Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1879, Page 2

i i < .+ scives no further oucern, of the Alibustering faction on tho Tlemocrase to broveiit - necepting the confer- (el reports ol the | dispoted . bills (C there should bo an agreement. This led to ohjection, et roll-call, nnd the reading of bills, Cwhich only left (fty minutes of the scssfor, "When Mr. Atkins roso to announce the resuit fn the final conference, thero was o general - silence titl it was nscertafned that {6 wgs o dis- mgrectnent, und then the filibusters gave them- Atkins read a- for- mal apeech sfistainiug nll the extreme viows his “'side had taken in regard to the question at {ssue, and Durharn suatained tim, : AND EVEN EXCREDED 1IN, 1f possible, in support of Btate rights and all the doctrines thnt the radical Kentucky Democrats hold. Foster trled, ns Windom had dono 4n tho Benate, to pass a jointiresolution making temporary approprintion till Congresa could meaet, and thus$ffording n way of avolling an extra seazlon, but this was refected with general derision on the Democratic side. Mr. Hale clescd the debate of the Congress, and held ns tothe testonth for jurors, about which the Democrats had® sald so much) tho Republicaus of the Scnnte had framed 1t four Aays ago, nnd the Democrats had lot it slecp on the Speaker's table all that time. Randall broke fn upon the procecdings to spealk o few worde of farewtll, and the torm of the House was declared at an end, THE NEW MUSEUM. . rLANS, 5 Bpeciat Dipatch to The Tridune. WasttineToN, D, C,, March 4.—The $250,000 appropriated for a Natlonal Muscum insures o sutitable ballding for the large colleetlons given to the United 8tates by the forelzn Governments sfter the Centenninl. Plans have already been prepared hy the officers of the Smithsoniau, they having actod in antlclpation ‘of what was granted by Congress. It is provided that the bullding shail be erccted fn ncedrdance with the plans now on file with the Joint Committes on Pablic Buildings and Grounds. The new build- inz, as provided -for fu these ploud; the Star says, ‘*Is to atand to'the. cast of the'Smith- +gonlan Institute, leaving a roadway between it and the latter of ot Jessthan' fifty feet, with its porth front on o, line with the south -fnce of the billdingis ‘of tho “Agricultural De- partment aud the Smithsonlain Institation, It will be secn prominently from.the city looking down Nintb street, a8 the Smithsouninn Institu- tion catches the'eye from .Tenth. streot: The work will be'begun when the” appryprintion fs « available, aud it {s expected that .the, bullding, which will cover two and n quarter ‘acres, will Le completed within o year. The plaos, in ne- cordance with whose requirements the appro- priation was flxed, and which, almost without doubt, will be ndopted, contemplnta . A ONE-BTORY DBUILDING of brick, iron, and glass, with o conerete floor. Every precaution is taken to guard against fire, dampness, mold, rust, mmd destrisctive vermin, There are espocial devices for showing exlibits 10 the best advantage, \While a glass area cor- responding to one-ninth of the floor spnco. is considered ample, and a smaller proportion has *glven satisfaction at some of the great exhibl- . tlonn. ‘There are to be 12,600 feet of glnss in the new bullaing, or about one-seventh of the floor space. 8o much for the bullding, The callections avallable are worthy of o landsome *structure to be provided for them. There are * three times more epccimens stored away in the Smithsonlan bullding than there s room to ex- . "hibit. Constant additions are made. The Armory bullding is packea with 4,000 boxes, and there are other speelmens in Philadeiphia ready to be sent when provision s made for * thelr recoption.’” A % COPPER.” 0N PRESIDENT BUOULD PUT 'ONE ON IS TETO PLAYS. 4 &pecial Dispatch to The Tridune, + WasmunoTon,- D. C,,° Mnrch 4.—It has tronspired that the President had actually pre- pared a messago vetoing the Rivgr and Harbor - bill. .{The Impolling motive .for his course was the large sum apprepriated by the bill und the 1dismal prospect of obtaining revenuo to meet . the already large appropriations made by Con- gross. ‘Theintentlon of the President soon be- _eame ndised abroad, and he was jmmediately ‘besleged by Senators and Representatives whosy local futerosts were ot stake. The pressure was frresistible; thg President ylelded, ond ~the bl waos signed. 8o certaln were intimate friends of the President _that he would veto the biil that many of them diseredited the assertion that the mensure had ‘become a law, nnd tenaclously adhored to the opiufon that the measurd had failed. Inquiry at the White Ilouse, however, removed all doubt on the subject, and it can be pasltively .asgerted that the bill was signed by the Presi- dent this morning aud is & law. POST-OFFICE BILL. BOME OF 1T8 PROVISIONS, . 8pecial Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘WasninatoN, D, C.,, March 4.—There was great confusion and uncertointy over at the Post-Office Deparlinent a8 to the exact form in whiceh the Poat-Oflice bitl and legislation con- nected with it passed. The fact that there were & nunber of conferences creates this contusion. The oxact record of the passare of the bill, ob- tained from the Government Printing-Othice to- night, snows that the bill which was finatly adopted was the Benato bill witk: the excepilon that the reeistration features wera stricken out, ‘The more Importgnt features of then are these: The Postmaater-General iy to dectde upon what tralns aud how mails shall Lo conveyed, aml ehall determino the cars or parts of - cars used for mall service, and thd mauner of their con- atruction. Raliroad compunles aroe to FOUFEIT YOR EVENY PAILURE to deliver a mail withlu tho schicdulo time not lcss than ong-halt of the price of the trip, ‘Al maflablo matter {s divided fato four classes: Firat, written 1atter; “second, periodical pub- . Neationa; tnird,nfscellaucous printed matter, and fourth, merchandise, Mall matter of the second clnss embraces ull the newspapers aud ‘perlodicals Isaucd a8 oftun as four times aunuul- 1y, Al publications of this class, with certatu cxceptions, when sent frum the ofice of pub- Neation, including sawple coples, or whou seng {rom o news agoney to actuut subseribers there- 10, or to othier news agents, shall ba entiticd to transmission at. two conts o pound prepald, ‘This I the seetion which the newspaper publishe ers 80 much desired to have pasaed, but WRICH WAB AL30 BTRONGLY OPYOSED, It llows the sending of sample coplea at the regular rato of second-class mntter, and not at translent rates. Publishers of newspapers, ‘without subjecting themaslves to oxtra postage, may fold within their regular fssucs a suople- ment, provided it §s germana to the publication which it supplemnents, and omitted only trom the regulor fasue for want of epace, time, or greater convenience, Publlshers maoy f{nclose, - Blso, in thelr publications bills of recelpts und ‘order for subscriptions. Newspapers are al- lowed to gcod one copy to each actual subscriber within the couuty free through the malls with- -’ont delivery by letter-carrior, THE TREASURY, 4 MORE DONDS CALLED IN, Wasmngron, 1. O, Murch 4.—The Secrotary of the Treasury called the following 5204, - principal und interest to bo pald on and gtter « Juuo 4 next: Coupon bouds dated July i, 1867: $50, No. 100,001 to No. 105,000, both fu- clusivo; $100, No. 180,001 to No. 195,000, both facluslve; $300, No. 100,001 ta Na. 104,000, both toclusivo; §1,000, No. 176,001 to No. 185,000, both inciuslve; total coupous, $7,000,000, Registered bonds, redevmabla at thy plessure of the United States after July 1, 1873: §N0, No, 8,241 to No. 3,350, both fuclusives $100, Na. 23,621 to No. 28,650, both inclusive; §500, No, 11,631 to 11,550, both tnclualves 81,000, No, 44,- 401 to’ No. 44,500, both juclusives $5,000, No, 14,851 to No, 15,100, both fuclusive A Na. 9,051 o, Ko, 97,700, both fuclusives total Fegisterad, ¢3,000,000; agicreiate, 810,000,000 . THE FOUB PER CENTS, The Becrnth of (o Treasury hos (saued tho followiny elrcular concerniug (he fssue of 4 per cent bouds, cousols of J807s° " it ¥ Dreswesent, ‘Wasninatox, D, O.. Nolice e given Wt when oulatanding .8-20 6 per cent bonda of the Tnlted Stales re covered hy subecriptiona to 4 per cent consols, the lattee will be withdrawi from salé apon the terms nra!\ulcd by Atre. Depatinient cjrenlar of dan. 1 3470, and vhon the ténns-stnted in the contract _with the Rothschilda tnd others of dan. 28, 1838, e Amount of-6-20 G per_cent Lomds outstanding and ombraced in catla to tnis date s S8S, 071, 800, When this sum fs coverod by subscrivtions under the existing circular, a contract fural] further ralea of 4 pur cent consola 1o proviio for refunding 140 -6 porcent bonds will be mada npon terms which wifl propably he less fvorable to pechasers and naccordance with the new proposla and contracis. Thin notley 1a given so that all partics wishing to rubserive for coranls upon the (erms stated in the eipcularmul contract may have anapportynity to do mountli the H-20 bonus are ealled, Jony Sirnrnax, Secretary, Bubseriptions fo the 4 per cent Uovernment Toan sinca yesterday's report sggregate $330,- CALLED SESSION.’ TROCLAMATION DY TR PUESIDENT. Wasinraroy, D, C., March 4.—The following f# the proelamation of the President convaning Congress in extra gession on the 18th inst.: iy the Prealdent of the United Statos of Amori- en—A prociamation: Whgnzas, The final adjonrnment of tha Fortys fifth Congress without mnklmi tho nsual nid necessary nppropriations for tia lewielative, cxec. ubive, and judielnl exnenses of the Government fur the facal year endini Jusié 0, 1880, and without making tho urnal and necessary appropriations for the support of the nrmy for the sumo dlacnl year, [renenta an extraordinary occaslon, requiring the Presiilont to cxorciso the power veated b him by the Constitntion to convene the Houses of Con- wress fn anticipation of the day fixed by law for thielr next meeting: Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B, Hayea, Preal- dent of the Unlted States, do, by virino of tha ower to this end vesed in mo by the Constitu- jon, conveno both Houkes to assomole at thelr ro- spective Chambers at 122 o'clock noon Tuesday, the 18th day of March, then and thers to conslder and determine such meadures as, In (heir wisdon, thelr duty, and the wolfare of the peopla may svent 1o demand, 1In witness wharcof, T linvq hercunto sct my hand and causcd tho spal of the United States to b It B, Haves, 1y e Premtdont: x © WiLLian M. Kvanrs, Secretary of Stato. —_— . TITE CIPHERS. MAJORITY REFORT OF THE TOTTER COMMITTEE. Wasnixotoy, D. C:, March 4.—The report of the majority of the Potter Cotnmittee upon the clpher dispatches says gencrally the Western ‘Union Telewraph .Company scem to have exer- cised dne care 1n reapect to'the preséryationuud privacy of -their dispotehes, mul the thefe and publication of certaln dlapatehes did not seemto bo their fault. At the same time they could not but suspect that Orton, Presidentgof the Com- pany (sluce deceased), who was an carnest and nctivo Republican leader, forworded the dls- patelies In the custody of the Company to the Republiean Committee: of the Scunte rather than to the Demoerntlc Committecof the House. 1le hiad also shown. bls biss Ly allowing certaln -of the dispatehes to bo withdrawn: * On exami- nation of the Indiana dispatches, in which Mr. Z. Chandler was nsked by My, Typerto “ap- point two Indian Atents, one cofild sec how very naturally the telegeaph ofilclals should have falled to recoguizo theso most dmprobable clolicr dispatches b TO HAVE ANT CONCRALED MEANING, . hut rezarded them rathier as corrupt dispatches; that they could reeall them so well was n eredit to the eflielency of the Company, aml supgests that nothing in the protection of dispatches by telegraph would be galned by transferring that Lusiness to the Government. It was not for the Comunittee, however, to sugzzest whether any legislation was required to prevent private telegrums from belng vurloined or exposed, or for thelr production in_ proper cases, consider- Ing the watchful, competent, and tntellizent partisau custody of dispatcies for fourteen months. It wasto be expected that nothing would come to light not wanted by the pariies in charge,and 1t would have been too much to expeet that any messazes, reflecting serlously on the eredit of the Republican party, would bo found among these bundles, ‘Ihe translation of the cipher dispatches dis- close negotiations on the part of CRRTAIN NEAR PRIENDS OF TILDEN after the clection to sceure the Electoral votes of the States of South Carolina and Florida. ‘These nersons scemed to bave nppreliended that. the Electoral yotes of those States. which they beloved beloneed to Tilden would be declared for Ioyes, und to have regarded themselyes as Justificd 1 endeavoring to defeat this corrupt and fraudulent action by submittinge to the pay- meht of moueys which they were informud the Canvagsing Boards demuunded by way of black- ail. The Committee dld not in aony way justify thefr actton, und considered b u eross wrong. But these pegotfations were not nuthorlzed by fhe Notlonal Democratic Committee or avy persols entitled to speak for them, All the pok- sons who lind boen_conneeted with'the nezocin- tlous, so fur 08 the Committee had secured their testimony, acclared that it no way were they autborized by T{den, whose particular friends they were, und- Mr. Piden had himsell voluntarily appeared to corroborate that state- ment. No churge from any source whatover had at any time attached to the name of Mr. Hendricks. BUTLER’S CONCLUBIONS. A8 DRAWN ¥IOM TIE TESTIMONY DEFORE TIE POTTENR COMMITTEE, Wasuixaros, D, C., March 4.—~Gon. Butler says in his report upou the Potter investiga- tlon: ¢ Ihave chosen to cxamine only the po- itjeal and party actfon of hoth partics, (helr leaders uud thelr manipulotion offghe election in the State of Loulsiana, where it would scem every form of wrong, misconduet, and outrage possible to b done fu an election is nlloged to have been committed on oue slde or the other.” The General concludes that fn 1870 there was no full and free clection by the whole body of electors of the State of Louisinua, nul that the Electoral voto.of that State sught’ not there- foru to have bren counted In favor of efiher candidate for the Prestdeney;pthatif nuy leral election was held {n Loutsiann, then the majority of the votusnctually cast in the Btate were for the ‘IMiden Elcetors and for Gov, Nicholls; that in case the vote of the Stato 18 counted at all the votes of the “bulldozed parishes," us they wore called, were within the fafr und just exer- clso of the Jurisdiction of the Returnimg Board, to be rojected i the proper exerclse of thelr Judgment, with the exceptlon of some few poll- fug precinets not material to the results that fn purts of the State vther than eald Lulldozed vaclshes, where o full camoaign was mude by both political partles, the majority of votes F WEHRE' CAST FOR PACKAUD for Governer, und o portlon of the ‘Uiklen Elettors, leaving two or more Hayes Electors eleeted; it such a count wnd return wonhl have given full oxpresston to the will of the pouply {n such parts of the Btate ns were not affected by coctelon wnd vialenee in favor of Tackord, s agatust two or more of the Hayes Electors, which would bave given the Prest- dency to Tilden, ns wouid buve been the case i€ lie whole vutw of the Binte had beea ‘rejected by both Houges, The declaration by both Houses of - Congroas that under the circumstances thestate of Loulsi- aug should not bo counted for oithur tundidaty would have been the best possible result to the country, because it would bave tauzht a lesson to overzealous partisans that elections caunos by carrled oither by forco and {ntimidation at the polts or by frawd lu returns so as to avoll the suceeseful candidate; and (- so carried by cither THE VOTES WOULD 1% REIZCTED by the flual counting tribunal, On the contrary, under the ruling of thy Electoral Commission, i1 thoy are accepted us the governiug luw, ovory encouragenent 8 given to reckless, strenuous «partisans to carry thelp 3tutea either by furce or by fraud; thut the Electaral Cownisslon, as constituted, has afforded uo practlenl * solution of the coustitutional difficultics attendlug the count of the Electoral votes in dlsputed Stntes, und that an vxigency again ardslng ke that of 1670 will surely lead to revolution; that the appolotmont of ' the Klectoral Com- misslon was wholly beyond und outside of the Conetitutlon; and it detormination oueht: to have 10 legul forco or effect; thut the appolnt- ing of Judges of the Bupreme Court upon such political formation bad dung great hurm to the causs of justicy by Imprairjug the rovercnco thut the peoplo have always Justly hud for the o tegrity of .thu declslon.oF . that.Court of_ causes between parey sud purty, wd fu undermining the.papular satimato of the stepn lmpurtiality of the Court, thut in all questiona it will "do equal und exuct justice under the law to every citizen, and fu view of ita tll-success the experi- uent vught never to be tried agatn. Tho result bas shown that it is agalost public liey, nnd tonda to bLring the elemaiits of cor- ruption Into pohitieal méthads of action, to send teml-official partisans of Jarge polftical In- fluence on one sido or the oflier,yor both, Into States .for the purpose gf, controliiug or _advising® efther fn regard to how Its Electors shall vote, or to adriso. as to the manner in which th®vvotes of States shall ho veturned nnd counted; M. the counting-in of I{ayes tvas obtalued by a scries of gross aud un- Justifiable frreguinrities nund frauds, which can- not be too stronuly. condemued awd reprobated: that, i any title to the Qovernorship ot Loulst- ana resulted from the late election in that State to any one, IT WAS TO GOV, PACKATD, who was Tegally elected, duly qualitied and fn- augurated, and had the sight to the support of the General Government ngainst domestle violence andd ,insurrection, by which he Stats andt biimsell were equally deprived of thelr just political rights; that the act of Iayes, ns Presi- dent of the United Stases, in appointing and sending the MacVeagh Commilssion down to Loulslana for the purpose, and the Instruction to nct under which {t was sent was anact wholly unguthorized by thoe Cunstitution, nud not witbin the power or acopo of theé Executtve, and especlally reprobonsible, as {ts purpuse wml motlve was to carry outa corrunt political arranrement, agrecment, and compiet on his part,made by his irlends, with bis knuwledge, and m:rlulnscnuu uml consent, the fruits of whici lic [s stlll enjoying without right and_agalnet inws tlmt tliero ueither i nor ought to bo any indefeasublo title to any excentive office which cannot be reached, re- examnined, aml decided by proper oraceedigs authorized by Congress to be taken aul heard ultimately before the Supreme Judivial Courte NOTES AND NEWS, 'NOMINATIONS UNCONFIRMED, . &wectal Dispatch to Tha Tridune. Wasnivaton, D. C., Marel 4.—Among the nominations which falled of confivmation was thut of James R, Weaver tu be Consul-General at Vienna, to succeed Gen, Post, of Galesburz, IlL, who was to be removed to muko room for Wenver. The latter is o son-in-law of Blshop Shnpsun, aud s supposed to have obtalued his nppolutment on acgount of Mathodist jufluctice, There la nothing fv the world against Gen. Post. Georze Scrogge, cditor of the Champaign Gazelte, also for want of time, fafled to bu cou- firmea as Consul av Humbure, so that Repre- sentative Cannon's ciforts to securo Scroggs’ appoiutieot were of no avail, . JUDGE RIVES. i An nttempt wilt bo made at the extra session of Congress to sceurs the hnpeachmont of United Btates District Judge Alexander Rives, of the Western District of Virginla,- o fs a Virginian, born of an aclstocratic family, but he hiad the audacity to ruls that when colored peo- plo are belng tried thero must bo colored nen on the jury. TORTE CRAYON. Col. D. H. Strathers, better known as ** Porte Cryon, of the magazine.and illustrated nows- papers, was nominated sube-rosa lust night ns Consul-General to Mexico, but tho nowlnation was uot conflrmed. J NATIONAL MUBRUM. Prof, Baird will superintond the ercetion of the National Muscum “near the Silthonstan. 1t will be of briek, fron, and glass, one story high, contaln 300,000 square fest, and the custs must not exceed §250,000. o WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. The Jost sessiun of thé Forty-fifth Congress has passed o less number of publle ucts ol n general {mportance than any sesslon of Con- tzress since the days beforo the War. The Rov- entie bill, the providing for 310 4 per cent certificates, nrrears of penslons, census, und Yellow-Fever blll comprise “neaely all of u general ntorest angd ftnportance. There have bean: un imensp sumber of private relief Lills passed, but the number of Importaut atters that have fafled far excced the list of those cnacted, Of the latter are the plan of cleeting Presldent, the Qenvva aoward, sugar torlfl, Stenmbontbill, Inter-State Commeree, Rallway ‘Telegzraph, MI( to punish frouds at national clections; Natlonal Quarantine bill, und quite o nnmber of others quite as hnportunt as any really passed, ¢ THE NATIONALS, To the Western Assoctated Press, Wasnixatoy, D. C., March J.—I' P’ Dewees, Chalrman of the Natlonsl Committee of the Nutlonul party, bas issucd au_address to the people of the )unllcd States, He says that sep- aration from old partics is necegsnry, nud usserts that this sction on the purt™df Congressmen cleet hus Insplred the *“Natlonal-Urecuback party throughout thy country with renewed courago nud contidence.”” I'hié address calls for A tlorough purty organization, und sdds: “If those fn occord with the Natlonal-Ureenback princdples now earnestly nttempt such an organ- {zation, party success i 1850 can be nssured.’! TIR CENTENNIAL COMNMISSION, Presldent Haves sent the foliowing briof mes- sage to Congress luat ovenlug: To the Senate and Houss: Thave recolved from 1lie United States Cente: 1 Coinmisston 1s final report, presenting o full exhibit of the remult of the Untted States Centennlul celetration and Ex- bitlou of 1870, a4 requirud by the actof Juno 3, 72 Tn transmitting this roport for tho consideration of Cunurexs, 1 vxpress, 1heliuve, the general judy- went of the country. a4 well ns my owp, in suizte {0y 10 this exnlbition a measure of succoss gratify- inzte the ymlu and patriottsm of our people, und full of promise ‘to tho grest industrial amd commercial intorests the country. The very ample and ere contributions which forelen nntions mado fo the splondor und usefulness of the extibition, aud the cordiality with whicl thelr_representativos took part In our natinual commemoration, deacrves our profound acknowledgmonts. i At the closo of the great services rendered by the United States Contunnlal Commiwsion . and tho Centeunlal oard 0f Finance, It univea o great pleasure to conmend to yoor attention and that of the peoplo of the whole conntry the lnborlons, falthful, und prospetous perfopmance ofy thelr duticr, which have narked the sdwuinistedHon of thelr reapeetive trusta, o I, WAves, Wasntisutos, March i, 1870, THE BTEAMUOAT INSMECTEUSHIN, A Sunutor statel privately, this morning, that the namé of P, J, Ralph, thy present Steambont Inspeetor for the District of Michigan, was belng urized upon the Presltent for the position of the Tuspector-General of Steans Nuvigution, o place of the present {ucumuent, and that ho felt us- sured the appofutment would be wado. THE RECORD, A SENATE,Y WasiinGToN, March 4—3:25 a, m.—Scuator Window, from the Conferenge Cummitee, stated fn the Senta thut all thad prevented the pussago of (e Army LIl was the refusal of the Demoeruts to steip the olil of the politteal legis- lation. Ilo nsked that a voto of the Sunate b taken 08 o whepher they should recede from thelr objectious to this legislation, A debate tteu oveurred, und Henator Conkling made a strong speceh, cullflig attention to the fact that the Democrats have mote no efforts to repeal these laws fu the ordinary way this ses- sion, out i the lest monjouts of the seasion they demunded that they all be repealed or the fune- tions of Uovermnent must cease, Mr. Conkling salil the Electiou Jaws worg pussed to guard the ballot-box from the thugs and thieves of Tammany [Inll, and withour these laws there would not have been a'fair election in Now York for many years. 'They wore told that un- less thesw provislons were repeated no appro- priation blils were to puss at this sceslon, und at the next seasion n majority of the two tlouses would virtually tuke the Governmunt by the throat and refuss ‘to let {f breathe unleas thess provistons were surrendered. ITe, for one, was ready to meet thut fssuc.. They would not by repealed by bis vyte, Lo un extra seasion neces- sary or not. . Q Ho went on toshow how the Democrats of the Housa Liad vlénty of opportunity and power to remove this.obnoxious scction from the statute book; but no, that, too was to be made oue of the make-wefzhts to Justily this revolus tlonary proceediug, ¥ Mr. Garlund—What revolutfunary procecd- ingat 7 % 5 Mr. Conkling~=The revolutionary proccedings vrefigured by the honorublo Scautor from Ken- tucky; that revolutionary procecding by ‘which uny majority, conlltion, or comblnation of the two Houses, whecever it took ground that the wheels of “Coverbwont ' should b blocked, should refuso appropriotions with which to carry on the Goverpfuent, unless as a penalty ‘or lu- «ucement for the Executive branch of the Goy- ernment, for example, surrendered cortalp con- nections und rights. Thut was rev8hitionary. Hewhbouow held powers deposited by the Constitution with the Exceutive branch of the (lovernment was not the nominee of the Domo- cratie party.; Ile Incarnated the principles of thie Ropublican party, and thoss who voted for il ntafust his competitor voted o distinguish butween the creed of the Democratie party (so called) and the Republican party. Me. Enton—Socalicdl Mr, Conkling replied that his honorable friend from Connectleut knew that oo wullllmllun way necessary In speaking of the Republlcan part®, for thuse were young and untaurht who did pot know the emcrgeney out of which that party aprung. 3 If=there was anvihing by which the principles of that party conld e underatoad, it was in the rlichts protected amd the wrons denounced by these statutes swhich the Demnoeratle party secmedd to have marked for destruction. Mr, Unrlad—3ce, 821, : Me. Conkling—>My friend, like Polonius, is el hlruln‘;]' on lils daughter.,” If Sec. 820 were repealed, 1 could understand why this ghost of 821 should so suddenly appear to my honorable friend; but the statute stilt lives, be- cutise the Dumoerntte House will not repeal 1t. e went on to “f that conld b betleva that the preeent Exceutive of 1hu natlon would sur- render nt the sunymons of the Democrats, he ahould feel that the two parties wero divided but by a ** aarrow neck of time,"—un isthmus hardly wider thaha balr, between witneasing this sacrifice of principle now or fna faw days. As to the politieal results of this throwing down of the goge, he did not fear zul'i).' t the country on the »f2eues presented, He would stuiud by thesc lawg for two reasons: first, be- cango he helleved them to be right as they are, wnd, second, beeause If o thought they neede; motifieatlon or repeal, ho would not vroveed to consider them on Appropriation bills under duress und menace, Mr, Beck explained hiow ™ the Democrats had beun prevented from taking action for the re peal of these sections before, and as to the rev- olutfonary mntter, he thought those measuros were ns fafr, o8 just, und as nocessary s the Election laws to which referenco had been mude. . Mr. Thurman eafd that no morc lmportant question In a time of peace waa over brought before an American Congress, for it involved not niorely tho merit or demerlt of tho law which the House hill proposed to rencal, but also the riuhn,prlvflcxzcu, hnd powers of 1he two branche es of Congress and of the President. 1t wasn question whicti had never been brouglhit soshiarp- . 1y before the Amerienn people as it might be now. Itwas one which, sooner or later, inust be declied. We were at the begiuning, perlinps, of astrugele that might last aslong in this country ns it did fn the mother country, where ftwenton for two centuries before it was de- termined, It was uot llkely tolast 80 long here, put i6 might last 8o’ long that every man in that chamber would rest ln his grave betore it was completed, It wns a questlon whether the [louso of Representatives had a right to sav thut they would grant sunplics only on condition that griovances were redress- ed. ’l‘hc{y\voulu say: *\Wo represent the tax- pavers of the Republle, nnd wo oniy have the right to orleivale mouey-bills whicly zront the money of the people. The Seuate topresents the State. Wo represent the taxpeyers of the Republic, and we elalm the rlght which the English {louse ot Commons eatabilshed after a conitest lnsting two centurles.,” Now, this hod been styled revolutionary, but hie was not to be frightencd from.n consideration of these mcas- ures l)’v‘uujust denunclation, Mr. Thurmun then gave a brief resumo of the struggie in_ Europe to make the volee of the people heard, and polnted out that the con- test fu England was not against the monarch ouly, but arunst the House of Lords, und (liey establlshed a rule that the louse of Lords hnd no right to ainend a money bill, but must accept or refect it in toto. The Seuate, Mr. 'Cliurman sald, canuot be the repre- sentative of the tnxpayers, as was the Hfouse, 'Fhe power of the Ilouse to amend conditions on which to erant supplics, 18 more likely to grow thau dimlnish, No Jnuccr 18 likely to result from {t. On the contrary, it was much more Hlelyko moke the Uovernment aceepta- blo to the eople, and the Government ol the people admintstered for the beneflt of the peo- ple. With reghrd to the Jaw in rogardto ju- rors, it was n disgrace to clyilization, It made the sclectlion of a falr jury |m{mnnfl)lu. T'ho Iousa now usked thut o mode be adopted by which o falr and non-partisau jury could he procured, At this poirt Mr, Dorsoy, from the Commit- mirtea of Conference on the Post-Oillce Appro- priation bill, made a report, which was agreed to. " Mr. Blaine sald that the bill to repeal See. 820 of the Revised Statutes hod passed the Benato on the 80th of Degember, but, for some causa or other, cmllx\]llp; Vo passeil ln the House, and Nll}x! m\ll tho rkuson’assigned for pldeing 18 fu this g - Mr., Gaeland romarked that s the section in question was repealed by u Republiean Cons oress, but found fis way into the Revised Statutes, placed thers by a Republiean reviser, why did not o Republican Congress_basten to rupeal the scetfon? Why did not a_Republican Conieress hasten to repeal 1t at onced ‘I'ie discusslon belng continued, Mr. Matthews sald he conld not let the oceasfon pass by with- out piving his Bolemn protest awningt tho doctrines which had been urged on this floor for the first time, ho Dbelloved, In the tstory ‘ol this country, with veference to the paraliel which *had been drown be- Jtween the »English House of Lords aud the Senate and thu prerowatives of the House of Commous amd the Tlouse ot Representntives, I‘Iu rapldly traced the history and the growth of Euglish ljverty from the tme of the Mugna Charta, and ihen pointed out that when our Goverument came to the foundation of our Con- stitution they had before them the whole history of England’s stengeles for publie Hoerty, und they recorded thelr Interpretation of it m the writton docutnent which established the form und system of our Governmoent fu all fts parts representing the will of the people, Aud yot it was alleged that the Ilouse of Representatives only represented the whole people. Would the representatives of pup- tlar rights, after deposing from 18 pedeatst the dlgoity and independonce of the Benate, E‘m. n place of the ehiel oxecutlva oflicer u ng, wmd bive him erowued? Ile would sk, .was the Senate to huvo uo volee, ho riicht to participate 0 legislation? For that was what was meant, und to - be dictated to us fuferiors awld subordinates, They were oqual partners with the House of Representatives iu all the du- ties and responsililities of legislation, and wero ns well qualltied to make up the grievances of *the peoule. Mr, Moar sald that the sentiments uttered by the gentleman on the other sido well warranted the alseusslon protracted through the night and through the duy, It was auattack upon the nutfonal 1fo as well. us upon the Constitutfon of the conntry, = . Mr. ‘Thurnan mada reply to Mesars, Matihews and Houv, In the course of which ho reforred to the election {n Humiiton Cotuty, Ohfo, as show- Iz whether this law, so lauddd by the other slde, was an fustriment to tho purity of clections, oran instrumont- of fraud and bribery, 1o aereed thut the humblest citizon should be pro- tected, hut ho did not think that any nian, rich or ook, should e protected by ineans of a pucked jury, He denfed thut the Ilouse was attemuting o coerca the Heuata any mora thau the Senatu .was trylng to coerce the House, 'l;l&cm wus no inelination to do 80 on either Al Mr. Harrls asked for a suspension of tho dis- cusslon, #o that the Senate might consider the 1louke bill to restorn the eburchios in tha Dis- trict of Columbla to their respective congreza- tions, 'Fho churches werd nasessed sud taxed to thy awount of 47,000, ubd conscquently nearly every ono was sold, It was destrable thut the uct of 1874, 60 far us it affected theso churehies, should be amended, und thy churches rustored to theie respective truste ‘The vilt wus read und ugeced to, A volo was then taken noon the tnotion that the Committeo recede frotn ita position relative to the Leglsiative bill, and it was lost. Thu vote wag—yens, $0; uavs, 20, Mr. Thurman thon moved that the Senato strike out from the amundment to the flouve oiil thnt part relating to jurors, Mr, Conkling submitied that two wmotlons could not he wads on an amendinent, = ‘The Prealdent ruled the motion out ot order, wnd Thurimen took au appeal, which appeat was laid on the tablu. ‘Uhu Senute winendment to the bl wus then sustinud—yeas, 20 nuvs, 2. Anotlier Committeq of Couference on the Lozisiative Appropriation bill was ssked 'of the House, sud o tmotion wos made that the Senute still furthor insists on {te amendinvuts to the Apmy bill, ‘I customary thanks of the Scnato wers tendured jo Vice-President Wheoler, and w ro- cess wus taken LIl 10 o'clocic i Upon reassemblling o voto was read from the Viee-President, saying thut be would nolb pre- side aguin during the present sesslon, svd uake |n§ st o Prestdens pro tem, might bu elected, ir, Antbouny submitted o resolution declar- fng Thomus "Il Ferry clocted Prostdent pro teaore. ¢ Alr, Bayard inoved to substituto the name of Alten U, Thurman, which was . rejectod—yeas, 283 nays, 48, - Ay, ‘Ferey was then declared elected, und ho was esearted to the chale by Mr, Thurmou. Before toklue the chair, Mr, Ferry retured thauks tor this renewal of geuerous confidunce. A numberof billa on the ealendar and pevston bills passed, Includiig the penslon of . 450 u wonth to thewidow of Gen, R, C. Buchdnan, Mr. Harrls callcd up the House bill 1o prevent the introductlon of fnfections or contaglous dis- casce-fn the Uulted Stutes, nnd to estublish a Natlonul Board of Mealil, Pussed. trelyd About l.\uut'y private bills were passed, ahd then, after 11 o'clock, an exccutive sessiun, Inst-, ing halt an hopr, was held. When the doors ‘wers reopened, M. Windom eubmitted n reso- lutlon cmmuu‘ng the appropelations for the arny aud for the Tezlslative, Judielal, aind exeen- tive expenses of the Government for slx months from July 1, so a8 to avold an extra session of Congress, Mr. Saulsbury ofijeeted to 1ts presont consid- oration, and it wwent over. At noon; Mr. Ferry, the Prealdent pro tem., sald tiat, the time fixed for the final ndjour ment of Congress having arrived, the Chalr de- vln{csl thie Forty-tHil Congruess nvj]curxml with- out day. ‘Ilie clostig hours of the session wero charac. terized with moro than the usual confusion nnd isorde: crowdee Sonate Chamber was densely with ditliculty that anything could be under- stoud, A number of private bills were passed. nouse. | Mr, Hewltt, of New York, reported that the Conference Committee on the Army Appropria- . tlon bl had uot been able to agree. M, Howlit, on thesuggestion of Republicans, made a'statement ns to the matters fn contro- versy, Ha stated that an agreement could Lo reachied on all of them excupt ns to the presenco of troops at the polls, Mr., Foster, the Kepublican conleree, ropiied to Mr. Howitt, and charged the Detnocrats with the entire respousibility for forcing an oxtra sesslon, The Ropublicans are willing to yicld much, but Democrats wilt ylold vothing. The Republicaus, howevery wers not: quite ready to yleld to all thess domands. Ife woa ns anxious as his friend from New York to reach a cunclusion. The only propositions for & sct-, tlement had come from the Republicans, The Dewmocrats had stood lke adamnant, refusing to concede a single, thing, This mensure could be passed by the Démocrata at the next scssion, ss sn independent measurc, and then, If the Presl- dent vetoed It, they could put §t inan Appropria- tlon b, There wounld be no clection to be nffected by it betwoen now.ond 1850, except in Californfa, and the Republicans were willing to except Callfornin now. There was nothing in the proposition excent that the Democrats proposed to make an fssuc upon it, and to cram it down the throats of the Republicans by legislation. e wished to save - the people from thie aunoy- suce and cost of {hoextra scasion of Congress, which was always a damage to the country, oven whon the Ropublicau party was fn power. Mr. Soutnard—-Why docs not my colleague introdace a resolutlon to abolish Congress ot Mr, ¥oster—1I think that just at this timo the peopio would hail that with s good deal of satis- faction, I think that we, on this side, have offered everything that wo can possibly offer for the salce of securiug n basis of scttloment, 1 belloved at ono time thnt my friend from Now York, and plenty of other gentlemen on tlie Democratie side, were willing to accept {t} but I am told (1 guess there s no truth in ft) that the Bpeakership contest entera Into this controveray, und that the Bourbon ulement has got controf of that side of the Hounse, and has bulldozed my friend from Now York (Howitt) and other gantlemen joto taking o strong post tloa on this question, ¥ Mr. Koster sald thatif even now the Ilouse would pass, under a suspension of the rules, o bilt which ho had 1o his hund, an extra seasion coutd still ho avolded. 'The Il was a yerbatim copy of otie intreduced in 1870 by the then Chalr- man of the Appropriation Committes for an ¢x- tention of the appropriation for tlfe vurlous de- partments of the Government. The bill which he proposed now to pass uuder a suspension ol the yules was to continue for sfx months the appropriations of the present flscal year for the army and for the legislative, exccutlve, nnd Judicial expenses of thelovernment, 1o nsked ihat hie might be allowed to move v suapunsion of the rules for the passage of this bill. The rules were not suapended, Mr. Garfleld intimated that the gentleman from New York (Mr, Iewitt) had drawn on his fmagination fu the statement_ that ine liberties of the country were now In danger, or ever had boen, from the legislation which it was proposed torepeal. The centloman talked. ns though ‘these sectlons had been enacted in ordor to em- power:the army to interfers with the freedom of elections, On the contrary, they were framed {n oxactly un oppusite directiont, They were 1ows restrictive of the military power. Hao was freo to adimnlt, however, thut they wero passed at 8 thne s0 different from the preseut thut they could possibly b mustered out of service now withodt dolng harn in oy direction. 1le saw no surlous objection to letting thewm go, nud yet, admitting thota 8tato could call out its inifltia power to keep the pesce at fts own polls, 1 seemed to bim thut the .uatlon ought to .bave the same rlght to keep veace at ita own national polls, Ile be- Meved that no ons would suy that any citlzen had beon prevonted from free excrelss of the clective franchise In couscquence of the resence of a United States soldler at the polls, Y( there werb such a case, he would join with auy man of uny party {u deprecating it, wid doing what hg could to prevent it but, Jest it should Le “arock of offense und & stone of atumbling ' to nny man, he for vno would bo willlng to lecit Ro-out of the law rather than even aopear to sin on that slde. But thoy wero confronted not “with thut sole and only troubley but with threo ropositions, which hils frionds on the otherside had put upou the Appropriation bitls. First, the question of troops ut the polls sccond, the Jury test-uath clause; und, third, the election Bectiou, 'Theso wero throe things thut wre- vented them from closing thelr work and shak- fng hands ut 13 o'clock to<ioy, with the ‘sesslon ended, only to be reautned in December next, 0o und his'Republicun Iriends wero wills ng to abandon tho first two of thesk difiiculties to-duy, to give up the army clauss nud the jury clause, hut they were uot willlng to wive up the other, This 1louse bad 1o right to say thut the other equal brauch should yleld ali, aud the Housu yleld nothing, o thought 1t fair, und honoradle, and just, that, (£ the other branch yleldud two of these ‘polnts, the Iouse should yleld one. o thouglt that thu Confercncs Committee should mect again, and that there might be tendered & proposition to :‘vlvu up the first two poluts on the ono hund, and the other point here, 1le would dowall in his power to produce an lustant condent. Ho had been dla- tressed ut secing in this morning's Washiugton Loyt au articto to this effect: +\Va are authorized to state for the beneilt of Mr. Huyes aud his miserable gung, and for the fuformation of any pogsible Democrat who inay hesitate or foel weak in tho knees, that, 1€ the worst couies to the worst, thero {s an organfza. tion in the Houso, ombracing eizhty-odd men, pledged fu hionor to stand by Mr. Bouthurd and fMibuster out the remalning hours of the session rathier than jet the Legslative Lill pass without repealing ths Eleetion law, ‘The fraud in the White House und bis pals are welcome to what- ever can be extracted from chis [uformation." 1o should be glad to kuow that that was uot true, Ile hoped that in spite of that both sldes Wn&““d""“ liands on the propositlon that he had made. Mr, Clark—Which pafhy has been filibustering all this svening? Mr. Gurfigld—Novody was filibusterlug on the Apoyopriation bill, The “dlicussion was_further continued t:ly cssrs. ‘Townshond (Iillnois) und Southard. ‘The latter ed that the proposition muds by Nis colleagubs (Foster and Gartleld) was really ylolding nothing, as the Republicpns hod said all along that they did not card for the two poluts which they now offered to vield, Flually 8 vote was takon on thd motlon that the Houso foslsts on It disagreomonts, and It was ugreed Lo, { *“he Beward Impeachment was sgaln (ot 8 n, m.) token up, amd 8 vote was taken on the resolutiun, ‘Iie Ropublicans agatn doclined to vote, 80 thut there wus no guorun voted. Mr, Potter auguested to Mr, 8priuger that he had performed his wiolo duty in the matter, and ho should now withdras bLia report, * Aftor o brlof dlscussion, during which there “wero sowne slormy passaiceg the House roconsidered the vote orderiug the preylous question, amnd thus got rid ot the subjoct. -+ Mr, Potter then (at 4 u, un) presented the re- vore of ths Comunittes on Elvetion Frauds, with the yiews of the inlnorily, und of Uen, Butler, nud algo theveport ou “the ciplier dispatcnva, They wore ordered vrluted, Mr, Gihson tried to resuscitato the Yullow- Fever bill, und to tack It 1o Mr, Mclowan's amondmeut, but objectivn was made. Ar, Blount, from” the Conference Committes ou the Pust-Otllce Approprlation bill, made a, supvlementary ruport, with a prevision for double postul-cards, reed to, Fhe Suuate LUL for the appolntinent of Janica Bhlelds e & Brigadier-General on . the retired list wus taken frow (be Speaker’s table, nud pusscd,—yeas, 1185 ueys, poakor vot- m%: in the ailirmotive Lo joake v necussary two- thirds wajority, . 8 : Mr, Knott, from the ‘Judflary'. Comimitteo, presented tho report fu the Blodgett casey with & resolution that the charges uzainst W, Bloogett, Uolted States District Judge for the Northorn District of [llinaly, be laid oo the tabic, und that the House take no action thereon, Mr, DBragg luslsted on baving the report read tu full. . v ‘fhe Bpueaker sustalned My, Bragg's.righit to . ‘ference Conrmittes on the _T4E CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. 1870—~TWELVE . PAGES. ; have tha pver read, and much smusement wis taused by the efforts of the inexporienced Read. ln(.i Clerk to get through the paper, 'ha resolution was adopted, The LIIE to allow thirty davs’ extra pav Lo tho Comumittee clerks, pages, and messengers of Loth [ouses, who o tiot receive annual sala- ries, was passed, X Mr. (itbson, from 1he Committeo on Epldemlg Dieenses, reported n bill for the appointment of IHealth Commlisslufiers, ete., and moved that the rulcs bu suspended wid the bitl puased, ‘The vote stood K ts but objection was mpde that thiero was Bo quorum votlng: 8o the motlon fatled, . Mr. Chandler (at 6:30 a, m.) minde a report: from the Comnittee appointed to Invastigate the charge contalned n the lotter of Soeclul Auont Willinms ngalust the Sneuker (Mr, Car- lislu_oceupying the chair ns Bpeaker pro tem.). Tlio report, which was read, aflirms that every statement of wrong made in the letter was with- out oven the semblance of truth. At no tine Al it deserva or receive oflleinl constderation, Mr. Butler olfered a resolution recleing that the semlb-oflicinl lotter of Willjans, the Specinl Ayent of the Treasury Departinerit, sliowed him o be unfit for the publie service, and requesting his dlsmissal, £ After somo dlscussion, Mr. Butler withdrew hv'l! resolution, and the report wasordered print. od. The (louse then (at 7:10 o, m.) took a recess "t} 0 o'clock. ‘The scsaion belng vesumed, condemned can- non wera voted to the Williams Mouument As- soclation, of Detroft, Mich, - The "‘"’“Ii“ from the President transmitting tho report of the Centennial Committce was Inid on thetable, ‘The snnce In front of the Bpeaker's desk wus by this time filled with a crowd of gesticulating mombers, who, with bills fn thelr hands, de- manded recognition, 3 - Objections, howover, wero made to neafly all thie bills, among them that making appropria- tlons for the payment of arrears of peuslons, and thay providing for a treaty with Mexico; the objection in the former case coming from Mr. McKenzle, und [n the latter from Mr, Price. Mr, Atkiua movcd that the louse inslst on {ts disagreements to the Scnate amendmonts to the Legislativa Appropriation bill, aud that & now counferenco cormmittee be appolated, * Mr. Baker moved to concur in the Senate amendments; whereupon = Mr. McKenzie maved to tale a recess, Mr. Baker, howaver, befug informed that there was no Jikelihvod that the hiew conferenco could come to an agreement, withdrow lile motiom, nnid Messra, Atking, Durham, und Foster werc sp- polnted conferees. [ ‘The mensure kuown as the Mctiowan Health biil was Ilien passed,—yeas, 1005 unys, 03, Tt rovides for a Commlaslon of Health Lo sit in Washington, to establish rules'ad reculations 1n regnrd to the publie health, nnd to obtain and communleate fuformation on the subject of epl- demic disease, und roport to the next Congress. Mr. 8parks moved to suspend . the rules und concur {n the Senate numendinonts to the Arrears. [-Censton DbUil, The motion, which was sus-'| olned by an overwhelming viva voce vote, Lrought to‘thefr feet Mesars. Mills, McKenzle, and ‘o few other members on “the Demu- cratie side, who loudly protested against tto measure as one that would rab the people. Yor a fow moments thero was a horrible uproar, ‘The wildest geaticulations could bo scen, but not a word uttered was heard, ‘The yeas uud .nays wore ordered, and the motlon to suspend 1he rules and pags the bill was agreed to—veans, 153; nays, 61, The orlginal bill approprintes 825,000,000 for arrears of penslons for the’ next fiscal year. The amerdinouts are, first, to-allow pension ogents 80 cents for each payment, nnd uppropriating 816,000 for the purpose, Second, to strike out the clause exccpting penstons granted by speclal net. Third, that fn no case shall arroora’bo aflowed to date from before ‘actual disabilities; and, fourtb, liniting the time of apolication for arvears to July, 1850, Mr. I-mle{ moved to saspend” the rules and pass the bill rolative to the travsportation of animals, Nogatived, Mr. Atking, at 11:10, reported that the Con- Leglalative bill had not been able to agree, and be moved that the House “adhere™ (s parllsmentary finality), Agreed to. ; Mr, Garfleld (Mr, Carlyle being In the chair) offered a rosolution of thanks to Speaker Ran~ dall, wid it was unanimously adopted. 'lllc‘flmnka of thh u;um évcns also unani- monsly tendered Reading Clerks ‘homas 8. Pettit'and Neil 8. Brown, Mr, Atkina began an uddress to the House, but wns interrupted by seyoral mossages nid by o resolutlon to admit the Indies of inembers! families to the floor privilege. Accorded und generally avallod of. p i After "o stormy. and exciting scene, and the delivery of stroni politleal apceches on: both sides, the 8peaker delivered his farowell nd- dress, us follows: RernranstaTives: In o moinent this Congress will oxplre, Its acts, whether for weal or woe, ara indalibly fuscried uvon the pages of history. In this hall party has been arrayed against party and Interost against Interost in flerce and bitter strugule, but 1t 1u duo to truth to any that on cvory sidethero has been un honeat ambition to win pop- ular esteem by secking cach in bie own wav, ace «eording to hiv stz:ud;‘munh the gencral welfar Whether or not tho doslred end of public good b been nuccessfully attatied is for: timo (o prove; .but that auch hasg boon the afm of both sides can- not {uulv bo disputea.” Genuino concord between il the Statos and citizens thereof_is the corners atono of vur national prosperity. What prostrates -or alovatos ono at the expenwe of the other inevi- tably Inures to the ultimate injury -of all. * Althongh each Iteproscntative hus cham- pluned the wishes of his {mmediate constitnency WIth earnestneds and onargy, yet during the whols period of the exiutence of this llouso thera has not buoh o #ingle broach of lezislative decorum, That -nuble respect born of generous rivaley fn o come mon good causo hus softencd all asperities, 1 feel that inere worda are (nadoequate to thank fully this House for its resolution of appraval of the manner in which I havo dischiarged the dutics of Spuaker, always rosponalble and onerous, and often most dellcate and difficuit. 1 have dono my bost, * Long #crvica hero h aught me that hate 0r venzeancy hus nuver ralsed ‘any cause to enduring Tonor, whiie, on the contrary, justice and mutual regard have otien givon the weaker sido an easy victory, With two ereat partles dividing the pvoplo, each Roldiug an fmportant wharo fn the Governjnent; with strict accountabjlity on the part of public dervnuts and vigitant eyes watching all; with ro- viving businiess and restored confidence,” may wo not look hrgmmlly to tho early dawn uf 8 new era of incrensced prosperity and greater huppinesu fos the country? Buch 18 my forvent prayer. To each and every momber hore I tender my heartfolt acknowledg- ment for the kindly forbearance uxiondod to o an prestding ofiicor of this Houso, and to say that T abalt yory grucofully chorlsli the hunor of ‘which T have been the recinlont. With the exprosslon of tho wish that you all may roturn safely nud in hoalth to your homes, it only romuins fur me to declaro, in necordanco with tho Constitution of tho Unlted States, this House stands adjourned without day. HEAVY DAMAGES. A Man Gotr Paratyzed by the Greed of a Cor- paratlon, and dots Patd for 1t, Too, Apectal Dispatch to The Tyibune. BosTox, March 4.—A Jury fnthe United States Circult Court to-day awarded Dr, Charles W, Hackott, of Maplewood; $30,500 for Injuriex sus- tained on the Eaatern Raliroad, probably the lieaviest damages aguinst a rallroad compauy aver nwarded in this country, He sucd for 40,000, "Cho fnjury consiatod in bis being thrown sgatust the stove while the train was rounding o curve near Boston, fn October lest, so that ho was paralyzed from the waist down. Ilo was stundlug at the thne, thero being no scats vacant I ooy car unlosked Just bofore tho traln started, although it was shown that an almost empty car wos attached to the traln, but the doors wore locked until the start ‘waa actually made. The Court declined torule, as & matter of law, that the plaintilf must cl- ther find a scut or leave the traln, and left it for tho jury to say whather ho kuow, or by rea. sonable taroor diligonce might Lavd known, that the empty cer was carrlod fu the train, It sppeared fu evidence that the conductor had taken tickets, and tho Court dechined to rule, os o motter of law, hat the plaiutift was bound to ask tho conductor for o acat, or that tho conductor was bound to tell Wim that there was ascat in the rear car, It woa also lsft to tho juryto find gonersihy whethier the plaintif was careluss, oitber in standing orin the mode of standing. As to the fujury received by the plalutift, the evidence of physicians on both sides waa that ho would prob- ably uever recover the ussof his lwmbs fully, though thoso on tho side of the rallroad hoped hut ho might improve, but thoss on tho atde of the plaintiit thought ho nover would smprove, and that he mbght livo Liventy years, ——et— PERSONAL SATISFACTION, Apeclal Dizpalch to Tae Tribune, .. Lincoww, Neb,, Mageh 4.—Llcut.-Gov, Carncs had o stroct-fight fn Saward last ulght with & merchant named Henry Ruloy. Ruley taunted Carnes with prestding over o Benate that did nothlug for the people's good. The parties were at flrst separated, but, meeting a sceond time, tho cltizeus let them nght for u while, when thoy were sgaln separated. Gov. Nouce belug abscut® from tho:State, Curnes Is Avting Governor, and, notwithatanding his greas pere sonal Jmpuhrl!.y, his action 13 severcly com- meuted on, — e CANADA, The High=Churclh Peo, Another Man Bishop, —_— Ilfs Second Highness Oh_leuel.lmmhln as Archdeacon, ple Put fa Just g the Synopsis of the Report of the Dymiy; Postmastor-Goneral, = A Ballyay Acoldonte--Many Itemy of Current Nowa, Soectal Disnateh to The Tribune, OrTAwA, March 4.~Mme, Fournter, wile Justica Fournler, of the Bupreme Cm'm, m:; to-day. . * Bpecial Diepateh to The Tribune, Bravtrony, March 4.—Two boys, aged 10, and Humphrles, aged 18, g when the former drow a knife, stabby ter twico, fuflicting probably fatal Wound, 8witzer, who'evidently Intenaed murder, n" Immediately arrested, and was found la'lm' besides the Lnifo uscd, a loaded plsto] in ;{. pockot, Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune. Tononro, March 4,—At the Anglican Syood to-day, the High Church party, finding thers Wwoa 1o prospects of their hopes belug realized, withdrew the namo of Archdencon \thh; and substituted that of Princlpal Labley, of Lennosville Colleze. ‘Their new nominee 1 lowover, ns objectionable to the Low Darty gy the Archdeacon, and consequently the dead-loc) still contiuues, ‘Twenty-turea ballots have poy been taken, the last of which, late tonight, leaves the contending partics In much the nl;m' vosition as the first taken last week, Ay 10 ‘emergency meetng of the Chureh Assdeialiog this afternoon, to consider the new Pphase of thy case, nddresscs wero made by several cleres and lay membera, Viee-Chincellor Blake ma)y an anlinated speech, supporting the Low Chury delegates present to keep the *stone-wall® intact, und wot to allow themselves to by !wimr, auarreleg, ng the lat. Tured finto voting for Principal Lobley who was n more ccho of the Anh deacon, Hia remarks were enthusiastioally apolauded, Tt s stated to-nlght (huta confer. ence botween twelve Low Church nnd twelre 11igh Church clerleal delegates will take placs to-morrow morning to endeavor to effect a com. prowmise by selecting h cundidate who whi prove necentable to both partles. To the public the spectacle of a chureh divided against sell |5 anything but cdirylog, und many stanch Epls copallans ¢xpress extreme sorrow at the at(- tude of both partics. i Special Dispateh to The Tribune, Wmiray, March 4—The morning cxpross. traln north on the Whitby, Port Perry & Lindssy Rallivay ran off the traci . at what is called the Big Dump, between Myrtle and ManchesterSta. tions, five cars tumbling down a sixts-foot en- baukment, sustalnlng consideradle.dsmageln the descent. Ssmuel MeCaw, conductor; A, Tropnult, express-messenger, und Frauk iz ing, mail-clerk, were serlously injured, For tunntely, the passouger-iars broke loose aud I‘;upt the track, A broken rail caused the sede ont. Bpecial Disvatch to The Tribune. OTTAWA, Ont., March 4.—The Department ol Marlne and Fioherles is negotinting with a New foundland whallng and scaling firm, with 9 view to testing the practicablilty of the naviea tion of Hudson Bay to' Port Nelson durig th summer months, It {s understood from lste Information that the naylation fs practicabl up 1o the _cnd of Novembers nid, us Survejor General Dennls’ reports showed that, for | serica of years, it opened ns early as Juve, then wonld sein to bo little doubt of the practks Lility of the route for commercial purposes fo at least four monitha In the scasof, ~Prof. Bell's report, which 18 now being copled fn Montred, witl ba laid boforu the House at un carly date, ‘The roport of the Postinaster-General for the fiscut year 1878 shows that the number of pat- ollices In operation in the Dowminlon on the s of January, 1870, was 5,878,~belng an Incresss of 217 upon tie return of lust year, At the mecting of the International Postal Congrens which, under the provisions of the Postal Tresty of Berng, concluded in October, 187, tok pluce nt Parls in_ Muy, 1878, Canada way sé- mitted to be a member of the Gencral Postl Unlon from the 18t of July, 1878; and, in conis- quence, the rate of letter-posture between Cane ada pud all Europe beeame one uniform chirg of five ceuts Jwr linlf-ounce. . Nuwspapers and other printed ‘matter, and samoles d pattarns of merchundlse, also beaams subject to uniform postowc-rates sud rer- ulations for oll destinatlons fu Earope ‘I'he Postal Congress of Parls concluded s Cox ventlon, to which Caunda beeaine a party, an which takes effect from tho Ist of April 15t suporseding und amending the existing intetot: tlonal postal regulations. The admlssion of Cauuda to tho Goueral Postal Unio, witha voice fn the future sottlement of the condiths of postal fntercourse botweon the nations of e civilized world, I8 an fmportant lucldeut o the postal affairs of the Dominjon. ‘The esitsz postal arrungements betweon the United mb;‘ und Catadawere, by mutual azgreement, allow to remain undisturbed «by the entry of Camfi into the Postul Unfon, under a provison of . (iencral Postal Unlon Troaty apuhicable to s a_ cuse,—such cxisting arrpgements being of & choracter more lMberal und !dv:h? tazeous 1o the special wvatugg of o postul rolations hetween Cauada and 3 United States than the ordiaey rw.'ulnllnn!‘fl the treaty, The miles of rallway i |l|'el_)umfl' fon on wlilcls mafls are recvived are 51295 o3 bor of postal cars used duily, 89; dlatance U e cled dally, 10,764 mifes; dally servico by m'.'m charge of Company's i j totaldd tance traveled, daily 18,3975 wille, 1"1; 5,708,8375¢,—or an focroase of DUDES WS over 1877, ‘Tho number of reaistered 1 e wns 1,880,0005 und, of this large numbcr-"‘ 4 05 werc the subjects of [ngulry, and In vull{ |"la Instances was the fallurc of dellvery thied a source, Bix hundred and thirty lhof;‘lm elghit huadred snd forty-seven lettes ‘d.“um fl cte,, were recefved at the Dend-l.emr'm during the yoor, including 104,849 letters " originated fu Canuda, and were retus i othet the United Btates, Great Britaln, an tetters countties. In Mica mauner, 57473 dead it which had originated fu the Ul)llufl‘hlné: s were returned, unopened, by the Lnnl= e Lotter Ofllce to the country of orll. . desd number ot roistered letters sent ) T 0, letters was $,707; und ofher letters con o value, but not reglstered by the aenders suty-four thousand L0 Oue hundred wnd spventy-for o tors W'-"'F'fi of whleh S354 hundrod und fiftyethree ot “the turncd l: lhm\'ruo‘n ln]Cnm:nl:‘.um & werg taken up by the pel - “fwelvo thousund five hundred wnd :"“":I-‘“’u‘ wera sent to the Daad-Letter Utilee fol Iheresié any futelligible address, ‘There vu_flg's ‘and i I the mouey-order bustness of evgv»( o vk savings-oank teansactions of §163/ ;‘l\ 4 vorold cluse 0f the year 709 inoney-order 01. “um at of operation, aud monpoy-orders !.unubn o1 Dot §3,253,010 worn {ssued, ‘Tha number 0y, aillies’ oatablilshed na branch safiEA 2073 tho nuinber of denbdattors 14 20,37 amount of deposits 280,01 |\ gone, of Tu the Hougo of Commons, M. : oo British Columbia, moved [urmvcur;n l);hm 0 reluting to eatublishing o salinow-lntchitl g Fraser River, I, C, o dwelt un;” b tauco of the canping {ndustry i Blishinenis which posscased now lihbt such etabIS o0 and quoted statistles ofdthe Hshing rl' bt of the Proyiuce, +8ix mlllion vaus el L, ruly of salmon wera produced 185 SO0, urgedltlm enlerm‘.}lu mws:_l:u;lh’ aly I sure the centinucd prosperity B dustry, uid hoped it 813,000 would &3 11 the ‘estimates for o salmou-tishe lver, i ";“I:ll;\ Hou, M. B, Bull, of llnmlllflu.uhlfiam o] ou|uwl‘5t!§nalur l:\ room of the Hoth S peeased. clonald, deeeestdoien to 7ae UL per MONTREAL, Murch d—-Ld “l.'""mvl d bF slrwiflumllm uuruduhuln;u.u n::nhml 4 ¢ Llbe arty as thel A, il A o cbitotefactory. 13 about 1889t Hshed at the Villao of Uooticookes B jyyeds tal ule\w.%’l‘lmmllulmndh) - honus of $2J, o " Home S raond haya beon 1 postig U0 el dualers ndEu?'t:ru'finmfis:‘,x:-lu:(‘.k:‘:' vl b n the trade, selling 0 18 0 et can mink, vt about “U"}'M?fl'.!u'u. Some Canadlan, at [rom 81.25 to bl.d).:\-m“ ot s westernanerchanty have shipped B pykch 100 to 200 0f thesy inferior skins 10 65 gl —0oL \-uurn_:d nl: [l \r:ry neavy 1085 o detected hers at onee. ""l’nu”'i'muu‘n{]nd ot " Jaines S--}“"“,{,flhln- ! who falled Jutoly, are S ct SeneToan than 20.000: T Insalvelt e 20 coute on the dollar, whicls ws 1€ creditork