Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1879, Page 2

LTS AR 2 N A CRASEE T ‘ THE GHICAGO TRIBU 1879—-SIXTEEN PAGES came with articles of impeachment. Theramor wes circulated about B¢ hall of the Honse that the Judiciary Committec bad decided after its meeting to-day that Mr. Seward might stand upon his rights as so American citizen; that e books In question were private books, aud need not be presented. Springer accordingly Enbmitted from his Committce the resolution of 1mi cot. He was unfortunate in his time for bis partisan sttempt, 18 other members, whether friendly to Seward or mot, desired to devote the time to more important business. Accordingly the question of consideration was Tuised between the impeachment attempt and. The motion 10go_totbe Speaker's table, and Springer was again defeated by the enormous Yote af 151 seas to 20 nays. 12:30 4. 30 Springer, at this houry after repeated defeats, again atempted to- force the attemoted im- peachment of Mivister Seward upon anunwilling House. Finally he was cut off Dy 2 motion to ake a recess until 9:30 a. m. this (Sundsy) morning, which will probably carry. 1:80 A 3L Springer was agein defeated in his attemot to jmpeach Seward, and the House took & recess until 9:30 this (Sunday) morning. The vote was along the party line, Democrats enough be- ing absent, dronk, or tired to euable the Repub- licaos to carry the recess. BLODGETT. THE COMMITTEE REPORT. &pecial Dispaich o The Tribune. WasEmsGros, D. C., March 1—Midnight.— There has becn great excitement bere to-day smong Judge Blodegett's friends, on account of rumors as 1o the character of the report to be submitted by Proctor Knott to the Judiclary Committee. That report was not completed until 2 o'clock this morning, although, of course, ihe conclusions at which Knott was to arrive were determined some time since. What the conclusions are he bas kept With remarkable kil to himself, but it was known late last night and this morning among those who bave been more sctive in presenting the case sguinst Blodgett, -that Proctor Knott bad decided a report to exonerate Judge Blodzett as to some of the charges, o censure him as to others, and so frame the rcport a5 to make it at least indirectly appear that the ‘‘three young men ¥ who instigated the proceeeings were JUSTIFIED IN THEIE COUBSE, and that the evidence taken was not such as to warrant a recommendation of impeachment. Had Mr. Enott been sble to give to the testi- 1mony of Hesing full credence, his report would Dave been more severe. Tnis, at Jeast, is the best accredited informa- tion that can be obtainable. This morning the Judictary Committes met, ‘bat was occupied a number of hours i the con- ideration of the case of Minister Seward, sub- mitted by the House to that Committee last nicht for immediate report. The report of Enott was READ TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE during the afternoon, and an ineffectual st~ tempt made to bave a mecting of the whole Committee. A similar attempt made thie cvening to call the whole Committee together has proved ipef- foctual, and at this hour, midnight, Knott sass that it is not now probable that he will convene the Committee before AMonday morning. Méan- while the most resolute and untirimg efforts are to be made on the part of Judze Blodzett's friends here, especially by two Chicago Jawyers, Cbarles H. Reed and M. D. Taompson, of the firm of Williams & Thompson, to ascertain both what the conelnsions of Knott are, and, if they are as unfavorsble as is zenerally believed, to induce the full Committce to decline to adopt such a report. What the success of these efforts will be 18 NOT ENOWS, but Gep. Butler and 3r. Lynde, members of the Committee. have both said that it would be better for Judge Blodzett to have 2 recommencation of impeachment made than such a report as Enott is believed to have pre- pared. Gen. Eatler, indeed, in speaking of the case, referrm to some old Court iardent, sald: * Let him oe haneed or ac- cuiticd.” An impecchment, it is urged, would ¢pable Judee Slogeett to sccure =z vindica- tivn, while a - Tepers of the. charae- ter reported to lave - been made by Enott would cast imputations upon his judicial character soviding any means for de- fense Qr Temiv. The¢re ace vers stroag indica- tivas that Proctor Krott F WILL BE OVEERULED, and that the report of the whole Com:mittee will ke at entire cxoneration of Judge Blodzett. c is heing sharplv toade here to- nizht the friends of Judee Blodwett that be must be faiiy vicdicated or presented for jmpeachment. Proctor Knott himeelf is said to Bave stated repeatediy that there is nothing in 1he evidence which wonld warrant impeach- menz. and it is confideatly expected, therefore, that the result will be an exoneration. and that the alarm which Biodzett’s triends have bad to- aight will prove to have becn ncedless. THE LAKE-FRONT-. SECRETARY SCHURZ DECIDES AGAINST THE VALESTISE LASD-SGRIP. Sperdnl Pispatch to The Tribuste. WasHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—Securz to-day rendered a final decision in the matter of the Valentine lend-script reversing the decision of Gen. Williamson, Commissioner cf the General Lend-Office. The technical details of this decis- fon have been furnished the Associated Press. It may be enough to esy in general that Secre- ary Schurz takes the ground substantially which was assumed by Corporation-Counsel Bonfield in bis brief on benalf of the city, and holds that the Valentine scrip cannot attach to the old Fort Dearborn reservation. There are sgme curious circnmstances connected With the his- tory of this case. There can be no coubt that during the summer the holders of the Valentine scrip bad private information that the decision of the Solicitor of the Interior De- partment bad been drafted, and that the geoeral conclusions supported the decision of the Comuwissioner of the General Land Office, and were adverse to the interests of the city. *If this repart confidentially circu- 1ated by the holdera of_the seri was true, the t of the points by Solicitor Marble was re- versed. 1t is certain that Sccretary Schurz has personally studied every detail of the case. In- de he said within' a few davs that he sborld mot consent to bave so important 2 decision made withont he had studied every phase of the_controversy personally. He bas done this, and has decided that the specalators may not euccessfully hope to attach their serip to the unocenpied portions of 1and in the heart of Chicaro, cxcep: they do iz over his head and throngh the courts. Secretary Schurz’s opinion, on_all the essentisl voints; is, of course, radically giverse from that of Commissioner Williamson, and the long controversy is ended. It is believed that the same decision substan- tally coversall the other tracts 30 which the Yalentine scrip claimants have sonebt to make the scrip attach. To the Western Assoctated Iress. WasmnGTON. D. C.. March 1.—The Secretary of the Treasurs has reversed the decision of the Commissioner of the General Land Otfice Feb. 12, 187, bolding that the location of Thomas B. Valentine on 8 portion of Fort Dearborn Park, 370, was valid, on tlie following grounds #4rei—The salc of the Fort Dearborn reserva- tion in 1539, by order of the Secretary of War, o8 ots i blocks, was the sale of so much of 1he reservation s was included fo that plan. Seeond—That_ the action of the Secretary of War, who at the time had suthority to sell said Jands, is not subject toTeview by the Sec- retary of the faterior. Third—That the Valentine scrip is not locats- ‘bic tpon public lands within the limits of ao in- corporated city. The of David W. Ketn and Louis Alsen- @or{f arc rejected on the same grounds. ke location of Britton, Gray, and Drummond oz part of the Jand on which is situated the Tilinois Central Depot was rejected on the fol- lowirs growads: Fuosi—That the land claimed was covered by the waters of Lake Michizan when the Statc of Iilinois wss admitted into the Union, and has since been reclumed by artificial mesns, and s therctore never public land of the United States. Second—If it were public land, it was not sub- jec to location with Valentine ecrip. because it is within the corporate limitsof the City of Chi- sago. POTTER’S REPORT. A PTRELY PARTISAN DOCUMENT. Special Digpatch t3 Tie Triune. g ‘WasHmSGTON, D. C., March L—The state- ment industriously circalated in this morning’s general dispatches to the effect that the report submitted by Clarkson Potter to the Porter | Committec was not partisan epough, has ex- zited much smusement among the Republican ‘members of the Committee. The truth is that outrageously partisen that it startled even such malignants as McMahon and’ Springer. The document could not have been more bigoted, unfair, prejudiced, or partisan bad either of those gentlemen prepared it. Potter, while ambitious of a reputation for fairness, has quite exceeded all his partisan colleagues in the preparation of this document. The most eignificant point abont it is, that the cipbers are scarcely noticed. Springer is understood to be preparing a separate paper on the cipbers, in which be will maintsin that the name of the 1ate Democratic standard-bearer is vindicated, and that Tilden is shown to have had no knowl- edge of or participation in anysttempted frauds. ‘The scapegoat theorv is to be fully elaborated. ‘The Republicans members since they have read this partisan document have been zealously at work in the preparation of a minority report, which will probably be ready for submission to the House Monday. To the Western Assoclated Press. ‘WASHINGTOS, D. C., March 1.—Majcrity and ‘minority reports of the Potter Committee will be made public on Monday. THE TREASURY. DEBT STATEMENT. WagnuiscroN, D. C,, March L—The public debt statement is as follows: Stxpercentbonds. . £640,105,250 FivEper cent bonds. 703,263,650 Fourand bialf per 43 250,000,000 Four per cext bonds. 406, 900,000 Total cotn bonds. Matareddebt... 1-tenders. 74 Cerdifeates of depor 100, carrenicy. Eo o aiver cerui 19,067, 630 “Total without lnt; Total debt.. Totaltnte: Cashin Ireasul 7,292,493 Currencs bel 1 <y S 8,519,741 Sy id forre: ‘demption of certificates of deposit.. ... 46,100,000 Total cash in T3 .§ 447,292,408 Debt less cash in Treasury, Feb. 1,79, $2,026, 207, 541 Increasc during Februay... 4 Bonds fssued to the Paciic oad ‘Companiea, interest parabic inlawful money, priacipal putitanding.;...... 64,023,512 Tnterest accrued acd not yet pal 618,205 Interce: paid by the United Stases . 4,737 Interest repaid by the transportat matls P 10,658,076 Balacce iterest paid by the United 31,115,668 MONACHESI. An Esplanation which Refutes Several Un- Just Charges. . &pecial Dispatch o The Tridune. New YorE, March L—The Suzn, which conied from the St. Panl Pressa Chicago correspond- dent’s paracTaph concerning Miss Isabelle Por- ter and an Italisn Connt named Nicholas Mona- chesi, who was characterized as **an adventur- er with two wives and scveral children,” now prints the statement of Nicola Monachesi, the gentleman referred to. Mr. Monachesi has broucht a libel suit against Mrs. Ellen M. Cato- 1y, of this city, for 20,000 damages, claiming that his engagement to Miss Porter was broken off because of certain accusations made by Mrs. Cately in a letter to the ryoung Jady’s mother. He has also broucht & libel suit in .the same amount against the Cincinnati Enguirer for publishing av arti- cle from its Chicago correspondent denonncing him in every war. Mr. Monachesiis business editor in this city of the American Bookseller, s publication of the American News Company, and is also a member of several clubs and the Geographical Society. Ha is the New York agent of several London publisning firms, and a man of hizh reputation. Out of ‘delicacy he refrained from giving his story until the misrepresentations compelled him to defend his character. The American News Company gives him the bess recommenda- tion and support. Mr. Monachesi said: “Inever pretended to be a Count, and farther statements of the correspondent sre equally false. I was engaved to be married to iss isabella Porter, daughterof Mr. Hibbard Porter, of Chicago. I bad known her for eight years. In 1574 I was married. My wife was a piece of Mrs. Catcly. She died in less than a year. On the 12th of June, 1878, while Miss Porter was visiting at her sister’s, Mrs, P. B. 1 wrote to Mr. Porter asking his consent. His reply was such that in August 1 visited him _in Chicago. Mr. Porter and 1 bhad & long talk, and the resalt was that he allowed Belle to accept a diamond cngagement ring I had brought from New York for her.. Mr. Porter made ingniries coneerning me, und a few davs after my return 1 rescived a note from him, inclosing a_ reply from Mr. Walsh. President of the Western News Company. That it was satisfactory was cluarly enough proved by his' note. Iere it is: r. N. R. Monachasi—DEax Sin: Youhave my consent. H. PorTER. «The wedding was set for the 4th of Decem- ber last. £ started for Chicago Dec. 1, and got there Wednesdey morning. 2ot off at Twenty- second street, and drove up 1o _the house the happicst man in Chicaze. Mr. Porter met me, and showed me this letter. [Here Mr. Monachasi produced a letter written by Alrs. Cately on the Zich of November. It was directed to Mrs. Portcr, 2nd charged Mr. Mora- chasi with not having sl'mwn ‘proper_respect 1o his dead wife, and with general bad Labits. ' 1 saw, when 1 looked at_the letter, who it was from. Mrs. Cately bad long been a bitter encmy of mioe, through no fanlt of mine, except that I “took sides with her husband in a divorce suit. I _said, ¢So she’s-been courting, has shel’ 1 dido’t ever read the letter, for 1 knew what she wonld write. I can explainall thatyhen weget toNew York,’ I added. Then Mr. Porter said Delle's feclings had undergoue a great change since re- celving the Tetter. I was completely dazed, and remonstrated aainst the maoifest injustice, but Mr. Porter scemed to have made up his mind in advance. Finally, indiznant, I aroce and left the house. _And this was fow the marriage that iwas set for Wednesday was broken off on Taes- day. At the Grand Pacific I found = telegram siemed *Tatum and Vangervort.” They are Mr. Porter's sons-in-law, and reside in New York and Brooklyn. Here is their telegram: We believe in you thoronghly. Explain away trifles and beat your only encm 1 wrote Mr. Porte,, inclosing the telesram. 1told him the letter from Mrs. Cately was too Tlaiculous to be noticed; that it was useless to ascribe the broken engagement upon the very eve of its fulfiiment to that extravagantserawl. As I found afterward, the proofs cxonerat- inc me were then in Mr Porters snds, but I receired in answer onlv my Fing and preseots, and a letter from Miss Porter stating that she could not cou- trol ber feelings in the case, and wishing me all manner of good juck. 1 lefs Chicago that evening, and, arriving bere, called immediately upon Mz. Vandervort, who, with nis_ wife, Belle’s sister, has aiways bien my friend. He handed me the following telesram, dated Chicago, Dec. 1, addressed to Mrs. Caarles Tatum: Licceived Aamaging reports of Mr. Jfonachesi from Mrs. Cately, of New Yorx. Call immediate- iy on Mrs. NeJson. 1605 Morris street, Poiladel- phia. for parficulars. Telegraph immediately at our expense. . BrLLE. _“Mr. Vandevort told me Mr. Tatum saw Mrs. | Nelson, who is my first wife's aunt, and she said she knew nothing wrong of me. In fact, all che kmew was to my credit. Then ‘Tatum went to New York and met Vandevoort. Tosether they called on Mr. and Mrs. Catels, and the result was that this telegrsam, which bears Alr. Cately’s autograph, was seat to Alr. Porter: 1 have already telezraphed retracting the charges 1made by my wife, whick 1 now do azsin, for fear the farmer message was not cxplicit enough. “‘Then Vandevoort and Tatam sent me the tolegram which 1 received in Chicago, and also Tk following to Mr. Porter: Have seen Cately and wife. who willingly signed the measagre sent with this retractinz charzes. We beiieve Monachasi can explain everythice to your entire_satisfaction. and that the charses arose from personal spite and are not substantiated by other proof. s ot thatwas all that came of the matter, [ have received one letter from Mr. Porter since 1 lett Enicago, the day before that set for my marriage, and 1_answered that_letter sharply. Two weeks ago I heard of Miss Porter’s intend- jed marrisze to Mr. Fames, should not have sad what I have escepi for i the publication in the St -Paul paper of that scandalous tissue of lies. You have no idea of what I liad to suffer from uascrapulous correspondents writing from Chicago. « After the sudden breasing off of our mar- risge engagement I held -my peace, a8 3 gentleman should, but this last plece of vemom was 100 MU be | borne in eflence. As for my character fn New York, von have but to ask my employers and friends. What yoo will hear will refute, I think, any charge that I acted in ansthing but the docoment prepared by Pofter is so | an honorable way toward this roung lady.” Vanderworts, in Brooklyn, we became engazed.” THE EXECUTIVE “NO.” President Hayes at GCreat Length Veioes the Anti-Chinese Bill. It Abrogates the Fifth and Sixth Sections of * the Burlingame Treaty. And, Besides, Is an Unwarrantable Assumption of Congres- gional Power, Only the President Can Make and Modify Treaties. The House Fails to Pass’the Measure Over the Veto. &pecial Dispatch o The Tridune, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—The Presi- Gent's message to veto the Chinese oill was resd in the House afew minutes before mid- night. There was profound silence daring the reading and afterwards, when. the Speaker put the constitutional question: *Shall the bill pass, the veto of the Fresident to the contrary notwithstanding?”’ The bill was rejected, the vote belng 109 yeas to 95 nays, much less than the necessary two-thirds. The majority was much smaller than it was on the origioal pas- sage of the bill. ’ THE MESSAGE. To the Western Associated Press. WasmxGTON, D. C., March 1.—Following is the full text of the President’s veto message delivered to the Houseof Representatives this eyening: To the House of Kepresentatives: After a very careful consideration of Honse bill 2,443, enti- tled “ An act vo restrict the immieration of Chi- nese to the Upited States,” I herewith return it to the House of Representatives, in which body it originated, with my objections to its passaze. The bill, as it was sent to the Senate from the House of Representatives, was confined fn its provisions to the object named in its title, which is that of *An an act to restrict the immigration of Chinese to the United States.” The only means adopted to secure the proposed object was the lHmitation on the number of Chinese passengers which might be brought to this country by any one vessel to filteen, and as this pumber was mot fixed ia any proportion to the size or tonnage of the ves- gel, or by any consideration of the safety or ac- commodation of these passengers, the principle, parpose, and effect of the epactment were to represent this immigration to an extent falling but little short of its absolute exclusion. The bill as amended in the Senate and now present- ed to me inclndes AN INDEPENDERT AND ADDITIONAL PROVISION which aims at and in terms requires the abro- gation by this Government of Arts. 5and 6 of the treaty with China, commonly called the Burlingame treaty, through the action of the Execative enjoined by this provision of the act. : i * The Burlingama treaty, of which the ratifica- tions were cxchanged at Pekin Nov. 23, 1869, recites as the occasion . and motive of its pegotiation by the two Governments that stgince the conclusion of the treaty between the United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire (China) of the 18tn June, 1858, circam- stances have arisen showing the necessity of ad- ditional articles thereto,” and praceeds to an aareement as to said additioval articles. These negotiations, thereforc, ending by the signature of the additional articles July 25, 1363, had for their object the completion of “our treaty rights and obligations toward the Government of China by the incorporation of these new articles, s thenceforth parts of the priocipal treaty to which they are made supplemental. Upon the cettled rules of interpretation applicable to such supplemental negotiations the text of the principal treaty and of these ¢ additional articles thereto * constitute one treaty, from the conciusion of the mew negotlations in all parts OF EQUAL AND COSCURRENT FORCE AND OB- LIGATION between the two Governments, and to all fo- tents and purposes as if embraced in one instru- ‘ment. The principal treaty, of which the ratifica- tions were eschanged Aug. 16, 1659, recites that *The United States of Amer- jea and the Ta Tsing Empire, desiring to maintaio firm, lasting, and sincere friendship, have resolved to renew in o mauper clear and positive, by means of 2 treaty or zeneral con- vention of peace, amity, and commerce, therules of which shail in fulure be mutually ob- served in the intercourse of their respective countries,” and proceeds in its thirty srticles to lay out a careful and comprehensive system for the commercial relations of our people with China. The maio substance of all the provisions of this treaty is to define and secure the rights of our people in respect of access to, residence and protection in, and trade with China. The actnal provisions in our favor in tbese respects were framed to be, and have been found to be, s ADEQUATE AND APPROFRIATE to the Interests of our commerce, and by the conciuding article we receive the importaut guaraatee “that should at any time the TaTs ng Empire grant to any nation, the merchants or citizens of any mation, suy right, privilege, or favor connected ecither with navization, com- meuce, political, or other intercourse which is not conferred by this treaty, such right, privi- lege, and favor shail at once freely issue to the benefit of the United States, its poblic officers, merchants, and citizens.” Against 1he body of stipulations in oar favor, and this per- manent engagement of equality In respect of all future concessions to foreign nations, the gen- erel promise of permancht peace and good offices on our part seems to be the only equiva- lent. For this the first article undertakesas follows: “There shall be, as there have always been, peace and friendship between the United States of America and the Ta Tsing Empire, and be- tween their people respectively. They shall not iosult or oppress each other for any trifling cause, 50 as to producean estrangement between them, and if any other nation should act unjustly or oppressively the United States will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an_amicabie arrange- ment of the question, thus showing their friend- iy feelings.” At the date of the negotiation of this treaty our Paciilc possessions had attracted a consid- erable Chinese emigration, aud the advantages and the inconveniences felt or feared therefrom bad become more or less manifest, but they dictated no stipulations on the subject to be incorporated in the treaty. The year 1868 was marked by the striking event of a spontaneous Embassy from the Chinese Empire, headed by an American citizen, Anson Burlingame, who bad relinguished his diplomatic representation of his own country in .China to assume that of the Chinese Empire to the United States and the European Da- tions. By this time the facts of Chinese immigration and i natare, influezce, present and prospective, had become more noticeable and were. more observed by the population im- mediately affected, and by this Government. The principal featare of the Burlingame treaty was its astention to and its treatment of the Chinese immigration, and the Chinese, as form- ing, or as they should form, ' A PAET OF OUR POPULATI Tp to this time oar uncovenanted hospitality to emieration, our fearless iiberty of citizenship, our equal and comprehensive juszice toall inhab- itants, whether they abjured thetr foreign nation- ality or not, our civil freedom, and our religions toleration, bad made all comers welcome, and under. these protéctions the Chinese in consider able numbers bad made their lodgment opon our soil. The Burlingame treaty undertakes to deal with this . situation, and its fifth and sixth articles embrace itssmost important provisions in this regard, and the main stipulations in which the Chinese Government has secured an obligatory protection of its subjects within our territory. They read as follows: * ArT. 5, The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inher- ent and inalienavle right of man to change bis bome and _alleiance, and also the matual ad- vantage of the free migration and emigration of ieir citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the otler for purposes of variosi- tv, of trade, or -as permapent resiaents. ‘The high contracting parties, therefore, jolnin re- probating any oxigr than an entirely voiuntary emigration for these purposes. They conse- quently aaree topass laws making it a penal offensc fora citizen of the United States or Chincse subjects to take Chinese subjects either to the United States or to any other foreign country, or fora Chinese subject or citizen of the United States to take citizens of the United States 1o China, or to avy other foreign coun- ry, without their free and voluntary consent, re- spectively. ART. 6. Citizens of the United States visiting or residing in China shall enjoy the same priv- <leges, immunities, or €: ptioos in respect to travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or eubjects of the most favored na- tion; and reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or resiaing in the United States_shall enjoy the same privileges, immunitiez, and exemptions in resoect to travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. ‘But nothing hcrein contained sball be held to confer naturalization upon citi- zens of the United States in Chioa nor upon the subjects of Ching in the United States. An examination of these two articles in the light of the experience then fofluentisl in sue- resting their necassity will show that the ffth article was frameq in hostility to what seemed the principal mischief to be zuarded against, to- wit: The fntroduction of Chinesc laborers by methods Which shiould have the character of a forced and servile importation, and not for a voluntary emigratjon of freemen seeking our shores upon motfves and ina maoner consist- ent with the system of our institutions and ap- proved by the experience of the nation. Unques- tionably the adherence of the Government of China to these liberal principles of freedom in emigration with which we were so familiar, and with which we were so well eatisfied, was A GREAT ADVANOE towards opening that Empire to dur civilization and religion, and gave promise in the future of greater and greater practical results in the dif- fuston throughout that great population of our arts and industries, our manufactures, our material improvements, and the sentiments of Government and. religion, which secm to vs o important to the welfare of mankind. The first clanse of this article secures this acceptance by China ot the American doctrines of free emi- gration to and from among the peoples and races of the earth. The second clause, however, in its reprobation of. *“any other tha an entire- 1y voluntary emigration by both the high con- tracting parties, and in the rcciprocal obligations wheréby we securcd the solemn and unqualified enzagement on the part of the Gov- ernment of China,. to passlaws making it a penal offense for a clitizen of the United States or Chinese subjects to take Chinese subjects cither to the United States or to any other for- eign country without their free -and voluntary consent, constitutes the great force and value of this article. Its importance both in princiole and in its practical service towards our protec- tion against servile importation in the guise of immigration CANNOT BE OVERESTIMATED. Tt commits the Chinese Government to active and eflicient - ‘measures to suppress this iniquitous systém where those measures are most necessary and can be mast effectusl. -Itgives to the Governmenta footing of treaty rizht to such measures: and means. and opportunity of insisting wpon their adoption and of ¢complaint and resentment at their neglect. The fifth article, therefore, if it fall short of what the pressure of later experience of our Pacific States may urge upon the ‘attention of this Government a3 -éssential to public welfare, seems to be in the rizht direction, and to con- tain important advantages which, once relin- quished, canoot be easily recovered. The ~ sccond - topic ~ which' interested the two _Govgrnments under the ac- tual .conditions 2of things which prompted the Burlingame Treaty was the adequate pro- tection under solemn and definite guarantees of the treaty of Chinesc already in_this country and those who should seek our shores. This was_the object and forms the subject of the sixth article by whose reciprocal engagement the citizens and subjects of the two Xiovern- ments respectively ¥isiting or residing in the country of the other are sccured the same priv- ilezes, immunities, or exemptions there enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nations. : % The treaty of 1855, to which these articles are made supplemental, provides for agreat smonnt of privilege and_protection both of the persons and property of American citizens in_ Ghina. But it is upon the sixth article that the main body of the treaty-rights and securities of the Chinese already in this country depend. Its abrogation, were the rest of the treaty left in force, would leave them to such treatment AS WE SHOULD VOLUNTARILY ACCORD THEM by *ofir laws and- customs. Any treafy ob- lization would be wanting to rdstrain our liberty of action towards them, or measure or sustain the right of the Chinese _Governmen: to redress in their bebalf. The Japse of ten years since the nego- tiation of the Burlingame treaty has exhibited to the notice of the Chincse Government, as well as to our own people, the working of this experiment of immigration 1n great numbers of /| atres. Chinese laborers to this country, and their maiutenance here of all trais _of race, religion, mannersand costoms, haitation, made of life, segrewation here, and - the keeping up of the ties of their original home, which stamp them as straneers and sojourners, and not as incor- porated elements of our natiomal life and growth. Thisexperience may naturally suggest a reconsideration of the subject as doalt with by the Burlingame treaty, aud may progtrly he- come the occasion or more direct and circam- spect recognition in ‘renewed “negotiations of the difficultics surrounding_this political and sosial problem. It may well be that, to the apprebension of the Chinese Government to less than oar own, the simple provisions of the Burlingame treaty’ may.need be replaced by more careful methods, secaring the Chinese and onrsclves against a larger and more raoid infusion of this foreign race than our system of industry and society can take up and assimiate with casec and_ safety. This ancient G §:romeat, ruling a polite”und sensi- tive peope, distinguished by a high sense of national pride, may prooerly desire the adjust- ment of their relations, without which would in all things confirm and in no deeree endanger the permarent peace, and amity, and growing commerce, and prosperity, which it has been the object:and effcet of oir existing treatics to cherish and perpetnate. T regard the vers mrave discontents of fhe people of the Paclfic States with the present Sworking of the Coiuese immigration, and their still graver apprehensions therefrom in the fu- ture, as DESERVING THE MOST SERIOUS ATTENTION of the people of :the whole couniry, and a solicitous interest on the part of Congress and the Exccative. If this were not my own jude- ment the passage ot this bill by both Houses of Congress wonld impress upon me the serious- ness of the situation, when a majority of the Teoresentatives of the neople of the whole coun- try had thoueht it decessary to justify soserious a measure of relief.: The authority of Congress to terminate a treaty with a foreiem Power by expressing the will of the nation no longer to adhere to it is as free from controversy under.our Consiitution asis the further propositioft that the power of making new treaties of modifying existing Treatics is mot lodeed by the Constitution in Congress, but in the President by and witn the advice and consent'of . the Senate, as shown by the concurrence of two-thirds of that body. A denunciation 6f a treaty by any Government is confessedly justifiable “only upon some reason, both ‘of- highest justice and of the hichest necessity. The actioa of Congress in the matier of the French treatics in 1783, if it be reparded as an abrogzation by this nation of the subsisting treaty, strongly illustrates THR CHARACTER AND DEGBEE OF JUSTIFICA- * TION which was then thought suitable to such a pro- ceeding. The preamble of the act recites that “The treaties conciuded Detween the United = States and France bave been repeatedly violatedgon .the part of the French Government and ‘ just claims of the United States tor the reparation of injuries so committed have been reinsed, and therr at- tempts to negotiaté ' the amicable adjustment of ali complaints between the two nations bave been repelled with indignity,’’ and that “under the anthority of the Frenchi- Government there i6 yet pursued agaivst the United States a system of predatorv violence infracting said treaties, and hostile to the rignts of a free and independent nation.™ The enactmentas alogical consequence of these recited facts declares * that the United ! States are of right freed and exonerated from the stipulations of treaties of the Consular con- vontion heretofore__concluded between the United States and France, and that ‘sall not henceforth b regarded as Jegally ob- ligatory on the Government or the citizens of the United States.” The history of the Govera- ment shows 3 NO OTHER INSTANCE of the abrogationof a tresty by Congress. ITostances have sometimes occurred where the ordinary legislation of Congress by its con- -flict with some treaty oblizations of the Govern- ment toward forelgn Pawers, taken effect 2s an infraction of a treaty, and been generally de- clared to be operative to that result.. But neither such legislation, nor such judicial sanc- tion of the same, has béen regarded as an abro- gation, even for the moment. of the reaty. On the contrary, the treaty, in such cases, still sub- sists between the Governments, and the casual infraction is repaired by appropriate satistaction in the mzintenance of the treaty. The bill before me does mot enjoin upon the President the abrogation of the entirc Bur- lingame treaty, much less of the principal treaty of which itis_made the supolement. As the power of modifying an existing treaty, whether by adding or striking ont a provision, is a part of the treaty-making power under the Constitu- tion, its exercise is not competent for Congress, nor would the assent of China to this partial abrogation of the treaty make the action of Congress in thus procuring an amendment of n tieaty, a compe- tent excrcise of authority under the Coustitution. The jmportance, however, of this special consideration seems superseded by the principle that a denunciation of a part of 2 treaty not made by the terms of the treaty itself separate from the rest is - A DENUNCIATION OF THE WHOLE TREATT. As the other high contracting party bas entered into po treaty oblizations except such as include the part denonnced, the dennnciation by onc party of the part nccessarily liberates the other party from the whole treaty. I am convinced that whatever urgency might 1 in any quarter or by any intereat be supposed to requirc the instant” suppression of further im- migration from China, no reason can require the immediate withdrawal of our treaty protec- tion of the Chinese alrzady in this country, and no circamstances can :olerate an exposure of our citizens in Ching, merchants or missionaries, to the consequences of so sudden an abrogation of_their treaty protection. Fortunately, howerer, the actual recession in the flow of immeration from .China.to the Pacific Coast, shown by trustworthy statistics, relieves us from any apprehension that the treat- ment of the spbject in the proper course of dip- lomatic negotiations will introduce any features of discomfort or disturbance among the com- munities directly affected. Were such delays fraueht with more inconveniences than have ever been suggested by the ioterests most earnest in promoting this lezislation, I cannot but regard the summary disturbance of our ex- isting treatics with China as " VASTLY MORE ISCONVENIENT to much wider 2nd mors permanent interests of the country. " . 1 have no occasfon to insist upon more gen- eral cunsiderations of the interest and duty which sacredly guard the fafth of the nation in whatever form of oblization it may have been given. These sentiments animate the delibera- tions of Coneress and pervade the minds of our whole people. Our history gises little occasion for any revroach in this regard, und in asking the renewed attention of Coneress to this hilh am persuaded their action will maintain public auty and public honor. B. HATES. ExEcuTIvE AlANSION, March 1, 1370, FIRES. LAEKE FOREST. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Laxe Forgsr, 111, March 1.—The oldest edi- fice of Lake Forest University took fire to-day, and in a very short time was entirely consumed. Tho fire' was first discovered by two colleze students driving by in a sleigh, why saw some smoke issue from the roof, and: zave the alarm to the students and Professors seated at the dinper-table. The fire by that time wasatready raging in the attic, but had po: yet found its way through the roof. In a few minutes, however, the south side of the “build- ing was , all aflame. No efforts to save the building could have availed. The students immediately went to work to save the clothing, books, furni- tare, and other valuables, and, aided by the ic town, they, suteoeded in Eaving portion of the movable property, although much of even this was injured in the haste and confusion. Principal Sabin and fami- Iy being absent in Chicazo, President Gregory directed the efforts made to save the furniture and buildings. The woodsheds behind the Acad- emy were soon on fire, through the intense heat of the main structure, but the barn and the immense piles of firewoed in the hack yard were saved. The furniture saved was immediately transferred to the hotel kuild- ‘ing, which is just now unoccapied, and ia the evening the "Exccutive Commiittee made ar- raneements with Prof. Weston, of Highland Bark, for the renting of the spacious house west of the college grounds, and known as tne Dickinson Home, so that the students of -the ‘Academy will not suffer any interruption in their course of study, but continue their recita- tions on Monday or Tuesday. ‘The building burned was erected at an orle- | inal cost, of about 35,009, and was.iusured for | 310,000 The loss and damage of furniture is en- tirely covered by the insurance,and the Excentite Committee will at once go to work to secure the erection of a substancial brick building, to be larger and more convenient for the students than the former was. - The puilding was a handsome frame structure, fonr stories in bizht, with a frontage of about seventy-five fect, in_the centre of a park of ten It was, of lanze dimensiods, and, althourh built some been so remodeled and altel anew building. There were two entrances in front opening into towers at the corncr. The base- ment was devoted to the heaticg apparatus, dining-ha!l, laboratory, kitchens, ete. Ou the mainfloor were the Jarze study ball, recitation rooms, parlors. and rooms devoted to stowing the philosophical apparatus. . The upper fluors were used as sleeping apartments for the Fac- ulty and students. ' AT COLUMBUS, O. CoruMBus, 0., March 1.—Willlam Manypen- ny’s extensive warehouse was totally destroyed by fire to-night, including its contents, consist- ing of 80,000 bushels of corn, 600 bushels of malt, 250 barrels of siearlne, and considerable flour. Theloss will be betweeén §50,000 and $109,000, which is partially covered by insurance, but the names of the companies canmot be ob- tained at this hour. The fire was' evidently the work of an incendiary. Five fires have occurred to-night, and the street water-pluzs bave becn found open, which leads the police to believe that 3 precon- certed cffort has been made by thieves to burn the eastern section of the city so as to plunder in other sections. years 2o, as to be slm¢ TNICAGO. A still slarm to Engine Company 5 at §:45 . last evening was caused by a fire in an uooccu- “pied building at No. 177 Desplaines strect. Damage nomioal. Cause, small boys playing with matches. . CASUALTIES. ANOTHER SMASH-UP. special Dispatch to Tne Trivune. ForT WatxsE, Infl., March 1.—A serious ecci- dent occurred at 10 o’dock this morning ou the Pittsbare, Fort Wayne & Chicago Kailwar at Valparaiso. A passeneer train bound east col- lided with a freight train standing on the side- track, owing to 3 misplaced switch. D. roe, a fireman, was killed almost, instantly, be- ingx scalded to dealn. - His body was found under the tender of his engine. John Roney, engineer of the -passengzer enzine, was s0 badis scalded taat he died.at 6 o’clock this cvening. Wiskam W. Tourzee, his fircmas, was geriously hurt, but will survive. All the victims lived in Fort Wayne. Their bodies were brought here to-night.- THE BARNEGAT DISASTER. . New York, March 1.—Survivors of the schooner David H. Tolek, Capt. Sawyer, wrecked st Barnegat, make scrious charzes agaiost the menagement of_the life-saving sta- tions in that peighborhood. Oue of thelost seamen named June, belonged to. Bass Island, Lake Erie. J TBE TWENTIETH VICLIM. New Yomg, March 1—Patrick McGough, driving a back across the rapid transit track on Atlantic avenue, Brookivn, was 'struck by a locomotive and killed. This makes about the twentieth victim. S o —— OCEAN .STEAMSHIP NEWS. LiverpooL, March l.—Arrived, Adratic, from New York. " New Yoas, Msrch L—Assived, Weeor, frora Bremen. : TENNESSEE. Developments Resulting. from the Late Legsiative Investigation.” H;w; the State H.as B.Eé;\ Swindled and Bled by Sharpers. A Carnival of Bribery Uneq\lale'd in Extent and Magnificence. The State- the' Loser to the Tune of Over Seven Millions, ~ pectal Diepatch to Tee Tritune. “NisgviLie, Tenn., March 1.—The Joint Special Committee appofuted- by the Legisla- ture to investigate the repcrt o regard to the validity of the State debt coucluded the-report até o’c!ocli this morning. and presented it to both branches of the General Assembly four hours later. The report is very exhaust- ive, covering forty-six paies of foolscap, acccompanied by 300 -pages ~of -testi- mony taken in Nashville, Memphis, Cleveland,| and- Knoxville After leomthy statistical reference to theissuance of boncs, the Committtee spys the legislation and actiorn of many corporations since the War and prior to the adoption of the present.Constitution presents a carnival of crime and corruption. Previous investigations discovered -much cor- ruption. Tiielaws themselves are evidence of much. -The Committee discovered some not beforé “-known to the members, and still the field is upexbausted. In 1£56 the majority of the peogle were allowed no voice in the State act of that year passed, and $4,941,000 were nnjustly and flegally added to the debt. The year 1857 came, and a large por- tion of the people were stiil debarred the "exer- cise of political rights. Many corporate Presi- dents, azents, and representatives came:to Nastville to attengd the session of the Legisla- ture. All - the Lnown iofluences were used upon the supposed representatives of the people. = From the pulpit to the bagnio recruits gathered for assault upon the Treasury of the State. Fine brandy by the bar- rel was on hand to fire the thirst and muddle the Briiin. First-class suits of- clothes to cap- tare the vanity or avarice of the gay and needy; money, the procceds of bonds issued by the State “for specific purposes, to these men was pgiven in abundance, and was used. The omnjbus Railroad bill' of that year was passed; and wearly $5,000,000 more were corruptly and wickedly added to the burdens of the people. A certain man, E. Davenport, came to Ten- nessee and was apoointed Receiver of the Win- chester & Alabama and Manchester & McMinn- ville Railroads at a salary of $5,000. He was also appointed Commissioner of Registration for Franklin County. He sent his Superintend- cnt, “Brown,” *to the Legislature in 1867 25 8 member. That member, in conjunction with a certain Senator (Parker), was active in sccuring State aid. The Commissioner and Re- ceiverlet out the contracts on the road, and was 2 silent partoer in them. ' This Recelver, mem- ber, and Senator formed aconspiracy to defraud. the State. About $1,000,000 in bonds, issued under - the act of 1567, went into the hands of the Receiver. - He came to the State to plan- der it 2nd enrich bimself. ‘He @id so; and left. The President of the rsilroad would sell bonds and, apply a portion of the proceeds in corrupt efferts to wet more bonds. They eot the bonds for roads thathad mever been sur- vered and located. One railroad President, James A. Mabry, says be had great influence with a certain Gov. Brownlow, since deceased; that another railroad President, Gen. Georze Maney, wanted bonds and desired his services with the Governor to get them3 that in sddition, to pay directly for services and influence witn the Governor, he was to have control of & por- tion of the bonds obtained to use as matgias in stock speculations in New York. They thus ot 885 bonds withont warraut or sanction of law. This influcntisl man had and used a large amount of these bonds in New York, and testi- fled that he and the other President, with Gen.’ R. T. Wilson, Thomsas Calloway, dnd John R.: Branner, werc partners. in stock speculs- tions in New York, using the bonds obtained from the State in speculations. Having sold Tenmessec bonds short snd desif- ing to depress them, they consulted a female spiritualistic medium to set information not ac- cessiblc throuch the terrestial senses. They got the desired information, followed it scrupu- Jously, making that State poorer and enriching a high . State official, Gov. Browalow, several thousands. - s Mabry testified that'he and Calloway cilled on Gov. Brownlow at his home in Knoxville; found nim Jying on a lounge; told him he had been in speculation on his account in New York, and effered five $1,000 bills. Browniow replled, “I can’t receive them.” Whereupon he handed them to Mrs. Brownlow, who was in the room, and who took them. Mabrv forther said that he and his ascociates simply intended this as a present to Brownlow, to keep him in good humor. * A number of the same manipulators were on hand daring the fall session of 1868. They wanted State aid. Another omuibus bill was started, and passed by one branch of tie Lez- islature. Those wanting aid became forious over the opposition. They wanted to buny members like ' mules. ~ Some members, and the faithful Combtroller, G. W. Blackbarn, almost at the peril of his life, de- Ieléle.l the Bhsm‘j;l!s! [job. b ne paper, the Memphis Appeal, was paid 57,000 by M. J. Wicks, President of the Mem- phis & Charleston Railway, for wigorous services in depreciating post-war bonds, and av lesst one other g in the State, the Knoxvilie Whig and Tribune, “was approached. to be eogaged in the same work. The value of the service to the railroad consisted in this: That if the post-war- bonds were depressed they could be bought for Iess, and that with them the debts of the roads could be paid oif at less than cost. ‘The greater part of the presant debt is the re- sult of the ruinous poiicy and corrupt legisiation superindaced by various corporate bodies inter- ested in securing aid from ° the State. The im- mediate law under which the outstanding bonds } were issued was the Funding act of 1373, and the aets passed prior to that time. The loss was $7,950,000, independent of the nterest. THE COUNCIL. An adjourned meeting of the Councll was held yesterday aftornsonm at 2:30 o'clock, Aud. McCaffrey presidig. 5 The Appropriation bill was taken up at the ftem of 235,000 for : STREET-LAMPS, or, more particularly, for material for lighting street-lamps and tuunels, lighting, cleaning, re- pairing, and tiawing tamps, for salarics of Gas Inspector and watchmen at test metres. AlQ. Janssens moved to reduce the item to _ Ald, Waldo didn't believe jo going back on the Finance Committee’s report unless there was some good reason for ft. There didn’t ap- pear to be'any, sofar as_he knew, at present, and he therefore moved to postpone considera tion of the subject for the purpose of gaining farther informatfon. -Ald. Daly dido’t waot any postponing. Here was an occasion to sare $100,000, and he thonght the Couacil oughtito take advantage of it mow without s moment’s delay. Ald. Ryan thought that even $150,000 was liberal egough an appropriation for lighting . the gtreets. He was willing enouzh to appropriate larzely for schoolsand sewers, bat didn’t’ be- licve it was the duty of the Council to vote away money to put into the purses of these gascompanies. He was opposed to the motion to postoone, and spoke loud and Jong in favor of economy on this particolar subject, coming out with the strong Ceclaration that the Alder- man w_ho yoted against 2 reduction should be marked™ by tlic people. -The motion to post- pone was for_ the purpose of’giving certzin Aldermen a ‘chaneé to be seen. ~ It ‘was a damnable ontrage.. [Loud raps by the Chair- man.] Procrastination was the thicfof times he continned. “and we don’t wantto be in favor of any thief.” oghter. Ald. Waldo asked Ald. Kyanon what he baseg his insinuations. A1d. Ryan aido’t declare bimself very g bat intimated that the records were ag- for his statement that some Aldermen were fighting for the gascompanies. If they wanted to show that the imprescion” was-'g wrong one, let them yote now onthe side of O Gary sa no reason 1o postane,ual " 527 D Done, it was owing to theabsence of Ald. qusun:.m Ald, Waldo sald he wouid withdraw it A1d, Cary could show any reasons why the item 5“3‘1‘}1(1 be cat ?3'{,' zohszg».;:]m - . Cary said that he some intell! and satisfactory fizures whicn he could nr:.!::‘;xt. He did not, however. present them, and the motion to postpong wWas put and lost. Ald. Thompson moved 25 an amendment to the amendment, that the ite£ be made $290,000, —the same a8 last year. Ald. Throo seid that the city should pay ity just debts. He thercforc wanted the item ‘passed as $325,000. There had been deficiencies in the past, the bills should be paid, and the a8 companies were entitled to payment for the gas used. 5 % “Ald. Cary paid_that the Cunncll was dealing with the year 1579, and in the Appropriation bill could not make up deficiencies of past years, ‘The gus companies were business-men, and if was their business'to press their interests to the utmost. But there had been made to the Coun- cil a business proposition to light the city with oil, the expense of which would be about $200,. 000 per snpum. The salvage would enable the City Government to extend the lighting of the streets to the pow unlizhted and dark portions nf,'thi city. The $200,000 would be money enouzh. - . After further dry and frrelevant debate, the question recurred on Ald. Cary’s motion, and jt was Jost by a vote of 20 to 8. = ‘Ald. Gilbert’s motion for $235,000 was then put and carried. & 3 ‘The iter= of $2,000 for special assessments on on property belonging to the city was passed withoat objection. : The items for the Police and Firemen’s Reifel Fund, the Erring Women's Refuze. the Hopse of the Good Shepherd,the Washingtonian Home were passed without vote. ¥ Ald. Gilbert called for the item for CITY-HALL CONSTRUCTION, and Ald. Rawleizh moved to strike out $200,000 2nd insert 3250,000, that the building might be completed during the coming season up to the fourth stor¥. ~ ¥ 'Ald. Cook read a statement and many figures, the only scope of which was to show that the building could be carried to the topof thefouriy story for $250,000 in addition to the $100,000 now on band. The Alderman said that the bailding when completed would. have cast $750,000. 3 Ald. Lawler was afraid that the Mayor wonld veto the bill in case ihe appropriations wery made larger. The Finance Committes had al- ready asked for too much. He moved that £100,000 he inserted in place of $200,000. More than the former amount could not be expended in the coming scason. Ald. Koot moved to ;:I Lawler and his mo- tion on the table. Carried. 3 The motion to make the item $250,000 was finally carried, Ald. Oliver, Lawler, Biedler, and Rran voting in the negative. "I'he item of $16,000 for repairs of bridges and viaducts was, upon motion of Ald. Taley, chaneed, by a vote of reconsideration, to $0,- Ald. Ryan moved that an item of $79,000 be inserted for % A VIaDUCT over the tracks at the intersection of Chlcaro avenne and Halsted street, and for raising the surrounding buildinga. He spoke in bebalf of the improvement, and moved the passage of the item. : Ald. Tuley asked as to the extent of the Gam- ages to private property. ’Ald. Ryan replied that the Chicazo & North- western Railroad Cnm;::{ owned nearly all the sarrounding property, the damages would be very insiemificant. The Railroad Company woulflgezr lels gor'_ion th the exense ch;e‘efluw)‘ly. The estimat lamage to property was The motion was carried. Ald. Ballard moved the passage of the item of 512,279 for aviadnet at Twelith and Clark . streets. 5 Ald. Tuley wanted to know the amount of the damages. So did Ald. Throop. -Ald. Ballard said that the ages would be confined to one building, the efl)enu of u!:fi which would be very small. d. Sanders substantially the same wol ) “Ald. Tuley admitted that no place in thecity needed a viadues more than did Twelfth street, still he wanted an estimate of the damage, which he thought would be as great as the et of the improvement.. - "Ald.-Gilbert sucgested that the item be passed and the estimate of damages obtained hereafter} Ald. Tuley moved to add $10,000 for dims- ges. - Ald. Rawleizn shought that would be estab- * lishine s bad precedent, and Ald. .Sanders moved as an amendment, to Ald. Tuley’s motion that $44.000 be aporopriated. Ald. Throop introduced an order sppropriat inz $44,000 for the improvement with the pro- ision that no money should be expended till the estimate of damsges had becn ol Carried., A1d. Tarner moved to pass the Ttem of $14- 39] for & visduct over the tracks on Canal street at Harrison sireet. . "Ald. Ballard thought that emough bad bedn sppropriated for visducts this year. Next yesr others couuld be added. Ald. Tuley thought Ald. Ballard was not in good odor in_sugwesting to stop the 1p;:|_-;5flx~ tions for viaducts. The Harrison street luct was needed, and was near the centre of the ditf. Ald. Targer’s motion was then Ald. McNurney moved the passage of the jtem of $15.306 for the Sangamon street viaduct. The damage tc_property at_ that point was $9,500. Only$5,746 was needed to complete the imx]mvem:nt. : d. Carv wanted to know if the Sangamon street people Were not the ones who got amap- propriation last year, and promised at that time never—never—well, hardly ever—to ask for any more. z . Ald. McNurney admitted the fact. . = A1d. Lawler said that he had been led to be Tieve that the raflroad companies conld be meas to bulid al! the viaducts. o Ald. Tuler said that he doubted the ability of the city to compel the railroads to build vis- ducts. - Those companies, however, epoiled the streers and crossings with their tracks 2od should in justice furnish oiler crossin: 1t the Council conld mot make them build. it could control the rate of speed within the city limits- 'Ald. Turner’s motion was then put and csr- ried by a vote of 13 to 10. o The Clerk read the ftem: * $15,000 for & Yit- duct on South Halsted street” between Archer avenue and the bridge. Inserted. For 2 viaduct on West Madison street acrost the Great Eastern tracks, near Ceotral Patk §20,000 was refused. The item of $25,000, for a viaduct on West Lake street, across the Great Eastern tracid, Wwas rcfused, despite Ald. Thompson's strent- ous speech.} . Ald. Throop said that he fntended to ask far a recotisideration of the visduci question. Too much had been appropriated alresdy. . : ‘Twenty-five thousand dollars for a visduet 02 Cegztre avenue was not allowed. & The unexpended balance of $7,000 for ralsing the buildings along the approsch to_the Bzt ecuth-strect visduct, was called up by 3id. Cullerton, who moved that it be incorporated in the biil. - At this point it was discosered that there 788 not a quornm in the Connil Chamber. ~ The A dermen who were loafing in the snte-room Were called in, and the roll was called. A quofud® ‘was then present. ¥ Ald. Tbroop rose and began very mildly to protest azainst the custom of leaving the Coul- cil-room in the midst of a debate. He ETeW warm 18 be proceeded fn his remarks, and de- nounced the habit 2s undignified and disgraces ful. ; Alderfil‘en, 1;: said, bad -mo - right to leave their ‘plates, igno ness for which they were elected, sad spend thelr time electioncering and gossiing 18 ante-room. The Alderman’s timely- sensible remarks were heartily commended bY other, members. TR Atfer the call of the roll the sccond time, A Waldo went into the ante-room to indace s0B¢ of the-loafing members to take their seate. oo his brief abseace I3 was noticed that the QUOTER was again broken, and the Chair declared i Council adjourped. - s —_———— F THE TRUNK MYSTERY. . BosToy, Mass., March L.—Detectives claim o have discovercd by a'label on the trunk io whia: was found the body of the murdered womao 3 Lyap, Mass., that the trunk was 10 Everett about the 1st of February b express. Emerton positively ® ides trunk as one he took from 2 hous Har- off Essex strcet in_this city berween ':, rison avenme and Washington street 1 was dope by order af s wsn DA Osborn, who is -employed , in. 3 Y”M rant here, and the expressman, Be deteining the trank a day or $wo, becanse = could not get his freight on some otber mmlh: finally delivered it toa Mr. Buzzell 8t E(;Torfl During its detention borh Buzzell. and - 0% s exhibited such marked concern und nnxlfi!u' o atiract the expressman’s aszcntion. g -pressman fully idensifies the trunk. The capressioan, mpoa close examination thiS mOmmf.pmdnded the tronk contalins ‘:: body of the woman only resembied the aB8 had’carzied from Boston.