Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1879, Page 1

T VOLUME XXXIX e Chicage Daily " INSURANCE. NSURANCE. DAVIS & REQUA toon yoara® experienco in Fire e B Ao, with Companios whioh e epold 100 oonta on the dollar, Bare g fo aceat fro of 1871, COMPANIES NOW REPRESENTED ARE: i orthern, W{;fifié‘“.”. T 495,000,000 e -+« - Lm0 jaerean Contral - - 80,000 mlard -+ - = - 420,000 o 111 i, Meph sz & Marino 420,000 foocturers’ -+ - 300,000 Iltflhflfl[s’ = . e 259,000 uat takon the amount off our .&E::fi (’Jamunny has ot risk in Chleago, 4find il the Companios conld pay 100 i~ 1s ovon thoush a larger territory than e“lgowmhm', 1871, should bo dovaststed mm, ‘For insuranco in thoso Companies :,’.h DIRECT APPLICATION to DAVIS & REQUA, Agents, 153 La Salle-st. PIANOS. STEINWAY PIAN Trlumphant at _crery World’s Fair; indorsed by the most eminent musical authorities of both hemispheres, and the acknowledged Standard Pi- anos of the World. Special attention is directed to the lately-patented Stetn- way Parlor Grand--but six feet long--with touch, quality of tone, and almost the power, of a Steinway Concert Grand; and to the new Steinway Up- vight or Cadbinet Grand, with matchless tone and perfection of action, - LYON & HEALY, State and Monroe-gts. AUGCTION, ° ; Wo rosume OF 50,000 WORTH B PIER, il MANTEL, 9 §j ANDBAR: GRAVINES, PAIRTINGS, THessls wil cantinue DAILT 10130 1. 1., 2100 Sl o il Che e ook I closedout oa t ; Tht gouds e strictly first-class, and Entirely at Your Mercy. . . OOGGESEALL, 24, 216 & 278 Wabash-av, ELIBON. POMEROY & €O, Auct'rs. SUGAR-CUKRED HANMS. SUGAR-CURED HAMS, BREAKTAST BACON, BACON SHOULDERS, PORK, LARD, BEEF, And SAUSAGE, gml kinds, ot wholnsalo and retail, at our Nlm::x Houso, Halatod-st. Bridge, one ook south of T'wenty.second-at, UNDERWOOD & 0O. NO'TRCE. SUTHPARK AL ASSTSR ) l’ffiu‘ Tof 8 8113 dus ang g SAL a8 Snliieaa gl ament, with accried foter. the otlles af the : outh Park 0. 87 Dewrburneat. Lota and lanla g pexsodl Inttaliment atior the drat ned for Jud WAL LGk CRCHEES en that the ER"KNIIL‘!N' ARTISTIO TATLOMING, OSLY FOUR DAYS MORE OF {00 er Cont Disconnt. 0B Nuw Goon A1) o} BIVED. OUL'BPRING BTYLES I88UR STANDAND Trif 11 OHReT, EWanp ELy & co, Tailors, - lull"&: 1056 \VABAX"?H . {othe n Y 2%y expente of reachl i { e I linols coutipuus ta the tng of 1he Eriae Gt e at alea vareing from §4%0 83 " Braus, §ooeral, and lrlll‘fl.‘ fi‘l‘ll“l‘l l\:“‘ L ke Pruif; Amiy tor ey aruiu o Imyrovementy besing all inudn. ‘ommmtozer 1, ¢, % Mic) "'l LADIES, STAFFORD BRAID WiLL OUTWEAR 'HE| _— AR ANY OTHER, o REMovALS, EPENS TRELEAVENS D QOLD pEN 2 e iaRlo P l‘ll?ldl 10 order ta aulé oy it y ‘608 76 HOIB L TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. WASHINGTON. The Senate Engaged on the Army Appropria- tion Bill. . Retention of the Railrond Tele- graph Clause with Slight Alteration, Possage of the Sundry Civil Appro- priation Bill in the House, An Appropriation of $350,000 for the Ohicago Ous- tom-House. A Night Session of the Senate on the Contagious-Discases Bill One Woolley Volunteers an Af- firmation for the Potter s Committee, In Which John F. Coyle Is Writ Down an Egregious Liar, And Woolley Is Classed as a Very Proper Man. IN THIE IIOUSE. BOMETIHING ACCOMPLISUED. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. WABRINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—The [ouse did a great day's work to-day. In the morning the Tobacco bill was disposed of by being sen’ to a Committee of Conference, the tobacco men carrying out thelr programme {n every phrtfeu- lar. It was then the purposa to pass the Sundry Civil bill funder a susncosion of the rules, but the Republicans desired that there should be a.| moralng hour, as the subject matter pending in the morning hour s the resolution of Mr. fHale todirect the Judiclary Committee to report a constitutional amendment prohibitlng the further payment of Bouthern clalms, - The morning hour came, but the Democrats, to avold voting on such & question, consumed it by calling for THE NEADING OF ALL DILLS that were presented. - Btrange as It may seem, notwithatanding but onu week remains of tho seasion, and that there 1s no possible chance fyr any bill that was pro- sented to-day to be even consldered by a com- mittoe, much less passed by clther ITouse, there were somo sixty bilia introduced. The Sundry Civil bill then came up, and was oaseed by an overwhelming maojority, o much larger vote than the neccesary two-thirds, the yoto standing—yeas, 1813 nays, 70. This bill ap- propriates over sixteca millious of dollars, and required two hours for the rending of {t. Io had NO CONSIDERATION IN TIHE 1OUSE. B Theflerent fmportance of the Appropristions Commiitee {8 scen from the fuct that the bill was passed as agrecd upon by that Commlttee, without oven constacration, with the exception of one or two steals, such as the payment of $75,000 Lo the Btate of Georgla for a trumped-up claim arlslng out of the Creck-Seminole war. The Republlean members of the Committee say that the faults of the blll aro sins of omisalon, rather than commissfon. There are a goud many other ftems of necessary oxpendituro which ought to have been incorporated in the bill, but which the Democrats, on thelr conventional plea ot cconomy, have declioed to allow. 'The omissions will undoubtedly como {u next year In the form of A DEPICIENCY APPROPRIATION, A log-rolling attempt, by whick the Soutliern members endeavored to authorize the creetlon of sixtcon new public bulldings, mafuly in the South, 9t the expense of about a million and a half of dollars, met with an overwhelming de- feat. A two-thirds vole was necessary to pass it, but the two-thirds vote happened to be in the negative. A fow Northern votes had been sought by the Southern men who wero maua- ging tho bill, In a proposition to pay $100,000 for the sita of & public building at Providence, R. 1, ond a small appropriation for public bulldings at Council Blufls, la., La Crosse,,Wis,, and Marquette, Mich,, and the Nortliern mem- bers from these scctlons voted for the bill, but there wes ONLY A CORPORAL'S GUARD ALTOOETHER. The rest of the sixteen bulldings wore all in tho Southern States, especlally in the bulldozing section. ¢ Burprise was manfested that Southern metn- bers, Who are adopting.the party policy now of nractically abolishing' Federal ~Courts fn the Bouth, und of repealing some of ke important Jsws whivh make Feaeral Cour's mnccessary, should feel the necd of ereting new publie huld- ings for United Btates Courts; but then there are contractors I there ore no courts. A QUEER THOVISION. The Houre, in the Bundry Civilbill, which was passed under o suspension of the rules without debate or conslderation, passed a cluuso which authorizes the ‘Treasury to withhold from every foreign holder of 0 and 5 per cent bouds from ot 10 three months’ interest, mnd to take from the holders of the same clusses of bonds at liome wha du not watch the almost dmly calls fsaucd trom the Treasurs o llke awm, Only last Suturday the flonse voted down by a deeided mujority n propogition to Hmit the fntercst on culled bLouds to thirty dave from. the duy of call, yet to-aay, by the device indiested, the same House wa {nvelgled futo adopting this measure. ‘The clause by which this is done Is attached to a sectlon making an approprin- tiou for the detection and prevention of frauds on the custom revenue, und fs in these words: “Bo much of any existing law aa moy bo held to require the payment of total interest on called bouda and bouds fssued in leu thereof (s re- peated?? ‘Thls undoubtediy will scriously Ine teriere with the arraugements with the Syudi- cute, und oy tend to check the negotiation of the refunding of the bonda, OUR PORT-OFFICE. A BMALL APPROIRIATION, 8pwectal Dirpated to The Trivune. Wastinaton, D, C., #eb, 24.~1he nppropria- tion for the Chicago public building {n the Sun- dry LI to-dny wae bub $330,000, very much ho- low the amount uceded, Carter Harrlson hus been very uctive iu his cfforts to have this ap- propriation fucreased, but the Appropristions Commitiee, under Atkins’ lead, classificd Chl- cago with Cincinnatl, Bt. Louls, and other citics where rents aro beiny pald, und Insiated that there was 1o nceessity of uppropriating any larger, sum for Chicago than for the _ publie bulldings at theso other \eitles, To show the fallacy of Atkina’ position, Cartor Harrison obtalned from Becretary Sler- man the letter which fa subjolned, which shows that the Government is now cémpelled to pay inennudl rentals fur public ofices st Chicago $42,075, a sum which WOULD BE WHOLLY 8AYAD by the completlon of the bulding. Becretary Bherman estimates that the building stould ba campleted during the present fiscal year for an sppropristion of 525,000, set the Appropria- tions Committee hasadupted the penny wise mnt pound foolish poliey of . appropriating only 330,000, which fuvolves | the necessity of pying $42,075 annual rental for o longer period. Ifsrrison, since the bill was pre- sented, sccured these fligures from the I'reasu- ry, and has made such an imoression upon At- kins and the other Detocratic membicra of the Appropriations Committee that the metnhers have azreed thut if noattempt s muds to defeat the passage of the bill in the House to-day they would consent to the Increase of approprintion for Chieatro, If {1 should be made fu the Sen- ate, Harrlson thinks that he TIA8 BUPFICIENT ASSUNADCES " from the Senate members of the Approprintions Committee to make it certatn that the §175,000 additional will be appropriated for Chleago in this bill, If the Senato puts on this amend- ment the House will not be Tikely to strile it out. Carter larrison fs therefore confident thnt the §175,000 will be appropriated. ‘Ihe letter s as follows: Tneasuny Dzeantuent, Wastixorox, D. C. Feb, 18,70 (he l{an. Cacter I, Harri Of Representatives, Washinaton, 1, \—S3m: | have the lionor to Acknowicdue the recolpt of your fetter of the 171l in«t, requesting to be furniwhed With a statement of the amount of renta paid by thu United States 1n the several citivs, Chicago, liL. 'St Louis, Ma., and Ciucinmaty, 0. also, what amoint will be necessary v be appronriated to finish the new Cusiom-1louse and Snb-'Tr ury at Chicago, and how much will be requlred to keep the " work in progress aw tapidly an_ possible, Tn reply, e to advlse you that the rents pald for the accomodation of officers of this Deprtment in the several eitles named are ae follo 22 Chi reado Butlding for Col- nt Treasurer. and ofti- cers of tho Nepariment of dustice, 8! praiser's Stores, $1.500; total, "SI this amount shou!d ve'added the an nald by the Post-Ottice Department, $21, 175, All the offices named are lo be accommodated In the yew bullding, Cincinnatl, O., Aputateer's Store, $2,100; Inepectora of Stenm Veeuls, SHO0: Nur- keon of Marine Hospitat. $240; total, &1.200. S, Loufn, Appiaine Stearn ¥ A tores, 21,4003 'Inmpector of ‘eascln, $420; Sub-Tressury, $i,200; total, cply to your further inquity as to {he amount necesvary to” he aporoprinted o fnish the now buiiding at Chlcago, 1 have 10 advise you that the eurrent eatimates are: for completing the bujld- Ing, 4 0: for heating, hoisting, and venulof- Inz wsoparatue, $12G,0003 total, 265,600, Should this amount be appropriuted, tho bullding can be completea within the next flscal year, With any Jeas umount Lhe constriction wil} be pro- Jongea boyoud that period, Very rcapectfully, JUHN SHENMAN, Secretary, A BULL’S-EYE. CONGER WOUNDS TH;IID!HMMEY IN A TENDER PLACE. Swectal Dlspateh to The Tridune. Wasmnatos, D. C,, Feb. 24.~Concer, of Michiran, compressed into n wittlelsm this afternoon an argument which the Democrats will ind it very dideult to auswer. ‘The De. mocracy, in its deelre to spend’ the people’s money, 18 bent upon unseating Raincy, the colored member from South Caroling, and in giving his scat to Richardson, the coutestant, with the $12,000 which goes withit. An at- tempt was tade to bring the case up this after- noon, by a motion thnt it should be considered at 8 night scaslon, when Congor, of Michigan, eald: *It ought to be put off, uutll the Iast wmoment, until after every bill s enrolled.” ‘The House was convulsed [n laughier, und some of the Democratic, members of the Committee on FEnrolled Bills were unable to bide thelr sbame. The volat of the sarcasm lies in the fact that during the closing days of {he Inst seaslon of Congress the Democratic members of the Committee on Eurolled Bills, who were (he responsible au- thorlty, were elther drunk or negleetful of thelr duties, so that practically the entiro supervision of corolling all the imvortant bills, oy which alone the fallure of the great Sundry Clvit bill was prevented, fell to Congressman Rafney, the colorod member from Suvuth Caroline. He worked night aud doy, without slecp or fond, and succeeded in corolling the bills; Without him an extra sessfon would have been necessary, yet the Democrats now proposs to’ uject him from his seat {n the House, the lnst week of the sesslon, for mercly paviisan reasons, whon the ;m. u;nl the facts, and the cortilicate’ sre with Doy, THE TELEGRAPH WAR. IT ENDS IN FAVOR OF UNRESTRICTED COMPETI- TION, Sneclal Pispaich to The Tribune, Wasninaton, D, C., Feb. 24.—The Sennte spent nost of the day on the amendment to the Army bill coabling rollroad compantes ta do tetegraph buasiness for the meneral public. Every davice which could thought of was tried to defeat the izensure, hut without suceess, und 1t flually passed by 27 to 80, this belng a test votoon the motlon to strike it out. Hayard, Hill, and others argued that it was interfer- enco with tho rights of‘ States, The in- fluenco which carrled the sneasure. through was the fact thut 1t would result in reducing telegraph rates for the people. The fullowing Benators voted twico acalnst the ad- ditional teleeraphie ncilities,—~once i Commit- tee of the Whole, and once when the bill was ro- ported to the Beonte: Barnum, Bayard, Blalne, Burnside, both Comeruns, Chaudler, Coukifng, Cunover, Fatow, Ferry, Ramilton, Hil, Hour, Howe, Ingnlls, Jones (Nev.), McDonald, Me- Millan, Mitchell, Morrll, Putterson, Hollins, Sargeut, Saulsbury, Wadlelgn, and Windom. Ar. J, U, Relfl, Presldent of the Antoinatfe Telegraph Company, who bos conducted the campaig in opposition to the Western Uunlon, says thepassage of the measure whi result in a great reductlon of rates lor both press and com. meretal messages, and oxpeets thutat an carly day cvery ruliroad in the country not controllul ar {nfluenced by the Vandecbllt futerest will connect their tolegravh lines with the pro- posed mnew compapy. Those who bave been watching the debute closely say thut but far the epcefal . effoit of Conkling on behalf of the Westvrn Union Com- pany there would probatly not have been twelve votes agalnst the Houss amecudmoent. The Howo amendment, which provides that the rall- rond companies ahail flls thelr uceeptance of the provisions of Titlot5 of the Revised Statutes affecting the telezraph companles, does not aiter the general princioles of the Butlor amond. ent, and the Jegislution remaios subatantially as 3t came from the House. A HUGE SWINDTH, TIOW IT CAME NEAR BUCCEEDING, Soecial Diguatch o The Tribune Wasminaron, D, C., Fev, 24,—Among the provislons of the Sundry Civil bill 18 one repeals ing au appropriation in the same measure Jost year of 834,000 to sat!sly tho alleged claim of o former Indinn Agent named Birkett. This ap- provriation was inserted fu the bill during the closing hours of the scsslon, umt the Houso conferces only consented to allow the claim upon the personul guarantee of one of the Bcus ate membors of tho Canference Committes that it was merltorlous and honest, After Congress adjourned u vareful investigation by the Come- missfoner of Indian Affairs, to whom the sub. Juct waa volerred by the Becretary of the Trease ury, resulted in a report which m substance pro. nounced the clafm to be frandulont, ‘The fucts wero submitted tu the House Appropriution Committee early -during the prescut scsslon, aid one of the first bitls passed by the House was that which repcaled the appropriativu to the Birkett clalm, whtch Mr, Baker, of Indlans, who bad charge of the bill, charaeterized as o huge swindle. The il wont to the Sepote, und was referred to the Apprupriation Comnmitice, where, through some inysterious agenzy, 1t bas not been heard from since, "I'ho paragraph fu the Sundry Civil bill passed to-day, repealing the aporopriatign In queatlon, witl compol the Benato to act. CONTAGIOUS DISBASES. PREVENTIVE LEGISLATION, Avecial DAapaich o The Triduns. ‘Wasmniarox, D. C,, Feb, ¥4, —8enator Harrls, of Teanesses, ultimately secured the considers- tlon of his olll to establish a Burean of Publte Tiealih, aml to prevent the Introduction of cou- taglous disenses. Oun this fhere wus not a *solid Sonth," as some of the Southern Sena- tore regarded the bl as nn infringement of Btate riuhts, while otlicrs were anxtons to have the United States assume control of guaran- tine wnd other methoas for preventing the in- troduction of contawious discases from furelzn cuuntries, or from one $tate into another State, ‘There was also a differnuce of opinlon among Beaators fron all scctious sbout fncorporating this new Burenu of Ilealth with the establlshed Marfne Hospital Bureau, About 8o'clock it was discovered that no quornn was vothig, und a call of the Senato way necesaary to drum up sbsentees, When a quormm was gecured a tedfous debate on varlous seetions of the bitl ensued, und the Committee baving it In charge aveepted some of the amend- nents 1o qulet those who opposed them. The Jurisdiction of the Director-Geusral of Health over the sanitary condition of the District of Colwnbis was stricken from the bili, na was his power to | cstablish in- terfor quarantines. Just s the bl was about to be passed, Squator Kernan discov- cred that it would place the quarantine avatem of the State of New York umler Federal authority, and anotlier hotr was consumed in discusshig this polnt, Voothees umt other Democrats standiug up for the Federal power, ‘Ihe Benate found ltsetf agaln without a quorum, — ‘ THEL NATIONATS OETTING IN THEIR WORK. Hasctal Disvateh to Tha Tribune. WasninaroN, D.C.,Fet. 24.—The Democrats 08 1 hody are greatly dispieased by the presence bere of the Greenbackers. ‘Ilic Jatter bave been approached by the leading lard-money Demuocrats, who have endeavored to persuade them that the Democratic party i3 the ouly party that can furnish the monetary and other reforms. ‘e Greenbackers demand soft money, Democrats like Ewing have shown a disposition to patronize them, s thia attitude encourages the Natfonal Committes to think thut they may secure the co-uperation of Ewligz und other soft-money Democrats n thelr attempt to ctect a Bpeuker of the next House. The Nutional members-olect have already formed themselves Into a Congressional Committee, Murch, of Maine, balng Chiairman, This Com- mittee will iminediately endeavor to place the Greenback-National Lunboy party candidates in the fleld in all the State und county elections next fall. The Committee will soon issue an address, In which they 'will arraign both the Democratic nnd Republican parties. Another clement fn forcing an extra gesslon throuwh the Oght on the Leglslative bill (s the presence of these Greenbackers, as they are ao enthusinstic In reznrd to suciess. The Green- backers will to-morrow reply to the challengo, ol Mr. Nichols, Secretary of the [onest-Money’ League, to alscuss the ‘curreney questlon, that thiey will be ready to meet the speakers of this orizauization in the [all camualen In the diffor- ent §ates, Thoy thus evade the Issue here. TIE INVESTIGATIONS, WOOLLEY APPINNS. WABHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—When the Potter Commlites met to-dny, the Chairman read the following letter: CixcisNatt, Fob. 22.—7he Jon, Potter, Chairman: " Your afilant, Charles W Wavlloy, says that he is 47 years of age, n citizenof Cincinnati, » fawyer by professlon, aud o taxpayer by uccupation; thut ho uevar indulgen In alcohuije drinks. nor does he ever £ngave in gawmes of hnz- ard, ‘The afiant has been fii for more thun a week. 1s now confined to his bed; and cnnul leave it withont probahly endangeping bis life, Tho afilant has read tho evidence of ong John F, Coyle before your Committee on thef 17th inst., nid swaars, without condstion. equlfication, or exception. that su for as tho llal:uml'uln of saul Caylo Clarkson N. purported to say of Him fianl) tho same are nticrly falac: that heannot otnerwise better descelbe hils eatimate of thém than oy mmply nay ing thoy areatwolutely untrue. — An the sillant 4 tnable 10 20 to your Committee, and the Cominlt~ tew caunot come to biny, ho reapecifully arke that tois aflidavit be allowed a place with tho records of the Committee, The afiant says that if your Committee will recelve und fite o aworn statement from him _as to all his transactions 1 political matters ju Loufalans and Florida, fn 1870, he will have an ainanuonsis propars the seme at once. The aillant promises that in sucl statement he will re- spond fully and fairly to every polntof atiack made upon Uik conduct, ffom uny And every resbonsible avurce, g0 far as the eame lins come under his obe servation. C e W, Woollky, Sworn_to snd subscribed in my presence hy Charles W, Woolley, this 22d of February, 1870, Furn A, Jonxroy, Justica of tho Pexca, NOT ILECEIVED. Mr, Riscock moved that the aflidavit bo not recefved, and the motlon prevailed, ‘e Chalrman sahl that he would communi- eate with Mr, Woolley, md el bim that he could attend os eurly as posable, ‘Mo Clialrman also reud o letter from Alex ‘Thain, who, sccording to Coyle's testimony, of- fered to scll the Florida Returning Board for $100,000. Mo nsks permission to refute, before thie Committee, the charzes azalust him. No actlon was taken unon the fetter. . Williain E. Chandicr asked éave to place in the hands of the Committee some papers fn the handwriting of Gon, Barlow. One was a tetter written by him to Jumes Bell, of Montieello, Fta., Introducing’ I, C. Iopkins, of the Post- Oflice Deportment, as a man {it to be trusted, ‘The othier paper was o memorandum dated Dev, 5, 1870, to Mlles, uno of ths Republlean Collectors, These Jettors wers put (n evidence to show that at the time thev were written Qeu, Barlow was uetfug in the Republiean interest, CHANDLEK'S COMNRSIONDENCE, Mr, Chondler inforwed the Commmittee that his Fiorhda eipher and numerous telegrams sent by bum to Florlda were In posscssion of Johu L Davenvorts Jnmes H, Maddox, replving to Wharton's statements, sald thut Wharton knew that Gov, Wells was for sale, and he proposed that they should seco Packard in regard to it They talked the matter over with him, nnd §30,000 was men- tioned as the sum that would be required. Packard did not decline to out up the mauey, but suid thut he would take the matter Into con- sideration. A few days alterwards it was sug- gested by Wharton thut Packura should promise an oltlee to Wells, Packard eaid that he could not promise hitn au oflice at thut thme, but he hud dane Wolls mauy other acts of kindoess, und ho must Judge from Lhe past what he woukl do in the future. Maddox reported the converaation to Wells, who declined the offer, 1o sald that he mieht want to leave New Orleans, aud did vot want an offles, but money, - Wharton proposed that ho (Maddox) shiould keep up the vegotiations with Waells, tu prevent his enterlng {nto uny other, but the witness declined, D.-d, M, Jewett, who acted as Secretary to the Repubiican Campalgn Committes of Loulsiana in 1870, testitied: to false protests inadoe from soveral porlshies of Loulstanu, Wituess was requested to give an sccount of TIE HOSIEIL MANSACRE OF 1803, ot the close of which (icn, Butler, referring to Juck Wharton, asked, “Aud the commander of the rloters in thul mussucre is now o Unlted Btates Marshal { A—Yew Q.—Div uopolutment of Mr, Hoyes, of Ohlot 1s not thut su! Witnesa did nut reply, Other detatls wers wiven by witness av to the drawing up of protests, ‘Thu protests wel drawn up upon evidence and oilldayits of Supe visurs, aink they wers obtalned 1o somo Instane only by dint of cousiderable pressure. Mr, E, Anderson refuscd to make his protest when ho arrived, but subscquuntiy, on the same dav, ho made one, On the following dey he ropudluted . On the 17th he resdupeed ity and on the JBd {t was tranamiuted by letter Lo the Keturolug ourd, % Wituess testifled ho had the original of the fil:lr';lnud protest, and that it was duw"n ?xp b; 0GR, Whgn‘:u 3ald one ovenlng he was asked to at- tend a mecting fu the private offic of the Poste Ofilcs Dopartment, and be did so. He met there Mr, George L. S8mith, momber of Congress 187—TWELVE PAGES, for that district, and a namber of Supervinors, Brnith stated to hit that they wished him to DUAFT PROTESTS for onc or two parfshes. The vaults in tho Post- Oflice were unlocked, atd a number of racka taken out, which proved to bhe ‘vonsolidated ements utnl legal indorsures ol DeSoto, ter, Holsler, nl Caddo Parishes. ‘The several Supervisora from these parfsties were L ‘Uhey were alterwards copind by the visors andd fuserted In thiele proper pack- A with other documents, Reterring to the sccond Electoral certificate, witness stated his bellet that Blanchard bad no comphicity n 1t. Il (witness) recelved a letter Trom I 1. Clark during last swnimer, who w: alro charged with being gutity of forzing names to those certificates. He assured Gen, Sewell, the young fellow's [ather-ln-law, that the forgery WAS NOT DONR BY M1, bt that It was hls fmoression it had heen done by Thamas 8, Kelly. He bad not o copy of these letters, Agaln asked what peraons were (o the Poat- Oftice at the thne the returns were opened and Urotests put In, witness usmed the following: E. 1. 8mith, Cashier of the Post-Oflice, who had asked him fo ho present; Cp L. Fergnnon, of Desoto: F, H. Hutton, of Boister: J, W, Mor- tow, Sunervisor; Fred G, Heath, candidate for the Legislature; und Gen, Gaediner, Percy HRuicer, State Senator for Bolater, tus also prea- ent, Heremembered meeting with Weber and asking hitin AT he had filed uis protest. ‘The re- PIv, In suhstance, was: My head 18 a d——d leht mnore important to me than Packard being returned.” ‘The Chalrman then produced the Jewltt-Kel- logg letter, but baving nsked witness if it was his haudwritlr, and witness havinge replied n the allirmative, the document was laid on the table without further question belng put in re- gard to it ‘The: Committee went Into sccret sesnlon, dur- Tz which i1 was resolved to take no more oral evidence, with the exceotlon of Wooley and Sol- omon, il they can he brouwht here, To-morrow the Commlittes will meet for a long secret seselon, at which certalu docutnen- tary evidence will be produced, und the question of the Camnmittee's renort upon the testimony colleeted prohably be dlsrussed, THE TELLER COMMITTEE, Wastixnaon, I, C., Feb, 24.~—At the meet. I of the Teller Commlttee, 1he Chalrman said thut, If ft was desired to Investigate the manner of couducting elcctions Iu Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, und Colorado, it would he_nceessary for the Commitice to sit during the recess, To do this it would e nee- essury to obtain the authority of the Sepate, und 08 the charres came from u minority ol the Committee, the minority out to desiznate the rates in which the Cominittee should continue the examtuation, Seantor Garlamd replied that the misority could do this ot their uext meeting on Thurs. duy, when they would be prepared to agree upon the terms of s resolution to be offered to the Senate, with a view to conducting the iuvestiga- tlon during rccess, A RUSH FOR PENSIONS. UNDER THE INPLUENCE OP THE DACK-GRAD MUL—LEGISLATION URGED ~ TO PREVENT PRAUDS, ispateh ta New York Times. ‘Wastivaros, D. ., Feb. 10.—In his letter to the Vice-President, Jald beforo the Sevate to- day, the Sceretary of the Interior agaln invites attentlon to the views presented by the Com- inissioner of Peusfous in relation to the facllity with which fraudulent and unmeritorious clalms for pensions may bo presented under the ex- parte system now proviled by taw for adjusting pensfon clafms, aud says the developmierts fn the businesscof the Penslon Durean since the passage of the act of Jan. 25 make it his duty again to vresent the subjeet to Congress. Durlng the flrst slx months of the present flacal year 6,247 peraons who served fn the army uud navy vre- sented thelr clains for invalld pensions. From dan, 20 to Foh, 1, inclusive, a pertod of twenty- one days, 2,301 clatns for fnvalld peasiops were rmsumcd. of which 400 were preveuted ju the firat seven duys, 455 the noxt seven days, and 1497 during” the Jast week. The request for binnk forms (which the Commissioner is ro- quired to furnish) has heen ten times as great as during the past year, mind has averaged 140 per day, comfz frot all parts of the country. The same tendency (s evinved by the great number of rejected clalins (more than 2,000} which bave been ealled up for re-examination sitee the S5th of January, . Uunder the excliement of the Ar- reors act, there Is a general movement amoniy the persons who have beet o the eervice to ot taln pensfons, of whoin there are supposed to be upward of 1,000,000 llving who have never applied for penslons. e extroordinary activity n presenting elatins, when taken fu con. neetfon with the fact that, desplie every effort to settle them, the file of undetermined cases has constantly fucreased, must inevitably over- whelm the Burean under the present systean, und the delays which now attentl the settlement of the claims, smounting, procticallv, to_ a de- nlal of justice In many cases, will not anly be greatly prolonged, but exteml to o much greator number of cases, und, while the hovest claimant will too aften be deprived of his rlght, becnuse ho s too cousclentious to manufacture testi- mony, the Government will be defrauded by the more unscrupulous, Under these cireumstances, lio recommends to Congress the plan for the adjusttnent nd settiement of clains for pen- slons suggested by Commisstoner Bentley in bis annusl reports und communications to Congress. NOTES AND NEWS, BEWAID'S CASE. Special Diavatch (o The Tribune, Wasninaton, I C, Feb, 2{—It does not appear probable that Georzs I, Seward, Minls- ter to Chiluu, will bo fmprisoned long by the Ilouse for contumacy. Sprivger, of Ililinols, wae very onxious to-day to briug up his repore, and it was a privileged question which could have ohtalued the loor, I he had votes enouphs but the pressuro of public business was too .great for him, und Springer was volud down, At the most, therefors, i€ Mints- ter Seward bo ndjudged fu contempt by the Springer Committee, he will be compelled to molder in jull vo more than ono week, as the Jurlsdiction of the Congresa does not extend beyond next Tuesuay, and a haboas corpus from the Federal Courts would releass the contwmaclous witness on March 4, S8ome fmpors taut luw questions are Inyolved iu the cuse, WILL BE VETOED, The statement that the Freeident will vato the Chiness bIll comes from such sources to- nlzht asto leave no doubt of its aceuracy, The question will bo considered in Cabinet to- morrow. The message will sct forth in strong terms the idea that a proper regard for national hunor demunde the atrict obscrvanco of all treaties wotil they are woditicd by the usual methods tecognlzed amovg nations holding diplomatic relstious with each other. It will alsumalotain that the bill violates ihe traditional principles upou which the Repubtic 1s founded, TIB ULODGETT REPORT. Pructor Kuott has comploted the report in the Blodiett case, und it wil be submitted to the Bub-Commlttes to-norrow, Knott refuses to muke uvy statement a8 to the contents of the report until it shall have been udopted, but it Is understood thut it s, In substance, what has already been outllned tn these dis patches, Blodgett 1w exonerated, winle the strietures upon the adwintstration of thy sub- ordinate otlicers under fHodgett, particularly that of Register Hibbard and the Districg-At- torneyship, is severely censured. A DEMUCKATIU CAUCUS was held du the hall of the House ot Representa- tives this alternoun to take action on e sub- jeet previousty (otroduced, namelv, giving out 1he gublie printing by contract to private partivs, thus uvollshing the public printing vilice, But Httlo lutercst was manifested u the proveedings, there being only twenty-eleht members present. A Nl was, however, agreed ou with the above- named OD*H‘I and will be fotroduced fo tho Hou “Iie vote in favor of it was ayes 10, nay Several who wers Dresent at ths caueus said privately they did uot, with so few fn ut- tenduice, regard the proccedings of the least consequence, und certaluly of no binding etfect on thuse wha wore absont. Bealdes, 1t was too late in the scssiun to tuko action ou & measure of such importunce. ABMY INVESTIOATIONS. To tha Western associated Pross. Wasmvazon, Do C., Fob, 24.—Ths Reno Court of Inquiry, it is underatood, reports that ovldence was nov cduced to warrant & courts fifi@%fi@@ ' b APPOINTMENT. The Prestdent lias_nominated Thowmas U, Brown Postmaster at Xenia, U, NONDS CALLED IN. ‘Ihe Seeretary of the Treasury has called the following 5205, princlpal and interest to bu pald on and after the 24th of = Mav: Coupon bonds dated July 1, 1867: 850, No. 20,001 to Nu. 100,000, both Inclusive; $100, No. 160,001 to No, {80,000, both inclusive: £500. No. 153,001 to No. 100,000, hoth inclusive; £1.000, No. 159,001 to No. 178,000, both inclu- alves “total coupon, $13,000,000. Hegistered honds redeemuble at._plensura by the United Heates after Julv 1, 1872: €50, No, 3,271 to #2140, both inclusive: 8109, No. 241 to N FhO2, both incluwive; 500, No. 11,1 11,620, both fnclusive; $1,0, No. 44,300, buth fnclusive; \ 14,350, both inclusl X 20,950, both inclusives total reglstered, $7,000,+ 005 sizgregate, 20,000,000, THE POUR IER CENTS, Bubscrintions to the 4 per cent Government loan aince the lnat report ageregate $4,716,650, ELECTION CASE. In the contested clection case of Frost va. Metcoife from the Thira Missouri District, the CGommittece on Elections deelded ununimoualy to report In favor af Metealfe, the sttting member. APONTANT POSTAL AMENDMENTS Wasminatox, D, €., Feb. 2L~The amend- ment which the Semate attacl to the Po Ofllee Appropriation bitl late last night 18 & very hnportant onc, ond has been advocated for seve cral yeara. 1t provides, fiest, for the readjust- ment of the plan by which rallroads aro paid for transporting malls, sv that cach company shall be patd aceordinyg to linear feet of car space occupiea by mails and averare rate of specd maintained by mabl tralns, ‘Fhe faster i is carried the greater compensation, and vice versa, ‘The bill also provides for the reclassilication of mall matter tn four clasees, na follows: First, written matter: second, perlodienl publications; third, miscellancous printed matter: fourth, merchandise. Rates ot postage to beas fol- lows: 3 First-class—Three centa per half onnce or frac- tion thereof. 2 * Becond-class~Two cents per pound, upon cer- taln condltfons; first, the perlodical must be {ssucd regularly from a known oflice of publica- tion, must_contain Informatlon ot & public character relating to current events, and have a legitimate Hlst of payiug subscribers, ‘The third class must pay postage at the rate of ane cent for two ounces, or fraction thereof, and the fourth class at the rate of one cent for one ounce, or fraction thereof, The bill also pravides thut the Postmaster General may adoot, at is discretion, s double postal card, go arranged that it may be forward- od and returned-at a postage of two cents, THE RIECORD. BENATE. Wasnixatox, D, C., Feb, 24,—~The House bill authorizing the Secretury of the Navy (o accept, 1or o voyage of exploration by way of Behring's Stralts, the ship Jeannette, teadered by James Gordon Hennett, was vassed. ‘The Commlttee on Forelgn Relatioos reported adversely on the Benate bill to grant the Amer- lean Ocean-Cable und Telegraph Assoctation, of Phlladelphls, privileges to lay, operate, and land cables und wles, etey, und the Committes was dlscharged from fts further consideration. Mr. Beck submitted so amcudment to the bill moking an aporopriation to pay arrears of pensions, which proposes 1o suspend the operas tlonof all laws providing fora sloking fund, and applying the surplus revenue In the Treas- ury, after puying the current cxpenses, to the m{umut of the arrears of pensions. Relerred, Mr. Allison, froni the Committee on Appro- priations, reported, with sundry amendments, the Deflelency Appropriation bill, and gave notlee that e would call 1L'up as soon os the Army bill was dlsposed of, Mr, Cameron (Wis.) pave notice that na soon aa the Army bill should be disposed of ke wonld call up the resolutivn reported by the Cotmit. tee ou Prisllezes und Elections declaring D, T, Corbin eutitiect to a seat us Senator from South Caroliun. in place of M. O, Butler, the present incuinbent, Mr, lamlla, from the Committce on Forelen Relations, reported on the messige of the Prest- deat of the Unlted States in remard to fovitlng other warlting puwers tu_accede to the three neutrality artlcies ly the Treaty of Wushinzton, and the Commitiee was discharged from further conaideration. Mr. Bayard called up the bill reported a few daye aro from the Comwmittee on Finanes amending the charter of the Frecdmen's Savings und ‘Trust Company, Passed, [It repeals the act. of Juue 20, 1874, providing for the appolnt- meutof three Commissioners, und authorizes 1he Secretary ot the Treasury 10 appomt one Commisstoncr to manstre the business of the fu- stitution.| Mr, Windom, from the Comimittee on Appro- Prluumm. reported with amendaients the House g o 111 making a0 appropriation to pay the arrears f penstous. Pluced o the eafendur, ‘Ihe morning business Lelng alsposed of, con- siderution wus resumed of uufimshed bhusiuess, the Army Appropriation hill, and discussion up. on the clause In regard to uliowing ralronds to use thelr tefeiravh lines for commerciul par- poses was continued, alr. Jones (1'ln.) wralu advoceated the messure, Mussrs, Bayard, MceDouuld, HIll, Coukilug, and Hoar opposed the clause, Mr. Murrimon favored it. Fhe pending question being on the amend- went of Mr. Howe, submiticd on Saturiny, providing thut raliroud companies befare usiig thelr telegraph lines for commerelal purposes shall file their written sceeptunve of the restrice tions aud oblizations lm‘wml upon_telegraph campanies by "Litle 65 of the Revised Stututes, it was agreed Ww—ycas 30, nays &, ~us follows: YEAS. Aliison, Eaton, Mestiltan, Anthany, Edmunds, AMatttiews, Burnuui, Verry, Mazey, Nlaine, Qarliud, Mutenell, Burnside, Girover, Morgun, Cameron (Pa.), lamlin, Morelll, Cameron (Wis.), Ihill, Jtolliun, Chandier, Noar, Sargent, Coue, owe, Suunders, Conkilng, Joued (Nev,), Voorhees, Dawes, Kelloey, Wadlelgh, Davls (1), Kirkwod Whyto, Dorsuy, Mebonald, Windom-—19, NaYS, Hatley Gordon, Merrimo Bayatd, Hacrie, Patietaon. Beck, . lierelord, Boutl, Jones (¥a.), Butler, Kernan, Cocxroll, Lamar, Davis (W, Va,), Mcureery, Tiounis, Mcl'lierson, ‘e question thes recurred on the amendment of Mr, Junes (Flu.), submltted on Suturduy, pro- viding that telegrams may e sent by rafirond compunies, ete., which are “hereby suthorized to construct, maintaln, and operste telegraph lues and L0 Ut the Jines or wires they nuw buve fur the general public und Guvernwent, subject to all the provisfons of Title 65 of the Ruvi smutnum':hu United States, Rejected—y 203 nays, i Seck submitted an amendinent repealing i1 Statutes ue authorizes o acyuire title to, or obtain vossession of, telegraph Hnes within the United States, and decluring all contracis with ex. {sting campanies griving the Unlted States thut authority null and vold, Mr, Boek | he did not bulieve this was a paternal GQovernment. He did not believe in the Uovernment coutrolliug rafiroads or tele- graph lnes, Mr. ‘Tourmsn demanded a division of the questlon, so thut the vote shiould be taken on the tirse burt of the awendment, In regurd (o reealing certalv pares of Title 650( Wie Revised Statutes, 8o ordered, The amendient of Mr. Beck was rejected,— yeon, uavs, 85, z Mr. Beck wiihdrew the balance of tho anend- wment, Mr, Conkllng submitted on wneodment: Provided, however, that every such rullroad mmrnuy. clartered or authorized by the State, shull huve first obtafued from the Suw"l:‘y which it was creuted righit to do so.” Rejected, —yeus, T3 uuyw, 49, Ir, Eduiunds submitied fo lleu of tho clauss of the House bill an wmendment directlug 1 Postinuster-General to roport to the next sfon of Congress upon the practicabillty und econpmy of estublishing a system of postai tele- im“"' Rejected,~—ycas, 205 uays, 43,—~as fol. laws TEAS. y ¢ Antbony, Blaiue, Boath, Buraslde, Sargont, amero! Bmelde, Cameron ( Bpeucer—20. Chasdler, Alltson, Eustls, McPhorson, Bailey, Gurland, Matthews, Parnam, Gordon, Maxey, PRICE FIVE CENTS, Pl Tayard, ~tover, Merrimon, eck, ,rrin, Morgan, Rence, Kretetord, Plumb, ' . (lockrn &, Baalebury, " Cake, - S .fowe, Saunders, Conkling, [ iocalls, Thurinan, Conover. | <JJones (Fla,), Voorhoes, o Kernan, Wadlcigh, & Lomar, Wallace, o detrerny, Whte, McDonufil, Withers—43, nen moved tostrike out the House g5 rallrond companies to use teje- graph N sr commurcial purposes, as amended by the & 5 Rojected—yeas, 28; nays, 81, as folldme... ¥1AS, Alllnon, Conover, MecMilian, Anthony, Enton, Mutenell, Harunm, Ferry, Morrill, TRayard, Hill Ralline, Blaine, Hoar, Sargent, Turnaide, Howe, Saulenury, Cameron (Pa.), Invalls, Snunders, Cameron (Wis, ), Kellogy, Wadleigh, Chandler, McDonald, Windom—28, Cunkling, NAYS, Heck, Hereford, Tinoth, Jones (Fia,), Iutler, Keraan, Cuckroll, RKirkwood, foke, McCreery, Spencer. Davia (W.Va,), McPherson, Thurman, Dawes, Matthews, Voarhees, Garland, Maxey, Wallaco, Gordon, Merrimon, Whyte, Grover, Margan, Withers—31, arris, ‘Tho clause as retafned in the billreads: “For the cost. of telegramss and telegrams are au- thorired to be transmitted by railroad compa- nies which have telegraph-lines, and which shall | «Ble thelr written. acveptanco of the restriction nnd obligatfons tmpoused an telezraph compa- nies by Title 65 of the Revieed Statutes for the Government und geueral public, at rates to be fixed by the Government, according to tho pro- visions of Title 65 of the Revised Statutes.” Mr. Padddock subtnitted an amendment appro- priating $50,000 for the coustruction of a military poat In Northern Nebraska or Dakota. Agreed 1o, ‘Iie bill, having heen considered in Commit~ tee of the Wholc, was reporteil to-the Senate, and, the questlon being on concurring . in the amendments made In Committee, Mr. Beck de-~ manded a separate vote on the amendment made in Commitice striking out the Hours clause forbidding the use of troops ut the polls |‘||ml punishing olficers for violation of this sec~ on. e I ‘fhe amendment of the Committce was sus- tained, und the sectlon was struck out,—yeas, B84 nays, 83,—os followa: TrAN, . Altron, Tioreey, AMitchell, Anthony, Edmunds, Morrill, Blaine, orry, gleaby, Boath, Hamlin, Diruce, oar, 1 Burnside, Ingnlis, Cameron (Wis, ), Jones (Nev, ), Cameron (Pa. ), Kellouy, Chandler, Kirkwood, Teller, Coukling, McMillan, Wadletgh, Conover, Matthews, Windom—34, Dawes, NAvS, Dailey, (lordon, Mazey, Barnnm, Merrimon, 8 Nayard, Morgan, Jeck, rd, Itagdolnh, Butter, pHI Haulsbury, Cockrell, Jones (Fla.), Shielde, Coke, Kernan, Thurman, Tuvis (W, Va.), Lamar, Yoorhces, . | Dennls, McCreery, Wallace, Eaton, Mchouaid, Whyte, 2 Garland, McPheraon, Witners—a3, Mr. Eaton renewed his amendment, offered {n Committee ol the Whole, to striks out the clause relating to commercial telegrams by rail- road companics, Rejocted,—ycas, 273 nays, 80, Mr. Jones (l'ennsslvania) alsa renewed' his amendment, mude {n Committee of the Whale, authoriziug, companied to conatruct, malntaln, and operate telegraph lines, etc., and to use the Iines or wires they now have ‘aa _sbove stated, Rejected by a rising voto,—yens, 197 nays, 20, Other anicndments mada in Committee of the Whole. were concurred I, and the " bill was vasaed, . ‘I'ie Vice-President lald before the Scnate the credentlals of Roscoe Cookling, ‘re-elected United States Benator from ‘the State of New Yorlk. Iaced on iile. g Mr, Sargent presented the credentials of James T, Farley, ¢!ceted Unlted from Californin. Plnced on file. TN, e Mr. Harns moved to takouo the Seoate “bill 1o prevent the (ntroduction of contagious or fn- fertious disvases o the United States, and to establish o Burenu of Public Health. Home discussion followed ns to the'order of mu'l’nwb.\lr.' Allisou urging the consideration ot the 1iu the Geneva Awar 1l and’ Mr. Edounda propoged the covstitutional amendmeat agalust the vayment of disloyal claims, AMr. Camerom (Wis.) sald he wouldnot call ug the Corblu case on uaccount of the lateness oiy the hour, He subinitted “an amendmeut to the resolution already reported from the Committes, on Privileges und Elections, declaring thut M. . Butler was not elected United States Scuator {rom South Carolin, and 13 not, upon the merits of the ease, entltled to u seat’fn the Senate, 1t wus laid on the table for the present, Then, by 3 vote of e'ens 45, nays 14, the Bon- ate procecdied with the bill 10 prevent the in- srofuction of contagious disenses, ete, bitl eharging the Bureau of Health with the ox- ceution of all laws for the jmpravement ol the sunitary condition of the District of Columbia. Ie llm‘;'vcl to strike it out. Rejected—yeas, 235 nays, 24, On motion of Mr. Bayard, the SBunate insisted upon_{ta pmendients 1o the bill to amend lu- ternal reventes, dissereed to by the House, and n Committee of Cunferenco wus ordercd, Mr. Eustis submitted an amendincot to the bill {n regard to contngious discased, 0 as to contivue the act In foree lour years. Mr. Morgan submitied uo smundmeut re- quiring_members of the Bureau of Health to wersonally visit all places In tbls couytry dure gz epldeinic diseases, und remain thers during the prevalence of the diseuse, Rojected, At 8 o'vlock it was discovered 1hut no quorum wu\nl present. Mr, that but oix working days remaln, und as thers aro lmportunt appropriation bllls to bs consid- ered, thereforo il to compel the attendance of absent Senators. Alter discussing the resolutlon and points of order ot some: length it was withdrawn, The attendance of & quorum having been see cared, Mr. Edmunds moved to striko out s clnue glving the Bureau of Healtt supervision of the Marine Haspltal servico. During a colloquy between Measrs, Matthews | apd Kdimunds the former snoke of a the title of the Bupervisin United Btates fospital service, Here would be known as the Director-G Health, Mr, Edmunds—A change of name only. That will stop tha yellow fever, I supposed Mr, Matthowa=-Ols, 1o, L can stop the yel- low fever, 1 am tald that refrigeration (8 a per- feet cure by the testruction of the germs, und §€ 1 coulil only muke use of the Seunator from Ver- mont [ eould stop i, [Great laughter on the flvor and i the gullerios, | + "Tho ameogdment of Mr, Edmunds was reject- ed—yeas, 173 payn, . Mr. tlurrs submitted an amendment vrovid- g thut nothing i this act sball by 50 con strued os tu supersede or fmpale any eanftary law of any State. Acreed to, 3 Afier suma dlscussion, the Cammities having ango ot Btates Senator | ellciency Ans)rmrmlun il Mr, Ham- - | e Bergeant-at-Arios be dircet- ! dise churge of the blll consented to the striking oug - of tue claure elving the Bureau of flealtn charge of the lmprovemont of the sanitary conditton of the District of Columbia. Mr. ‘Thurman ssbmitted an anendment forbldding the Director-tGoneral of dealth from quarantfothe sny place, but sllowing blm to establish atatlous for disinfection of passengers, bugrgraee, ote, Agreed Lo, Mr, Kernan suvanttedan amendment toatrike ont the clause authorizing the Becretary of the ‘Treusncy to apputnt o Unlted Btates licalth Otticer fur any port,where the local Health Oilier shail fail to r:lrr(hum the rules prescribed by the DBureau of Health forthe distnfection ot vessols, ('nl‘fiu, crews, ele. . 'Lhe fact wut tuveloped sgain that no fuorum wus present, A call of the Beuate was ordored, and thirty-plue Seuutors, just a quoruwm, o aponded, . ‘I'ie roll being called ou Kernan's amenament but thirty-gix Scuutors (no quortm) answered, Mr. Hurris moved that the derceant-at-Arms bo directed o request the attendance of sbsous Hona'ors, und If pecossary to brayg thewm i, A lengthy debats cusued Beoate should direct the Sorgeant-at-Ajms to request the attendance of “absent Benators or bring them. A vyote belog takon on the question whether a mation ta compel the atieudanco of sbsontees should bu preceded by ® motlon to request resnited,~— eos 24, pays 1%,—but the prosl du:fi olficer. flferr temporarily occupying he chalr) yulod that it was ludecisive, leas than & quol had voted, Aunother discussiou of fins poluts o arlisinentary Inw arose u'Bcu thisruling, Messrs, rh.u. ‘Thurinan, and others contendlug °thag ] & 0 whether the | Mr., Edinunds objected to that part of the ! Beek submitted a rosolution declaring - T R b