingalls, + Iandolph, Davis (Wis,), Jones (Fla.), Withers—27. Messra, Barnum and Chaflee, who would have voted fu the aflirimative, were palred with Rolling and Wadlelzh, THE BILL, Tollowing {s the text of the bill: De It enacled, ete,, Thatno master of any vessel ‘owned inwhole or in part bya citlzen of the United Htates, or by acltizen of any forelen country, shall take on honrd such vussel at any port or nlace with- in the Chincse Empire, or al any other forelgn port or pince whatevor. nny number exceeding #iftecn Chinese passengers, whottier male or fe- male, with inteat 10 bring such passongors to the Unltud States, and leove such port or ptace and Lring such passengers to any nomber excecding fifteen on one voyage wilhin the jurisdiction of the United Statos, « Brc. 2, That, whenever the master ar ather por- son in charce of any such voesel takes on board the samo at any foreign port or place any preater number of Chiaess unssengerd than ls preseribed in tho first scction of thia act.' with intent to bring such passcngers to the Unitkd States, and leave such port and bring such pasfongers to any num- ber excocding fifteen on ondl voyage wll‘ln the Jurisdictlon of the United 'Btatos,” ho shall be deemed goilty of a' misdeméanor, and shall for ench passencer xo token on{uoard and brought within the juriadiction of %ho Unitvd States, excoeding the numbaer of Aftesn, be fincd 8100, and may also be imprisoned for not exceeding slx munths, B Sko, 4, That the master of aly vessel arriving In the United Sintes, or any of the Territorles there of, from any place whatever, 4L the same trme that ho dellvers a manifest of cargd, and If there be no no cirgo, then at the time br making report or cotry of the vessel pursusnt to lew, shall, {o addi- tlon'to other matters requlred to ba reported by Iaw, dellver and roport 10 the Collector of the dls- trict in which ench anch vessel sholl arrive a sepn. rato Hst of all Chinese passedgers taken on board tho vesacl nt any forelgn port or pluce, and of all auch pasvengers on board the vessel at that time, Such Ilet shall be sworn to by the mastor in the same manncr s directed by law in_relation to the manifestof the cargo; and refusal or neglect of the master tocomply with the provialons of thissoc- tion shall receive tno aame pennities, disauilitics, ani pekfecturcs an are provided for refuml or ueg- fect to report and deliver the manifesto of cargo. Src. 4, Thut the umount of the scvoral penaltics imposed’ by the forcgolug . provistons #hnll be tens on the vessels “violating thoss provisions, and auch_veaspl shall be hibeled thercfor ny Circult or District Caurt of the Unitod States whero sach vessel shall arrive., A Krc, . That notning hereld contained ehall bo held to repenl ar modity anyZlaw forbidding the {mvortation of Coolics or of Temales for Immoral prrposes into the United Smu‘ provided no con- sul or coneular sgent of theUnited Statea realding atany port from which ‘any.esse] taking Chiness passengers imay take lior doparture shall grant the certiticato provided for in Sec. . 2,102 of tho Re- vised Statntes for moro than fifteen Chinese pas- sengers on Any ong vewsel, Skc, 4, That this act shall not apply to persons oflicially connected with the Chinese Government, orany embasdy thercof, or to uversons rescued from shipwrecks during the voyage of and by a veasel bringing the samu within the jurlsdictton of the Unlted States, of the master of any vesscl wcoking o harbor {o Atress of weather, or to per- suns who may only scek temporary residence for educational purposcs, and who shall have & cers ugmm trom the Chinese Governmont tor that pur- pone. SEc, 7, That this act shall take effect from and after the 1st of Jul{, IN70, and the Presldont of the United States shall, immedlately on the ap- proval of this act, glve notice to the Government of China of the ubrogation of Articles b and 6_of the ndditiona) articlea of the treaty of Juno 18, 1858, between the United States and China, pro- clalnied Fub, 5, 1870, commonly called the Bur- lingamo Treaty. BAYARD TAYLOR. A CONDITION OF THINGS REQUIRING INMEDIATH CHARITY, Spectal Dispatch fo The Triduna, ‘Wasmixaron, 0. C., Feb, 16,—The condition of Bayard Taylor’s widow is pitiful, The Sccre- tary of 8tate, in urging Congress to appropriate a year's salary of the Minlster to her, mives the reasons why, It appears thut, in Berlin, & fur- nished house is not to be had, and Taylor, when ho went there ns Minister, had to hire a houso for o term of years and furnlsh It out of his own means. e fornished his ofticilal resldence very handsomely, - run- ning fn debt for mearly everything, By the German law the leass of the house torminates in slx montha from the timo of the death of the lcssce. Mra, Taylor {s left so poor that she can- not pay the rent for the Inst quarter, nor for the coming wonths uniil next July. 8hols, besides, unable to pay the physicians who attonded her husbund, or even his funcral expenses. ‘The Consul-General has pald the funeral expenscs out of his own, micans, but expeets relmburse- wment, 3 CLOSING DAYS, PENALTY YOIl LOST TIME. Speciat Disvatch fo The Trivune. ‘WasninaTox, D. C., Feb, 16.—Thero is some apprehension amoug Damocratie leaders at the condltion of public business, irrespective of any uttempt to precipltate political discussion in the closlog duys of this Congress, The Scuate last night voted to put asido the Army Approprin- tion LAll, und dotermlned to proceed Monday with the Revenuo Reduction bitl, That bill witl certainly require conslderable timo for discus- slou, as there are many Republican Senators who, 1o view of u certain Jcticiency, will not vote to reduce taxation simply to coable Demo- cratic Predidentlal candidutes to bid for votes In the Nominatlng Convention fu the tobacco- growing Btates. There 14 certatn, too, to he A PROLUNGED CONTEST IN TUE BENATE over the subsidy amcndments, und, altogether, every remalaing hour of the Congress must be occupled with ordinary Jegislation to finish the necessary work. In the House the condition of lezlslution is no better. ‘e most vital parts of the Legislativa Appropriation bill are still un- Nntahed,—namely, the portlon relating to sur- voys, and the judiclal sectlous to which are to be amttached the amendincnts repealing the Federal Election laws. The bill cannot bd taken up to-morrow, 48 the first two lours are dovoted to the call of Btates, for memboers will futroduce blils not- withetandlug Congress {8 sbout to close, and, after 4 o’clock, the day, by unalterabls rule, is devoted to District of Columbla busi- ness, Monday night is set apart for the sulo- wies of the late Representative Bchlefcher, Tuesday bas been allotted, for the secoud time, to consldcration of busiucss from the Ways and Means Committes, and thero are 80 MANY INTERESTS UEPRESENTED fa tho difforeat bills befors the Committee thut it is doubtful whether the Appropriation Com- mittce will have sufficlent strength’ to vacate that order. . The first four hours of Wednesday bave, by unanimous cousent, boen sot apart for the consideration of the Florids contested elec- tion case, and the Democrstic majority will not loss this Jast opportunity toseat another person, who has no right to s seat, and to give him ths payand milesge for the whole Congress in the closing hours of the last sesslon. After that, on Wednosday, come the eulogies for the late Representative’ Welan, of Nebraska,. an Thursduy the Sugar bill has its assignment. will be, thereforo, difticult for the Approora- tlons Committee to brine up the Legisiative bill before Thuraday, und alter thut are to como the Bundry Civil hill, with ita 830,000,000 of appro- priations, and the large Deticiency bith THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL is still In the Senate Committee. The Bub-Com- mitten—Messrs, Bloine, Allison, and Withers— have not yet et to consider the bill. The opin- fon 1s quite general that the mnjority of the whole Comniltiee are in favor of the Butler amendment - allowlng raliroad companles to operate their lincs for the Governuient und for commerclal purnoses. THH WESTENN UNION TELEGRAPI! COMPANY have a biz lobhy liere, und are working bard to defeat the Jones bill, and also thc Butler amendment., WRET POINT. Henator Wallace sent to thie Committee yes- dny an {mportant amendment, which provides that hereatrer all appolutinents to Weat Point sbnll be tnade from the enllsted men In the ranks. As enlistments may now be made of tecrulis at 16 yoars of age, this fa practicable. Its purpose s to improve the moreic of the :gfi?ér:"d to give promotion to deserving . PISTOL8S AND COFI'EE. WILL BRAGO FIGHT B Special Dixoatch to The Triduns. Wasnixorox, D. C., Feb. 15.~The news that has appeared in the papers here from Madison, Wis., to the cffect that the Democratic mem- bers of the Wisconsin Lexislature have passed o resolutlon justifying the position of Gen. Brage in Congress, has had rather a dupressing effect upon some of the Confederates and Bour- Lons of the party. This encourazement at home wil not only fncite Bragg to hold the fort against the Bouthern clatm consplracy, but, be- ing an evidence of popular opinien in the North upon that very important subject, it may induce other weak-kneed Democrats to coms to Gen. bragg's ald in opposition to this tremendous swindle. Brarg’s position is now assured, He has struck at this nofarlous schume from the shoulder, and hie now hears the welcome plaudits coming from his constituency of * Well doue, good and falthful servant.”? Yesterday the jit- tle fellow yas under o cloud, because the South- ern- Democrats hated him and the Northern Demacerats feared the effect of the muss he had rafsed upon the future of the party, binted the other day that it was not finpossi- bto but that some "of the Hotspurs fn the Ilouse might try to intimidate Brare by the old method of Southern men hers before the word **bulldoziug ¥ had been coined,—that is, to force him into o duel; aud some slight Indications that I have ob- scrved since has led to the bollef that this was {u the mnds of somoe of them. Somchow these fellows have gotten the idea that Northera men will fight pretey well as soldiers In_ the mass,— they have had evidence onough of that,—but they still question the personal cournize of the single individual. At Senator and Mey, Mat- thews! reception last night I bad a convereatlon with n distinguished ex-Conlederate General upon the subject of Brage's speech and fis ef- fect upon the Democratic party, when ho asked me bluntly whother I thought Braeg would tight! I briefly recited his career in the army, und left hlin to draw his own conclusions, when he naively added that be *had told our fotks thut Brage would fighit.” This sspect of the caso may seem oo childlah for bellef by the sensible people of the North, but they do not know and can never reallizo how sore Southern men are over the lose of their siaves, the ruin und devastation of the Sunny South, aud the numillation of having inaugurated a rebellion and getting terribly whipped for thelr palne. Thelr section of country was not only lmpover- {shed by five years of desolating and exhausting war, which cut down the pride and flower of thelr population, but all Government emolu- ments aud sppropristions that they knew so well how to absorb ceased also, nnd now they woulkl llke some compensation in the way of orrearages. And they will got it, too, by some cute, Indirect method known to shirowd political mantpulators before the North Is awnre of it, unless 1t can be aroused to a realizing sense of ita danger, UNEASY LIES TIE NEAD THAT WEARS A CHOWN. The Presidont bas put his foot fn t again,— this time in the caso of the Penusylvania up- poiniments. He no sooner mot out of his trouble with the New-Yorkers thau he turns his attention to the Keyatone State, und has dls- pleased Senator Dot Cameron aud his fllustri- ous parent nlmost as much as he did Senator Conkling, The Comerons had put thelr heads togerhier, and for some rood and sufliclent rea- son of thelr own had ugreed that Gov, Hartranft should bo sent out of the country amd bottled up In some safe place out of the way. but their dispust knew vo hounds when the ex-Gaoveruor'a nae was sent in to the Senate for confirmatlion as Postmaster at Philadelphin. The other ex- Qovenor, Pollock, displuces one of Cameron'’s right-hand men, sl nelther Hartranft nor Pol- locle {s gald to he entirely Joyal to the Cameron dyoasty, Prominent Pennsylvani ans now here aro of the opinion thut, 1l the President hod {ndicated his Independence of Cumeron dictation before Don's re-clection to the Senate, somo other man wouldgin oll proba- bility bave hean choscn to represunt Penusyl- vanla. 'The displeasure of the Cameron crowd {s expresaed with decided nnd blasphemous em- phasis, und the unpleasantness threatens 10 ri- val the trouble that the Administration had with Seontor Conkling und bls friends in New York. In the meantime, Mr. Haves scems 1o bo us se- rens as onc of *hoss bright mornings that has found the door of the sumimcr solstice afar und has flonded the banks of the Potomac with its cthereal mildness. TNE KANKAKEE RIVER, IMPROVEMENT TO THE INDIANA LINE. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Wasitivaton, D, C., Feb. 10.—The report upon tie survey of the Kankakee River, to- getl.or with estimates of the cost of tho Im- provement, hins beeu transmitted to Congress by the Secretary of War. Ma). Jared 8mith, of the Engincer Corps, makes the following esti- mate for improving Kankakee River In Indlana: Removal of snags severensd 50,000 redfing ooees oo o 415,000 Brush and nile work .. 24,000 Engtueering contingen 10,000 L A 150,000 The nbove 18 at the rato of $1,000 per mile. Ma]. Smith glves an futercsting history of the Kankakee River finprovement, which 18 here briefly summarized : ‘The Wiver Improvement Comnpany was in- corporated in 1847, e works which it hins completed connect with the Hlinois & Michlgan Canal by utilizing its Kankakeo {ceder to tho Jength of a lttle more than four miles, Duriig the past a'car but lttle progress scews to have been made. The inprovements thus far bave been ot great benellt, reducing the vriee of carrying supplies alongs the route and checking atendeoey of the raflrouds to take advantage of peoplo’s Hecessities where thero ure uo compet- ingg Ynes, 16 f8 belleved the completion of fin- rovements to render the river uavigable to Momenco would work & eaving in freleht. The llnior recommends the constraction of ocks of greater cupacity than thoso Iudicated, especially in widtl, it secining thut seventeen feet stx inches 19 too mmall a limlt to placo on the widthof boats engawed in river navigation. Thu work, 11 done, will require additfonnl surveys, and he catimates the oxpense of carryiup uu\'ugt!uu {rom its presont Hinit to the State Hne at 000, ur less than $18,015 to the mile, marshy lads borunrlnt: dlsua, are being rapid| moval of obstructions In the upper part of the river will aid cousiderably in the dralnege of & large und valuablo ares, besides the reduced {'rllwhtl snd fucressed business which ¢ wul ring. ‘The TILDEN, GRITICIENS AMONG PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ON WS ATTITUDE, Dispateh to New York Herald. WASIINGTON, Feb. 12.—The statement of Mr. Tllden bofora the Potter Committes remains a matter of interest and discussion among Deno- crats here, many of whom are sorv ut tho reve- latlous tmade by Pelton and Smith Weed, and gravely dissatistiod with the position In which Mr. Tilden has left himself, 1t is univorsally granted that technically and legally Mr. Tilden eatabiished, beyond refuta- tlon, that he know nothing of the cipher dls- patches, and was uot in avy way concerned in oF €01 ting to sny attempts to obtsin by pur- chase or bribery the Electoral votes of 300y= the Kankakeo, jn In- reclaimed, und * the re- any VY 8% Btates. But among a number’ 10ceats of conslderable eminence the result vi- the cxam- foation leaves a patnful impression that he is a man extremely and ctilpably tolerant of a grossly finmoral transnc- tion in a person very near to him, having very confldential relations with hini, and whom ho detected fo an attempt to commit, for Mr. Til- :lcu'g beneflt, o grave eriminal actlon. i “'Pelton,” {t s suid by these Democrats, * canfuases that he recelved from Smith Weed an offer to buy the South Carolina Electoral vote for a fixed sum that he accepted the prop- ost.ian and went Lo Haltimore to meot Weedand an aeent of the Returning Buard to arranze the purchase; and that as ho was setting off for Bl tiatore he saw Mr. Cooper and told him whero he was golg and that e might necd some mon- ey, Mr. Cooper testifics thut the next day Pel- ton telezraplied him for $60,000 or 880,000, he is Dot certaih which sum, and that he went at once to Mr. Tilden and told him all about it Mr, Tilden, 1 his turn, testifles that on hearing what Mr, Cooper told bin, e fmmediately llflh no such offer should be catertalned, und that no negatiation of Uit nature should be tolerated; tliat nob a cent should be furnisbed for any such purposes that Mr, Pelton should be immediately ;clTuphcd for to return to New York, Mr. Tilden does not. attempt to conceal thut ho un- derstood accurately und entirely the natare and oblect of the transaction in which Pelton was engoged dnd o which he evidently expected Cooper to- gesist him, IHe is a clear-headed man; what Lo saw was thut Pelton, his Scere- tary, his relative and confidential agent, nd heen detected L an act of bribery,—an act scan- dalous, nnmoral, atd erhininal. "No_cooner did Mr. Cooper tell Iitn of It thau Mr. Tliden for- bade it und aummoned i'elton back to New York, as was rizht, On his return Mr. Tilden says he recalved him with on outhurst of fm. natience and displeasure, hut that was all. Pelton testitics that his relations with Mr, Tilden were not materinlly altered b{' the trausaction. Tilden himsolf favs that he did not remove Pels ton from the contldential and influentiad position he had oceupled, and Pelton adds thut afler bly return he was in_such position and undertook to purchaso the Florfda RRoturnlui Bourd.’™ “ Now," say these Democrats, *was not Mr, Tilden blinsel gravely lackiug 1o chnracter, that nfea sense of hotor, in the keen apprecin- tion of a alsgraceful act which a man in Lis posi-, tlon ought certatnly to have! QOught lie not to’ have at once sl caretully excluded Pelton from " all further share in or kniwledge of his political traueactions! Ouiht he not to bave given no- tice to ull his political trlends that they must not trust Pelton? But what bappened? Not | oniy did he slfow Pelton to be regnrded as hold- imz'the same confidential positions as before, but ull of us who were liere durhiyz the winter of 1810-'77 remember very well thut during the Inst month of the sussion Pelton was here at Washington the opeuly declared agent of Mr. Tilden, occupled nn expensive ault of rooms at hotel, had with bim a corps of assiatants, and was fu coustant und cluse communication with « Tllden, aud communleated on hls bebalf with the most Influential men of the party here secretely,urgivz resistance to the venlict'of the Electoral Commisston, arranging political alll- ancesy nuking bimscl! a nuisunce undoubtedly to Mr. Jewitt amd other responsibic men 1o au- thority, but a nuisance who lind Mr, Tllden 2nt lis buck, und who represented in un _cspeckal nanner and with espeetal authority Mr. Til- den's wishes, Now, knowing thit Pelton had been fortunately Srustrated as aeritical moment 1o on attempt at bribery which no honorable man In the party would have tolerated, ought Air. ‘Tilden to have allowed him to come down here ag bis ambassudor{ Was he not bound If Pelton did come to informn us privately that he was put fit to be trusted with even the pettiest aflalr, and that we must zuard ourselves ayalnst bamn a8 azajust a tnad doxd But eo far from taking thts just und tonorable course, Mr. Til- den would find it diflieult to deay thut in some matters which he thought of grest fmportance he took Pelton's advice rather than thut of Prnml-mnz and honorsble men, nad bade othiers, his supporters, to take it,—ndvice which wos of course as foolish na the offer tabuy a Return- ing Board was wrong nnd scandalous.” ‘This is what {s said here in prominent Demo- cratic circles of Mr. Tilden, und it s sald with impatience and sometimes rescutinent. A SHARP TURN FERNANDO WQOD W_Ollla‘g‘ UNDELMINE RESUMI- Spectal Dispatch vo The Tridune, Wasnixatox, D, C., Feb, 15.~In the Ways and Mcans Comumittec this morning Fernundo Wood took an unexpected uud extraordinary position, ~ He practically announced himself ns an advocate of the groenback heresies of Judge Kellev, and made a motlon for the possaze of a Dbill which, if enacted into a law, would certainly tend to defeat, i 1t did vot destroy, the opera- tions of the Resemption act. The subject under discussion was Sceretary Sherman’s letter, in which an Inevitable defleiency of $27,000,000 was piven, und the suggestlon mude that the Treasury bo clothed with authority to 158ue vonds to meet this deficiency father than to Increaso taxation. Wood took the position thut nelther of thesc propositicns should be adopted, but thiat on the contrary the Sceretary of the Treasury should be directed by law to meet anv deficiencies thnt may arlse by DRAWING UPON TIE COIN DALANCES accumulated for resumption. Thls i exactly the position of Judge Kelley, of all the green- back inflationlsts, and of all those who deslre to provent the Government from talntaining re- sumption. Wood warinly advocated this propo- sition, a8 did Judge Kelley. Gen, Gurfield, with greater warmth, opposed it, and jutimated ho should to the last extremity oppuss auy legislation tending to prevent the Gov- senment from maintainlng resnmption. He charged that Wouwd'a motion was of the very es scnce of tha-advanced greenbuck heresy. Wood, 1t will bu remnembered, at u laborers’ meeting m New York last fatl, when Kearney was ramnant, notwithstunding be had nlways been o constst- cnt hard-mwoney tman, op:uly advocated the greenback theory, His attitude to-day shows that bo {8 dlspused to LEAD TIIAT BLEMENT in the Democratic party which desires to form acoalltion with the Greeubackers. What the effevt of Wood's uttitude will be on resumption = cannot he .determlued until the mect- lmg of the Ways and Mcuns Com- wittee Monday, when the discusslon will be renvwed, und flnal action probably taken, The views af the other Demacrats on the Committes are not known, but as the Commitice now stunds it will be neccssary for the hard-money Republicans to {nduce two Democrats to vots with tl to carry a majority of the Commit- tee, 'The Comuilttee stunds tive Republicans to six Damocrats, but of the Repubileans Judge Kelley must by counted with Wood. Judge Kelley, referring to the actlon of thy Commitics to-duy, sald there wus only & Lars majority presont, lo Inslsted that the policy outlined by Wood wua TUE ONLY IROIEL ONB topursue. 1 lezal-tenders bt beon always ro- celved for custos he sald thut there would vever have been o ditference of mure than 9 per cent between cofp and paper legal-tender, # §t ts the Treasury,” ho continded, ** that 1a injur- ingg resumption, and not our policy, The Becre- tary of the Treasury by refushng to redeen cou- pons at Bub-Treasurles only hag done much to injure resumption, u lthoueh the Treasury dlit at one thiie commence to pay coupons ot these oflices, there §s renson Lo bolfove thus that (mlur‘:fllll bo rescinded i it has not already been.! ESTIMATED DEFICIENCY. A LETTER FPRON SECHETARY SUERMAN—IIE RECOMMENDS TILB BALE OF BOND3 TO MELT A DEFICIENCY OF $27,000,000, Wasminaton, D, C,, Few. 18.—During the consideration of the Legislativa Approprition bill to-day, Mr. Atkius, Chulrmuan of the Cowm- wittes on Appropriations, read u letter from the Becretury of the Treasury, in which he estimates the aggregato receipts of the Gaverument for the uext (scal yoar at shout $:257,000,000, und the agereute exponditures ut $284,000,000, lcav- Ing & deficlency of about $27,000,000. ‘The Sec- retury stated that {uls deficioncy must bo pro- vided for, elther by imposing additivnul taxation or by the sale of 4 per cont bunds, Should the Internal Revenne bill, now pending in the Sen- sle, which proposcs & reduction of 83 per cent on tobacco, be passed, the revenus next year will be reduced at least $8,000,000, and the ea- timatod deficlency stated by the Recrstary will, % PRICE FIVE CENTS; of course, be Increased by that amount. Follow. ingz 1s the Becretary's letier: 5 B TnEASURY DErAnTxext, Wasninatox, D, O., Feb, 12.—~The Hon. J, D, C. Atkine, Chairman, y the Commille Apnropriations, House of' , - Representatives - am in receint of the come ' munication of your Committes of the Tth ins 0 anking whether It Is ny Intention to snamit an es. timato of arrears of penalons, under the act of Jan, - 25, 1870, 1 understand that the Becrotary of the Interior han transmitied to Congresn an eatimnta of | thn Commtissioner of Peasfons of the amunnb’ necopsary to pay the arrears of pensions under this act, as followa: For the puyment of arrosrs of pen-" 1008 granted prior to the passage of the act, $34,~ , 0003 for the paynient of arrears that may b allowed doring tae fistal year, $2,500,0003 and for those that may be nllewed during the next fiseal Year, $5,000,000; making a total of 41,500,000, Inmy last annunl ropoct 1 eatimated the revenne of tho ext fecal year as follows: From customs, 3,000,000; from internal revenne, 3115, 000, 00; from mircollancons rources, $10,500,000; total, $204,600,000. 'I'he exponditares, exclusive of the sinking fund, were eetimatea at i D12,08, leaving A surpius of 828, 165, 007.1 The revenus from customs for the moven months of ~the present _flacal year, end- Jan #1, 1870, was $78,185,710.13, und o corresponding period 1ant yoar 875,856, 1107, 40, showing an increase of $2,1124,723,07, at which rate of increase the catimated amount for the next flacal ye-rmn{ be realized. The recelpts from internal revenue fur the same perlods wers a8 For 1870, $06, .2; for 1878, 708,78, showing an Increasc of $1,277,~ * 481406, This rate of increane will not give more than 8112, 500,000 for this yrar, and no increase tnay b expected for the fullowing year nnder present laws, 1f, however, the tax on tobacco I8 reduced, as 18 propored, the total receipts from in- ternal revenue for the r’enr will not exceed 8108, - 000,000, ana may fall an low as £104,000,000. Tha recalpta from miscellancous sourccs may ba 1ncreased £2,000,000 during 1his year, and a cor- responding smount over the catlmats for next year. The expenditures for the firat seven months of the corrent fixcal year were $152,000,041,00, and for the rame petiod Iast year $141,062, 848. 15, showing an {ucrease of $11,508,002.01, from which ehould be deducted tho amount pald for the Hanlax award, —85,500,000,—~fcuvinga net ine creaxe of §1,008,002.111, ' 1f to this bo added the amount neceasary for the Ira{mnnt of arreara of vensluns—$41, 500,000, and the expenditures for the Inat fiscal year--8240, llll’l,fl‘.’fl.fl(;’e o8- timated expenditnres for {ho next he 8284, 562, 419,71, The_receintn, will be:' From customs, $1:13, 000, e total ; fro ternal revenue, §100,000,000; froms miscolianeous bourcey, 218, HOU,00D; total, £257,500,000, leav- inga deficicney of 897,00, 410,71, Tals eatimate ia based upon the aasumption that the exponditures for the balance of tho fiscal year will not be in- creastd by unusual deflcioncies, and tbat the av~ ¥ proprintions tor tho next iseal year will not ex- ceed in other respects the amaunts appropriated for this fiscal year, ‘I'ha savine of interert resulting from the refand. ine of the debt will not inure to the benotit of the Tieawury for the preeent, as the double fntercet poid dufing the three monthis allowed by law, and tha neceesary expenses, will vilsce the decrease in the Interest account, It would thus lspear that, thy sinking-fand must be eatirely jenored, and the 827,000,000 be provided for h‘)l' additfonal legisla- tlon, This may be accomplished by the imposi- tion of wome newr 1ax adequate for tho purpose, or by autborizing the money to be horrowed upon + per cent bonds, whieh, fo tha present stats of the imarket. can be sold ut par, As new taxes cannot be immediately productive, It i recominended that autharlty be given to ralso the awmount necessary. by the #alo of 4 porcent bonds described in ths ncts of July 14, 1870, and . Becrotary. ERMAN, : NOTES AND NEWS, GHN. CUSTER. dpectal Disvatch to Tha Tribune. ' WasninagTox, D. C., Feb. 16.—Some of the officers of the old Third Cavalry Division, which nerformed many herole decds under the com- mund of Gen. Custor, are indignant at the re- ported statements in the testimony of Maj. Ieno bofore the Court at Chicago, to the effect that ha had no contidence In Gen. Custer a8 a soldier. These gentlemen characterize the chargu ns cowardly and unjustiflable, as Gon. Custer's reputution was perfectly catablished; und could not be fujured by one on trial on & charge of cowardice. INDIAN TERRITORY. Senator Patterson {uteuds to call up his In- dian Territory bl Tuesday, The report of the ' ~ Scunte Committee on Territorics; which iccom- fillllul the bill, and on which {t professes to be used, daes not recommend such radieal legisia~ tion as the bill itself proposes, and it s said 1hat o majority of the members of the Cominltieo will vot favor it. The repurt of the Committee, which occupies lees thun three pages, was not b published . untll yesterday. It -. contains nothing except conclusions that might have been written in two bours by auy one familiar with the ofllcial rcports respecting the Terrttory; and, judged by this report alons, the necessity of an investigation lasting eleven montbs and costing $10,000 is not apparent. In all the report there is no dircct or specific ret- erence to the 1,100 priuted pages of tostimony. ‘The report declares that thera are 20,000 citizens ol the United - States rightfully reaiding fo the Indiau Territory whose property {ntorests and lives are in such duvger thut immedlato logisla- “un by Cougreas {s nacessary for thelr protece ¢ lat. '3 L . QEN. SUIELDS . % Las prepared a speech on the' bill granting pems stons to the veteraus of the Mexlean War, and will probably make his dunluF cffors on this oc- casion, ~He, of course, will make an carnest; plea for the men who Tollowed him at Oheru~ busco thirty-one years ago. . NEBRABEA COURTS. Kpectal Dirpateh 1o Tha Trivune. WasniNa1ox,D. C., Feb. 16.—Senator Paddoclke tas introauced a bill to provido uterm of the Unlted States Circuit und District Courts at the ulz{ of Lincoln, in tho Stato of Nebrasks, und to divide tha State Int) two divisions. "Uhie bill provides that thero shall be one term | of the United States Circult und District Courts for the District of Nebruska, held in the City of Lincoln, Neb., on tho sceond Tuesday of Jann- nr%" n ?ch year, from und after the passage of this ac ¢ 0BAGE INDIANS, . The Scnata Committeo on Indinn Affairs, to whom was referred the bill to carry loto offect. verialn nrtleles of the treaty botweon the United States nnd the Great und Jattlo Osago Indians, rmcln(mcd iu 1867, report that Congress, in vio- atlon of the treaty, hus withdrawn from sale to ! purchasers und donated to the State of Kansss | two scctions In cortain townships. ‘The Indians : are entitled to be eredited for the lands so given tu the State at the prices realized for tho lands udtlacent to seclfons thus reserved, or at least to the minimum price,—$1.25 per acre. The Com- 1ulttee propose to so amend the bill as to carry out the provisions of the treaty and preservo the faith plighted to the Indinns, THE PENSIONS. 3 Tothe Wetern Astoclated Press. Wasuixgron, i C,, Feb, 16.—The S8ub-Com- mittee of the House Appropriations Committee, baving in cbarge the preosration of a bill to ] mect the payment of the arrearage of pensions, % will recommiend to the full Comumittes the ap- I propristion of $26,800,000, ), which they conaider suttleient for the purpose. THE RIECORD, ! HENATE. Wasnmaton, D. C., Feb, 15.—Mr. Allison introduced a blll ‘to provide a sinking fund for bonds lssued In pursuance of the act of Con gress of Jung 20, 1874, known us 3.05 District of Columbla bouds. Iteferred to tho District Come tities. i Mr, McPherson presented a petition of the New Jersev Historical Bociety in favor of erect- fugz o monument to Christopher Columbus by the Republics of the Western Hemilaphero, and thut the United States take tho inilfative. Re- ferred, Mr, McPherson gavenotice that on Monday he would call up tho Seuute bill to amend the Revised Statutes relathyy o the travsportation of suimals,’ flo sald the blll must bo acted upon to revive the exportation of cattle. AMr, Voorhees gave notice thuton Tuesdsy uext he would call up the resotution submitted by him {n Aprll )ast, to pluce the names of -sur- - viviug soldlurs of the Mexican war on the pen- slonyolls, to allow his friend, senator Shiolds, to addrass the Sonato on the subject. By, Baynrd moved to take up the blll to amgend the Internal-Rovenue laws. dmuuds moved to go luto executive . Ilojected—yeas, 265 nays, 44, ” Windows hoped Mr. Bayard’s motlon % would not prevall, und urged - cousidoration of i thoapproprission bills. . After varfous dflatory motlons, all of which were voted down by the Democrats, alded by a fow Republicans, thy Senate, by u vote of yess 41, nlu ‘;W. Loalk up the biil to amend tho fnv nal-| nue lawa. 2 ¥ “fl-na !rlnv:dn of the blll {nsisted that the Sen- v ate ahould remafa in seasion und dlsposs ‘of’ t4 o to-night, and the reading of the bill (a very la B one) was bezuni but, alter & few psges beon read, many of the Sanators being-out of thelr scats, Mr, Edmunds said there wers not | more than tan Henatora preseat, although §6 had R Ao e T e e g Red