Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1879, Page 1

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'““:*:flc!iludnd 0 | B Rl A LAUNDRY SOAPS AT JOUBIXG PRICES, FLO R UR. . ular prices, and warrsnted to plosse, ‘l'egflveu and Delicacies overy description, at lowest prices. by Orders havo our Bpecial Altention, *rAiureh Prico-Liat, malied free to any address. C. JEVNE, 0 & 112 Madison-st. s ooe o UENERAL NOTICES, JUTHPARK AL, ASSRSSHENT. AR bereby siven that the SRVENTI IN- Béagigy Of 140l sasesament, witl i ere At Swaniet W Elcs O 1ha. sout Fask Dearborn-et. ts aud lsucs ment &n ullector. ca: o g, i 1, 1879, JR00 & Donerty 15vs thls ey Slosose of tbavrauesvetier with shetr el gy & Lo who e Henty Yiots Sbligitry. SutaBiniheatore eard, wa big to thank aur otd sty gjjeft SUOY Tavora 1a tie hast, snd (o re: ' contlnusuce of gumvauic, Havil i & Spla mlnuu l?lrlmln'l.lnw-l rovislous and gralu wo coud: vnd Taithful soreice o Teghc 1| 0"‘1’:\”‘;{“& St {ogli . SLTIOIANS, ~ e A "ty OFFIGIAN, Fribuse Hallding. LY iera sy b4 10 wlh wighits on sctentise pria- ton focld Ulaiach Teleacopos, Alera- © LIFE INKUBANCE. STATEMBENT OF THBR g MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY N EW ' FYor the Xear ending YORIK, ¥. S. WINSTON, President, December 31st, 1878, ANNUITY ACCOUNT. No, Annaltfes tn force. Jan, 16t, 1878, .04 Annutties o fore Treminm Ano Premium Annitle ,Annulties Iasved Annuities Terminat 58! $94,105.08 AR £31,105.65 INSURANCE ACCOUNT. No. AsouxT, o, T Fouten In oo 4 om 824 :nu a11 | T mh: 4 ;nn‘:wr s 70, 3445514 | nissr (R TR 100,423 §322,78R, 180 | 100,123 !€329,788.120 DR. REVENUEB .ACCOUNT. CR. To Tialance from last accountes..... S92, ARG OTR,2 18 Denths and End Lc 1 e Fecel vedesor lfi.nxg.flum. B DD e hnd dhvcoited S 0,00.713.27 ** Intercat and Rontd oo 1T02,407.74 [} 3¢ ;:.i\,{n‘g}slel'i‘el 2,6 g.t m m S suprendered iliclen itd Kd° 1’2’14.168.0; » % Cominialons {pavi i enrient P 632.400.63 b4 * Contingent Gua COUDL.avres, 273,101.00 st ¢ Exnenses and Taxes., . N7, 000,57 ¥ ’ 4 Dalagce 10 New Account..erss- 84174107642 $100,200,805.84 $100,200,505.84 DR. To Reserve at four per eent... 12 {Hatina by denth hot yet ... + Claims by deat, ed festimate . o . tea Fund... b ¥ (R 2 308:002:89 4,240,378.72 $87,127,014.62 BALANCE SEHEET. CR. F 100,51 1,485,701 and semi-annial 836,817,153 4 Preminms (n tean far 1eCEmbOFesr.. ** Dalances due by Age 887,127,014.62 NOTE—If the Now York Standard of four and & half por cent Interest’ be used, the Surplus is $11,305,663.30. From theSurplus, as appears n the Dalance Sheet, & Divklend will ba spportioncd to each Pollcy which shall be In force at ita saniversary in 1879, the unanimoue action of nw‘}lug‘u:u Pouerhnlsurl ln* the pubila, by diro2tin; he Board of Trustees Another Imnortant st in advance hax been taken in the that the premium rateson nld and now Polisics shall ol rediiced 8fteen per cont from present tahular rates for Wholc Lifo Annial Premium Polleles, with n core responding equitable reduction on the othor I "Ehc aption I orms. s given to present mambors to accant this reduction in cashor to y full rates on the old plan, n and receive equitshle additions of {naurance pavable with the policy, Al \fl'ld!lngl are nllotted {n proportion to tho actual contribitions of cach class to the surplus of the Company. NEW YORK, February 19, 1870, BOARD OF FREDERICK S. WINSTON, Y A, SHYTHE, ROBERT H. McCURDY, WILLIAM E. DODGE, WILLIAY BETTS, . {OGEORGE 8. COE, SAMUTL M. CORNELL, OLN E. DEVELIN, SAUUEL E SPROULLS, (MARTIN BATES, LUCIOS ROBINSON, WILLIAM A, HAIRES, WILLIAM 1. POFHAN, |SEYMOUR L. HUSTED, SAMUEL D, BABCOCK, OLIVER H, PALKLR, WILLIAM SHITH BROW, IRENRY E. DAVIES, . {4EOROE €, RICTARDSON, TRUSTEES. RICIARD A, XcCORDY, [LEWIS MAY, FRANCIS SKIDDY, OLIVER HARRIMAN, TAMES C. HOLDER, THOMAS DICKSON, IIERHAN C, VON POST, {IICNRY W. SHITIL, 0N 11, SHERWOOD, LAISTO P. PABBRI, TORAE 1, ANDREWS, ROBERT OLYPHANT, ALEIARDER 1T, RICE, WILLIAM F, BABCOCK, F, RATCHFORD STARR, . IFRTDERICK 1. COSSITT, s J. W. MEAKER, AGENT, 'wE DBARBORN-ST., CEIICAGO. " Y MERVIN TABOR, Special Agent for Illifijdis. MERRELL & FERGUSON, General Agents for Tlinois, Mich- igan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, ) Detroit, Mich. STEINWAY - PIANDS! Triumphant at every World’s Fuair; indorsed by the most eminent musical authorities of botli hemispheres, and the acknowledged Stendard Pi- anos of the World. Specinl attention 1s dircected to the lately-patented Steinwny Parlor Grand---but six feetlong, with tauch, quality of tone, and almost the power of a Bteinway Concort Grand; and to the New Steinway Upright or 'Cabinct Grand, with matchless tone and perfection of action. LYON&HEALY, Stato and Monroo-sts, PRINTING, CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE &G0, PRINTERS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. ! Having every facility at our command which a thoroughly- equippetdt office can afford, we nre propared to do ALL KINDS OF PRINTING in the very bost style, and at moderate prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. Esti- matoes furnished, “FINANCIAL, U. 8. BONDS. The new 4 ru; ?an n hand a; and below dov- ernuicat rates, Full rateailowed for Julled junds, also -3?[1 of (T, in sl ics of U, B. Bonds, Bouds, and chalce Locnl mecuritio 1ills of Exchange on London, Parls, Derlln, aod otler polats. lorling ofted less than New York. * PRESTO EAN & €O, Bankors, 100 Wasbington.st, NIAIE GOODS, v LADTES, STAFFORD BRAID WILL ODTWEAR ANY OVHER, "RENOVALS. A i G TRELEAVEN'S 0 GOLD PEN Mufy. rewmovod from L Brigzs llouse tu 81 Cliurient. D sjukie Pens mads Lo order 1o ault auy band. Iona re-powsted, LEADVELLE. (Out this Out.) . LEADVILLE! COLORADO. *Lesdvillaand {ts mines ayo to-dny the wonder of the tmmensely rich, mining world, _l1a carbonato orcs are s corectly uauied **the poor mun's minin Tocatity, ™ becunad 1t Mrles catt & warked with s pes dinary windiass, plek, Terlenced strun ulready mnined and the cords of ovldence of the solld wenlth of thle ¥ Foi & map with all dhrnvurk‘sl rold at Lewdviile and Vicluity to' date, an ifor. matfon desired regaraing mines or mining, prices of commoditica of overy klud, demand &nd | ‘wages tor Jabor of every kind, bt male and female, how'ta gat here snd what {0 bring, write Pfice & VicNalr, lirik- g3 Land oad Miolug Ageuts. Leadviile, Col. Incioe: Ingherate; Eeeryiomiuia courias and Wrormatlon :‘ i hl!l lll&nflt:d?‘.!'l;ll' oftica here MIIKYIHB)!,II\I‘IR;R“I!’ rrival charge, 1] cN " FERENCES~lon, V. W. Phkin oraan, Denvers 1o, John ¥, cult Court. St Lotis; Ho from Co LE m Arko Lowest itates: ‘The Tensdilg Camo: Chalk Mountaing The, 1lealth of Leadvilior Where aud How to * Pyt Upein Lesdvillor A Comuetitor for, uio Btate Caplialy The Trades and “Lrute hu_Class of Peaple i1 Leadvllley Gas Worl v Suppiyy Schuols and Churehes; Contiand Lunibers The Progress of .eadstlio ‘With Map of the Principal Mining Clsinia in Leadville. VANDEHGOOK & CO, Publfehiers and Engravers. Chicazo, Til. ‘Trade supplted by WESTEHRN NEWS CO., EIAI{'IHQ. sn -'yar{'u f‘d. rmvcr\mctnu. Postpatd to any LEADVILLE! * LEADVILLE AND , phied tailing L (0 ind. ioet: cout of minlag and 1lving: wage: those Intending to o iyt Wl Lwo Jarge: toa) no location of Leadvill the chaline: fuliost ponl T Dlih: udss b 8. Gore ¥ A . U. 8, Senator B adville To the Wonderful Minlng Country,~ JVILLE, Gol. S—JISTORY: HEAL FRTATE I'T}Il[';\;l\'u s NUA Com: ui z R MINES, " & pam. a work the mines: 0 laborerds l«llvll:u llfl W , one of Colorado, shuwing nnnlo’ Leadyille, showlng lealer, it . Throo in We Publish This Day, MOTIVES OF LIFE Uy Frof. $WING.. Square 18mo, Frice, 81 CONTENTS-Iatellectus) Progress—~ilome=A Good Name-~-ficnovolence~The Purauit of Happincas —Heligton. tby mall, postpaid, n:fi'i‘thu’rf‘ postpald, on recelpt of the vrice by the JANSEN, McOLURG & 00, 117 & 110 Btate. Do W A fwd fla!-lgwl m:‘g‘h J’.flfl.’.""‘ stating size, maker, FEVS MR NHNE *' G4, Trivune otico. DIUGGIATS, o “H A HURLBUT & G0, WholesaleDrogeis 76 & 77 RANDOL# 11-51, : SATURDAY- MARCH 1. WASHINGTON. The Senate Wrestling with the Sundry Civil Bill. All the House Political Jobs Strangled in Com- mittee, The House Sits Down Very Heav- ily upon the Roach Subsidy. Speculations Concerning the _ Report of the Blodgett Committee. The Judge to Be Censured and His Acousers - to- Be Justified, Potter’s Committee Basy DBuild- ing Its Great Cawmpaign Document. Minister Seward Before the House £ Charged with Contu- macy. He Dodges Springer’s Bastile Reso- lutiony, ond Walks Away Chuckling. An Appropriation 8eoured to Completo - the' Qhicago Post-Offfce, IN THE BENATE. SUPPLEMENTARY FPENSICK.BILL. 8peciat Dispatch fo The Tridune. - WasuiNeToN, . C,, Feb, 23.—The Senate indulged in Justice-Court dfscussion all the afternoon und well into the vight ou the House bill making oppropriations for the payvment of the arrears on penslous, Mr. Ingalls, of Kane sas, who 13 Chalrman of.the Benate Committes on Pensfons, introduced o long amcuodment re- oreanizing the present pension system. The courtry would be divided uoder his pro- posed arrangoment futo sixty! uistricts, cazh ome of . which would lhave & surgeon andl pension clerk to persunally ex- aming pensloners ut their houses, and thus pre- vent frauds, The Commissioner of Penslons estimates that the fraudulent pensioners draw about 10 per cent of the pensfon Appropriations, or about $8,000,000, but-the Benate Committee bu Penslous belleve the sum — §| 18 MUCH LARGER, .. i Under the vreseut systom, {4, ¥ 'mpossible to follow up Individual cases. anditd detect these frauds, but by dividing the country tuto dls- tricts examinations gould be made end frauds detected. Mr. Ingalls pleaded earnestlyfor this new sygtem, but the Senate wasmot disposed to adopt it and voted it down, An amendment offercd by 3. Morrlll, vo Issue bouds.for the payment uf arrears, was aleo voted Qown, s wos oue by Mr. Becke to pay them from the surplus siuking fand, the latter having glven rise to a sharp debate betweemthe mover uil Mr, Bayard, An smeondinent by/Mr, Daswes was adopted providing for soldlers wha dled or in- curred disabllity from u cause-originating ofter the cessation of hostilitics, und before belng mustered out. Severul otlier amendments were VOTZD DOWN, 1t was nearly 10 o'clock when a vole was reached. A motion to lay the Uill on the table was Jost by a vote of 16 yeas rupainst 41 nays, and it was then passed by & vote of 88 yeas ogainst 31 nays. | No sconer was the vote announced than Mr. Windom took the floor und called up TIR BUNDRY CIVIL AUPROFUIATION BILL, on which an all-night ecssion is anticipated, It will be remembered that the House passed this il under a call for the previons question with out debate,which cut off all amendments there, In the Seoate the pumber of new amendments 13 much smaller than usunl, the most important one Luing thut which ives the public printing to the Gibson Brothers by contract, und leaves them the Government Printing;Oflice at a nowm- inal rent. NI0UT BEISION. Senators discovered alter the-Ponslon bill had passed that the, provision as to the Moxiean ponsioners would pewsion Jel Davis. Imme- diutely a motion to reconshler was entered, and the bill will bo ngatu brought before the Ben- ate, At 10 o'clock the consideration B the Immense Suudry Civil bill be- gon. The first polut of contest wos the amendment appropristing $525,000 for the Chleago Custom-House Building, the text of which was telegraphed earllor in the evenling, Kirkwood, of Jowa, sought to 'make a test [n thisamendinent to discover whuther the in- creaso of appropriation proposed by the Scnato Committee shiould be approved. The result was the passago ol the aniendment by a yots of 50 ycas to 8 uays. MIDNIGUT, The Benate appears' 1o have determined to have gu all-night scesion, for! legistative busi- ness, Blow progress s belug made with the Sundry Clyit bill. Senator Edmunds has suce ceeded In striking out one of the jobs that has been {nserted In the bille It:was the general provision opening the way for the settlament of accounts betwoen the Statos - and the General Guvernment on account of woneys expended for mbitary purposes in the ‘war of 1613 with Great Dritain, Edmunds hada full sup- ply of points of order to defeat it, and he tired out the frivnds of the measurs by his peralstent opposition. g ONE O'CLOCK A. M. The 8enate is slowly progressing with the bill, Thera fs nothing of interest, ad the rest of thia night seews Hiely to be occupled with routing legiatotive work, . . IN THE 1HOUSE. " THB WONK DRAGUING. . Bpecial Dispaich to Tie Tribuns, Wasminaton, D. C, Feb, 23.~The attention of the House was serfously callcd this morniuyg to the great duniger of an extra scssion, Both Hall and Atkius stated that threo of theap- prupriation bitls aro sl dn confereacay that thirty hours would be ueccssary to euroll one of thie large bills und eight hours to compareit when curolled, und that with only ninoty hours of the Congress remaining it will be impossibla to Ainlsh thoe business by Tucsday nvon unless both Houscs resolutely proceed withs the work, Yet in the face of this declaration the House wasted 1o hours on the Seward contempt case, and halt sn hour fo a ridiculous effors to secure the conslderation of private bills, THR ONLY BERIOUS WORK of the day was the vote on the Bruzilian sube sidy. Yesterday, und this morning the Roach wen representivg the subsidy bad fusisted that 187)—SIXTEEN PAGES. | they certainly had & good working majority, ond that nothing but the absence of somo of thelr friends would prevent tne passage of the tubsidy. The Appropristion Committee rec- ommended nan-coucurrence in the Benato amendment providing for the subaldy,in order to test the senscof the House; and, to save tine in unnecessary coniercoces beiween the two Tlouses, it was decided to take a vote on the question whether the Commitlee should be sustained in Its recommendation of non-concure ronce 1o the 8cnate's action. THAT VOTE WASsTAREN after two hours' debate, with the astonnding result that the House declared against the Brazitian Mall subsidy by a vote of 157 yeas to 89 nays. Curlously enough, the friends of the subeidy do not abandon the bill. On the con- trary, Ruach sald to-night that his vote wosa stroug one, and that be was conlldent ol suc- cess through the Conference Cominittee. Efforts are now making to obtain the appoint- ment of conferees on the part of the Benate that wiil under no circumstances consent to the surrender of the subsidy feature of the bill, The debate on the subject was of o very animated character. What most disappointea the subsidy lobby was the sntagonisin of . the Bouthern members tothe scheme, - The Roach people had counted upon the support of st least a majority of the Hoathern wembers, und thought that the cstabe lishment of the New Orleans Line would moke 4 SOLID souTH for the subsidy; but the South went strongly agafnet tle measure. Roach had expected to win over the Westy und Buckner, of Missourt, was put forward to show the sdvantages to be derived by shippiug the agricuttural products of that scction down the Mississippl River to New Orleaps, instend of to New York by rall, Frye, of Maine, and Biair, of New Hampshire, were relied upun to carry with them sll the New Eugland members, upon the theory that in voting for the subsidy they were benefiting the manufscturing inter- ests of that section; but the argutnents of those who urged that the proposed suusidized lines to Braz{l would result in extending the eale of our goods aud wares were more thun rebutted Ly Mr, Cameron, who proved by statistics that the reason why Eoglaod and France monopo- lzed the dry-zoods trade of Brazil was because tlie cost of manufacture was + _ MUCI CHEAFER IN TROSR COUNTRIES. There the manufacturo exceeded the cost here by 43 cents upon overy dollar, This large dis- crepancy in the cost of the article masufactured was what placed us at a disadvautage, and made it fmpossible for us to compete with them. In- deed, Ropreseotativea Cannon, of Illinols, achieved a personal triumph in the defeat of the Brazilan subsidy. ITe has heen the most reso- lute oppunent of that schemo from the firat, sud on account of his pronounced hostllity 1o ¢, hie has been the enciny In the House most dreaded by the Roach combination. Mr. Cum- eron has stendfastly fougnt the project from the time it was first submittca to the Post-Office Comumittee, of which be was a member, and bis minority report in opposition to the plan did much to shape the opinjon of the majority of the louse ocainst the scheme. s speech to-day was & very eloquent and ear- nest protest agafnst tnis nnd all subsidies, SEWARD. HE 1S LET OFF EASY. &Gotcial Dispatch o The Triduns WasmncroN, D. C., Feb., 25.—George F. Heward, Minister to China, succceded in defeat- ing Bpringer, Chairman of the Committee which hus been pursuing him with relentless rigor. Beward'a apswer to the House, while audacious, was jmpolitic, and probably lost bim some Democratlc votes which he otlierwise mlitht have received. But it was something of a triumph for Seward to have defeated the radical resolu- tion proposed by Springer, that ke sbonld be im- mediately adjudged in coutgmpt, and the adop- tlon of a resolutivn referring the subject to the Judiclary Commlttee, aud the release of Seward to-night on his own recognizance, tanuot be in- teroreted otherwise than as'a'very considerable personal triumph. TIR PROCEEDINGS, To the Western Associated Press. Wasminaroy. D. C., Fen. 25, —Pending actlon on the Post-Ofice bill, the Soreeant-at-Arms appeared at the Bar of the House having fn cus- tody Georgo F. Seward, Huving announced his presence, the Speaker, nddressing Mr. Seward, eafd: Mr. Seward, you have becn presented at the Bar of the House, under the order of the House, for a breach of the privilees of the Houss in refusing to answer ceriain questions propound- ed to you by s Cummittee of the Jouse, which questions that Cominitteo was authorized by the House to nsk; for stunding wute wlien tea- dered ao oath os o witness; for faillog to pro- duce certain books aa required by a subpeenu duces tecum duly served upon you. It fs my duty now by suthority of the House to osk whether you are ready to take theoath tendered to you by the Chalrman of the Commitiee, to anawer the questiona propaunded to you, and to proatice the books as requested by the subpaua duces tecunt, Mr. S8eward—1 have prevared, with the asslst- once of my counscl, & statement of the law alfecting this question, . which 1 bey leave to Tand in respectfully und to request that It may Ye read. ‘Llic paper, o long lemal argument, was read, The plth of §t {8 thut witness is protected by the sacred guaranteo of the constitution, Art, 5 of the amendments, He claims the protection of that guarantas, avowlug the moat sincere respeet for the House, und the bellof that his just rizhts asncitizen and ofticer will not be wiltully or willingly infringed. He argues that the books gatled for are not public records, and he, there- fore, submts that he fs not fu contempt of the House, and that hic ought to be discharged from urrest, ‘I'he Speaker (to Bewsrd)—Do you desire to be undérstood a8 declining to produce the books you were required to produce, and do you de- cliue to take the oath offered to youl Mr. Scward—I stand here, My, Speaker, for my rights 88 a citizen and aa oz oflicer. Bo 1omg as persons who are iy personal encwles are pursufng me befors this Comalttee 1 shall 1old all the books and rapers that 1 uow bold, Tapeak this with pertect respect and deference to the flouse, but I shallstand for all the rights guarantecd to me by the Conatitution. 1 waut to say to this House that whenever the Com- mittec says that it has done’ with my persecu- tors ft can have my books, and whenever the Treasury Departineut or State Depuriment do- mauds my books it shall bave them, but not at the justunce of my enemics, Mr, Springer thereupon submitted & motlon declariig Boward (o contempt of the House. Mr. dy submitted an smendineot referring the matter to the Judiciary Cummitice to report what action should be taken, Let 1t go ta the Mr, Luttreli=That ts right, eudiciary Committee, The liberty of & citizen {s ut stake. 2 Mr Springor—I hope the gontleman from Califdrnta, (Luttrell) will vuossess himsell, ‘There (s uo *headien Chinea™ {u thils matter, although It is u caso coming from China, — Mr, Seward speak: {f the Commitieo was used for the purpuse of allowing his enemles to pur- suo him, ‘Ihe ooly witncsses agalust him were the men who were or are ofticers of the overn- meut, Mr, Mevers was l(flmlmexl Consul-tica- cral at Stanghii by President Uraut, sud was coutirmed bY the Senste, and Mr. Q. Wiley Wells was sppointed by the present occupant of the Presidential otice. Thess aro the two wite nesses whom Mr, Deward spcaks of as his ene- wies. Mo bas been offured evory opuartunity before tho Committce to have s farr bearing, r, Seward—I have uot had the siizhtest fo- tc‘uzluu of attacking the Chairman of the Come mittve. After s scons af great coufusion and uproar tho House refused (107 to 110) Springer's uio- tion for the previous questfon (which would bave cut off a vote on Bundy’s substitute), und then procoedod to voto un the substitute, It was ugreed taesayes, 1193 nays, 103, ‘The fol- lowing Democrats voted with’ the luguhllcnul for tho substitute: Luttrch, Lynde, Munnivg, 3 PRICE FIVE CE R‘fllll. Robbins, Willils (N. ¥.), and Wilson (W. s M. Seward was, on motlon of Mr. Butler, dls- charged from custody on his own recogalzance. COMMITTEE WORK, THE SUNDRY GIVIL BILL. Rverial Disvatch te The Tridune. Wasninoton, D. C., Feb, 28.—The Benate Avproprintion Committee made s great many amendments Lo the Sundry Civil bill. Among those of moru general and Western (nterest are the following: Through the combined influence of Hepresentatives Aldrich and Harrison, of Chicago, “the appropriation for the Chlcago Custom-[louse Bullding was worded soas ‘o read, * Custom-Flouse and Bub-Tressury, Chi. cago, 111, for completion of buflding, $525,000; of which sum $30,000 may be used for fittiug up the Dasement for the wuse of the Post-Office, nnd be available Immediate- ly. An appropristfon of $50,000 s proposea for a public buflding at Denver, Col. An approoriation of $12,000 for grading, paving, and fencing the Court-House grouudsof Lin- coln, Neb. The appropriation for the Topeka Court-House is Increased from £30,000 to $50,000, ‘The proposition of the House torepeal that portion of the Legislation Appropristiun bill of 1ast year which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to fssue coin certificates fo exchange for bultion deposited for coinage st the mivts and assay offices was stricken out. A VERY IMPORTANT AMENDMERT was added authorlzing the Becretary of the Treasury to lease at his discretion for perlods not exceeding five years any unoccupled and unproductive -public propurty,~the leases to be reported annuslly to Congress, ‘The Democrats in the provision {n the House bill, which was ‘passed without sny considera- tlon, attempted materdally to restrict the oper: tions of the Scuret-Service Bureau of the Treas- ury, and Hwited the operations of that Bureau to suppressing cousterfeiting and simflar felonles, The Benute bas amended it so that the Buareau can be used to.sup- press any crimes against the Government of the Unitea Btates. This, it is belleved, would cover thelr use for the suppression of crime against the Federal Election law. Au smenament was {nserted {ostvucting the Treasury to examino accouuts between (he United States and the scveral States for claime growing out of moneys expended by the States for militars purposes In the war of 1813 with Grest Britain, These clalms are quite large. In the paragraph relating to THE ROCK ISLAND ANSENAL the followlny; was foserteds * For completing the developmnent of the water-power at Rock Isiand, in pursusnce of the contracts made with the Moline Water-Power Compsny, $75,000.” Pro- vision {s made to ziva the White Houseanew toof &t an cxponse of $1,000, and a new asphaltum pavement at an expense of $8,000, The vrovision of the House bhl that no ar- rears of penslon shall be allowed any pensioner for the time during which he may have been supported fu a Natfonal Home for disabled volunteer soldiers wns stricken out. Auother amendment was inscrtca suthorizing the Secretury of War to seil or jcase to the Port Huron & Northwest Rallway Compauy A BTRIP OF LAND in the Fort Gratfot Mlitary Reservation at Port Huron. An smendmont was ipscrted appropriating £125,000 for the construction of abullding at Fort Snelling, Miuo, Av nmendment was inserted to pay Mrs. Fas. sett, of Chicago, for the purchase of the pulnt- ing of the Electoral Comtnission, $10,000. ‘The price originally asked was $25,000. Provisiun {s made to pay Corbin, the contest- ant of Butler's seat, §10,000. ‘The House provision thut no contestee bereaf- ter shatl bo pald more than $1,000 was stricken out, THE ARNTY BILL. ] The Committee of Conference on the Army Appropriation LIl consisting of 8ctiators Blaine, Allison, und Withers, and,Representatives Hew- itt (N, Y.), Bparks, and Fuster, held a pro- longed seasion to-nigbt, aud edjoursed at & very late bour until to-morrow afterooon, with- out arriving at any agrecment or & fecling en- coursged to expect any, EXTRA SUSSION. In the oplnlon of the best informed nembers of the Appropriation Commwitteesof both Houses that nn extra session ls now loevitable, and the prospects are thut not voly ong or two but probably all of the unflnlshed appropriation bitls will go” over topgether, This will, of course, ssitate the convening of the next Congri at au escly date fustead of Io the fall, as has been contemplated, in the.event of the follure of only one of the biils. TUE GENERAL APPROPRIATION DILL. < %0the Watern Asoclaled Preis Wasuinarox, D. C., Feb, 23.—ine Senate Committee on Approprintions to-night complet- cd the couslderation of the Legislative, Execu- tive, und Judictnl Appropriation bill, wnd will report it to the Scoate with, pumerous wmend- ments, the purposed effect of whi to make the bilt substantiaily confur to the correspond- it bill last session as it flnull{ becato 8 luw. The Lommittee strike out the House sections which vroyide for repealing the Federat Election Jaw und the test-0ath requiremenis of the Re- vised Statutes, and the Iouse provision for changes fn the law concerming the method ot drawing jurors is Itkewise omitted, ‘The Com- mittee strtke out the clause by which the House propuses to cousolidute he various scivotific surveys of the Territories. THE BLODGETT CABE, WHAT THE REPORT WILL DE. Ebectal Dipatch to The Trivuna ‘Wasmnaron, D. C., Feb. 28,~Proctor Knott has been at work a1l day on the Blodgett report. The Judiclary Cummittee is to be called for to- wmorrow mornfug to consider 1t, and the report may be made during the day townorrow, or, at the latest, on Monday morning. 1t {8 not likely that theee will be auy dobate, It cao be stated to-night with some positivencsa thut the report will not be the comolete exoncration nud vindi- cation of Judee Blodgetwwhilch the (riends of that geatleman have expecied and predict- ed. It was thouglu that there would ve wmo reflection whatever ‘upon Judgo DBlodgett, but it can ba stated with contidence to-night that, as one genticman who knows something of the matter puts it, the res port 18 to be so shaped, and the testimony so put. that, while ft will not recommend fmpeashe ment or anything looking to linccachment, It will put the case in the best light possible for the young gentlemen who caused the investiga- tlon. In other words, there will, directly or fn- directly, be sharp eriticisms upon Judge Blod- gett's administration, Mr. Knott declines to authorlze any stotcuent as to the churacter of the report, much less to allow the report itself to be tade public until afver it shall have been subuwitted to the Committee, POTTER'S COMMITTEE, THR MAJORITY HEFORT, Bpectul Dipatch o The Triduna. Wasmnaton, D, C,, Feb, 28.—Mr. Potter, represcutivg the majority of the Cowmmittes of which he is Chairmau, read to-day to tho other members & draft of bis rapert on tho jovestlica. tion which has now been In progreas for nearly & yoar, cxeept upon thut portlon of it relatiug to the cipher talegrams. That will be submitted to-morrow mornlug. The report, which is an unusually long document, is unc of the most Inteusely and outrageously purtisan papers thut evor cuanated from s partisan comtmitteo, It scame to bave been prepared for the purposs of reanimatiug the dead awd buried cry ot % Fraud,” ana of making Iy tho motto by which the 'Democracy bops to ruin fo the election of 1880, Assucha document, aud prepsred for cumpaigu use, {t has heen constructed WITIL WONDEBRUL BKILL, and unless Ita authors are disappoiuted it will at ouce taka its placu es the Hrst, sud ono of the s 1 the next Presiden strongest, campaign py - tial contest. i The Repablican m have nothing ready sible for them toy é'.’i of the Committet 3 nit, a8 it was tmpos. Democrats had disy - ¥ the wvosition ey in- tended to take, S Jublicans now have {0’ thelr possession I_bgc,u.cr’n paper, and will bave Llielr viows r&ws oy Monday, The minor. 1ty report will beP2y ces able and strong docu. ment, and will {® &}y contaln an antidote for the palitical poi” " ach the Democrats have institled Into their~yaper. No provislon was mado for the discussion of these roports in tlig House, CLARKB. At a mecting of tue Poiter Committes to-day the Chairman presented letters from ex-Uulted Btates Attornoy Beckwith, of New Orleans; Gen, 8ewell, Chief of the Hevenue Agents; ex- Gov, Flanders, of Louisiann, and others, point edly exouerating 11, Conquest Clarke, now Sec. = 'thelr views until the . retary of Commissioner Rawmn, from certain - charges of complicity with the whisky ringe, etc., preferred In an snonvmous letter’ from New Orlcans addressed to Ccn. Butler, of the Committee, whilst In session at Atlantis City }ast summer, and made public at the time, One of the charzes Lhus related was that Clarke hiad furpished information of the contemplated Cincinnatt whisky raid lost vear to the public press. Clarke asked that (hese letters be put ou record, The Commlttee, by o party vote, re- fused the request. 1N SECRET SESSION. To the Western Asuciated Press. Wasnisorox, D. C., Feb. 28.—The Potter In® vestigation Committea met in secret session this morning, all the embers present. The Chalrmau produced letters {rom Senators Alll- son and Ingalls, who were the tellers on tho part of the Senate at the time the Presidentint - election returns wero presented, stating that they had no knowledge of what became of the Eloctoral certiticats koown 28 the *John Smith " certificate, which was withdrawn and suppressed from the records, A cominunication was read from Rogers, pri- vatu secretary of the Presidont, stating that the latter had vo knowledce of a lefter from Theo- dore Bourne (o regard to a confession of cer- tain partics connected with'the Florida frauds, and inclosing & telegram from Bourne thal n letter nsking for information fn regard to the matter bad been received from the President. ‘The Committce appeared to cousider that the production.of the letter, which it ls alleged was sent to the President, Is of great importance, aud they instructed the Chaleman to make fur- ther scarceh for it, A LETTB PHOY M. JEWETT, to the effect that after o conversation with Mr. G, P. Smith he yas satisfled ho _had been infs- taven ju regard to that gentleman’s opening the New Orleans Post-Ofice vault for tliem to got the election returns, was next read, and !ald on the tavle without comment. A communication was read from Manton Marble asking that certain dispatchea which had been produced, but which wera omitted trom his testimony, should be {ucorporated juit.. It was decided to consider the request. - ‘The Chialrman stated that hie bod prepared a memoranda of the Committee's report to be submitted to the Committee, and he would like . the Committes to consider it now. A\n‘nulmnwd discussion took placs upon the roport. IT POUND LITTLE PAVOR with the Republicaus us o matter of conrse, and in refurence to certain points it did ot secm to o fur enough even to plesse the Democratic members. Bo great, indeed, are its short-com- Ings in this respect that there (s some talk of a second report from the Democeratic side, but na doubt these ininor matiors will bo armnged, and ut the meeting to-morrow Potter's report will be submitted as the repore of the majority, - Mr. Hiscock will present”the views of tha. minurity, and Me, Butler will present a repori of his own. ‘The Committeo will meet ogain at 11 o'clock to-morrow, when the several reports will-be detinitely decided upun, DEFREES. ANOTUER STATEMENT VOLUNTRTZEED, Wasuinaton, D. C,, Feb, 23.—The. following self-explanatory letter was scut to Sepator Au- thony to-duy : % WasuinotoN, D, C., Peb. 28, ~7¢ Hon, H. B, Anthony, Chairman Commniltee on Printing—Sin: My attentiou has been called to the amendment proposed (o the Suudry Civil Bill by which the Governinent Printiug-Ofce, costing over $390,- 000, 18 turned over.to brivale-pariios for the (rifliog sum uf 85,000 per year, who nre 10 do tle publia printing and binding 10 per cent bolow the prasent cost, Tne cort of Lhid work i reeulated by Cone Rress, [t fixing wages at fair living rotesgo pe pald the employes. (iive this work {0 Drivate parties, and the “wages of workmens would be ro- duced |n theme hard times 30 per cent at least, and tue hours of labor increased. The pay- rolls of the lastilscal yearsmounted to $1,03%, 383, Oa this ninount they could makes cloar profit of 20 per cent, amonntingio $200,47%, Tils amoant will be taken from the wives and children of the cmployes and put into the pockets of private par- tles, 'The scheme ls impracticable, and canuot be carried [nto eflect for muny reasons, wrhich I have nu thme to glve. [ notlee that it proposes to make me custodian of the office. I wish (o say that ) shallnot be u pirty to any such arrapgement, which must prove disastrous to the public iniereat, Joux D. Dzenees, Public Printer. NOTES AND NEWS. NOT RECONCILED, Special Dispatch to The Tribuna. WasnixotoN, Feb, 23,—Sunator Burnside hay been wisrepresented in the reports of the ex- ecutive sestlon of yesterday in several vewse papers. ‘There {s the highest authority for stating that the Sensator from Rhode-Island bas made no retraction of anstaing sald by him in exccutive sesalon, and that thoro has not been any reconciliation between him and the Seuator from New York, Mr, Conkling. VETO MERSAQES, . It 18 lutimated ot the Whito Houso that Secro- tary Evarts {8 writing s veto message on the Chinese Immigration bitl, aud thut Secretary Sherman s preparing o veto meseage on tho Iuterual Revenue bill reducing the tax on to- bacco, . TR SURVEY SCUENE. ‘The Sennte Committes on Appropriations has cutt out all those parts of the plan of the Nu- tionsl Avademy ol Sciences for the reorganlza- tion of the National Surveys which the llouse had not already rejected, and (0 place of the cluborate plan the Bundry Civil bill contutng $300 for the expenses of the Committee of the Nutloual Academy {n [nveatizrating the subject, This ts $30 for “each, which Committeo 13 re- earded as cheap as dirt, considerivgg the magnl- tude of the subject und high standing of the members of the Commnitive, QUIt FOREIGN TRADK. To the Western Asociate? Press, WasuiNaton, D, C.u Feb, 28.—The Chief of the Bureau of Statiatics, In the seventh month- lystatement of the current dseal year tu regurd to fmports aud exports of the Uumited States, says: ‘Pheexcess of cxports aver mports of merchaudise appears to have been ag follows: ‘The month ending Jan. 81, 1874, §23,570,801 wmouth eoding Jan, 81, 1874, 834,839,820; seven months endlig Jan, L, 1879, $175,663,857; sevon months anding Jan. 31, 1878, 8155,000,328; 1welve mauthe ending Juo. 81, 1870, $270,650,00:34 tweelve muntbs endiuf; Jan, 81, 1873, 8140,781,21, OALINKT MRRTING, ‘The session of the Cabluet to-day was mainly deyoted e Chinsse blil. The entirs Lab- fuct it {s said, supports the President, who ro- znrJl the veto a8 au sbsolute necesaity. W TOM YOUR PER CENTI. Bubscriptions to thu 4 per cent Government W. since yesterday's report, asgregate §100,- APPOINTAENTY. ‘The President bas nom{uated for Collectors- of Customs Healy U. Auvley, for tha Distrlct of Michigan; Piokaey C. ilall, for the District af Vickeburg: Postmaater at Flint, Mich., | Francis H. Rankiu, b INVBSTIOATING RANDALL, . . A meeting was beld to-day by the 8peclal , Committes of the House, cousistivg of Caudlor, . Throckinorton, Lyude, Frye, und “Mouroe, ap- pointed at the fustence of Speaker Raudall to exawlng into thu eharzes preferred by Special- Ageut Willlams regurding "Randall's conaection with certaln {llexal appropristion wurrgats,’ Amoug the witnesscs exanined were Treastrer Giitllan, chict of the Warrant Division; Power,. ‘