Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 29, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY- MARCH 20, {879---SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘ RAILROADS. The Union Pacific and the Credit Mobilier. a: Suit by the Former Against H. 8, MoComb to Recover Bonds, Eto, Au Exposure of the Way tho Old ‘Thing Worked. Amounts of Money Secured by Those in the Ring. Condition of the Fast-Bound Freight Business Notes and Personals. THE UNION PACIFIC, REVIVAL OP THR CHREDIT-MONILIER STORY. Sneclal Dispatch to The Tribune.» New York, March 23.—The colebrated atory ‘of the Credit Mobiller of America Is revived by an actlon brought. fn the Supreme Court of the City and County of New York on bebalf of the Union Pacifle Rattroad Comonny sgatnet Honry 8. McComb, one of the members of the Credit Mobiller, for recovery of the amounts alleged to have been fraudulently obtained by him in con- nection with the contracts for the construction of the road. Tha Supreme Court of the Unied States having recently allirmed the former de- clsion of Mr. Justice Hunt, to the effect that the United States, by reason of {ts position in the premises, bad no cause of action against the Company on account of those transactions, It is supposed that the Company now, being no longer menaced by proceedings on the part of the United States growing out of the construc- tion acheme, have beeu emboldened to bring a eounter action against McComb, who has been for years malntaining a sult agalust the Com- pany and his former asgoclates In the Credit Mobilier for his shore in the twvo-raillion-dollar note and other clalinsof the confederates against the Company. Summons has been served upon McComb, and the cifso will be called for trial at an carly doy. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENTS tontatned fn the summons and complaint of the Inion Pacific Railroad Company, it appears that, it the time of the organization of the Company, m October, , 1803, the stockholders elected a Board of thirty Directors, and adopted by-lniwa, in azcordanee with one of which the Board flected an Kxecutive Comtnittce, consisting of the President and six other Directors, who had the charge and tmanagement of the property and affairs of the Company. Thomas C. Durant was one of the Dircetors and Vico-President from Oct. 20, 1803, to May 25, 1860, and Henry S. McComb, the defendant, was also a Director and stockholder during the samo time. It is alleged that in Aucust, 1804, after the con- struction of the road had been begun, and with a view to secure to himself and associates, in- eluding McComb, all the profits of the work, Durant employed H. M. Hoxie to address a comrountcation to the President and Executive Committec of the Company, proposing to butld and equip 100 miles of the rond west from Omaha, fucluding certain’ work already done. ‘The proposition was signed by Henry C. Crane, us attorney for Hoxie, Hoxic being, as 18 at- leged, a man of no responsibility, but simply a. secret agent of Durant, and Crane belng Du- rant’s contidential representative and attorney, It was agreed between the parties that, to case the propositions were accepted, Hoxie would forthwith aasign the contract to Durant and his confederates. Itisclalmed that McComb was concerned in this acheme from the outset, and that it was agreed that he should bo one of the parties interested fn the contract. THE MOXIE PROPOSITION: was accepted by the Executive Committes Kept. 23, 1834, Ten days afterward, when Hoxio in like manner mady a similar proposition ex- tending the contract so as to cover the construc ton Gf:the road tothe 100th meridian (o dis- tance of 147 miles additional), it was immeal- ately accepted by the Executive Committee. Both propositions provided for payments crcatly in excess of tho cost of the work, the fraudulent protits to be divided among tha confedorates, Immediately after the acceptance of this con- tract, Hoxie, according to agreement, assigned itto Thomas C. Durant, Renry 8. McComb, Cornelius 8, Bushuell, Charies A. Lambard, and Henry W. Gray, who had agreed to advance the money needed for the work, in all 81,600,000, of which Duraut subscribed $600,000 und McComb 8100,000.. All the above natned assignees were Directors of the’ Unian Pacific Railroad Coim- pany exvept Gray, who was simply a sharc- bolder. In the meantime, in order to shteld themselves against {udividuol abillty as partners, Durant and hls associates wer per- ‘eet thelr. plans for continuing and ‘ompleting the construction of the rosé under worporats authority. Finding that, in 1859, the Legislature of Pennsylvania bad passed an act locorporating the ‘Ponnsylvanin Fiacal Agon- sy," and conferring upon ft extraordinary pow- as for dealings aud contracts with rallroad ompantes and In raftroad securities, Durant, ou the Bd of March, 1804, purchased the cnarter and shares of this corporation for the purpose of using it for the construction of the Union Paclfle Railroad. On the 20th of Marets, 184, the Pennsylyanis Legislature amended the orlg- inal act and changed the pamo of the corpura- tion to that of the ‘ “CREDIT MONILIER OF AMRRICAL? At the timo of the purchase all the shares of stock were trausferred ou the boolis to Durant, whoheld them se Trustee for his associates until they were afterward transferred to them direct dy. Then, in March, 1865, the Credit Mobilior of America was reorganized by the purtles con- trolling the Unton Paciflle Railroad Company. Among the terma and conditions upon which ‘they purchased the corporation were that there should be an agency fn the Clty of New York to which should bo deleyated the full powers of the Directors; that at such agency there should bea rollway bureau, consisttn of seven members or manngers, Who should have control of the railroad contracts for which the corporation should be agent; that the canltat-atock should be made up to 81,600,000 (the umount that Durant and his associates had agreed tu advance onuccount of the Hoxie contract), uml should uot be increased to exceed 82,000,000 without consent of three-fourths of thy lolders of the stock then and there subserited; und that, with out sinflar consent, no busluess should be done by the Credit Mobliiier of Amerles except the “onstruction of the Union Pacitle Railroad, It ft alleged that McComb subscribed for 850 shares. of the Credit-Movfllar stock; that ho held them during the construction of the road, und sharea {n the profits of the coutractas and that ho now holds them und claims on {otercat accordiuzly fo oft seeurifics, property, and demanda arising. gut of the ‘contracts. Aa soon na the Credit Mobiller was organized in the iuterest of the coutedcrates, the former arsignmont of the Hoxie contract to them ay Individuals was can- celed, and Hoxlemade a new usalinment to the Credit Mobiller of America, iu vonatderation ot pigh wey: pat na $5,000 fu cash, and $10,000 in etock uf the Unlos eile The Crate Mobiler, then wares ees, construction und equipment of me road under the Hoxte contract, ul completed the sume to Me 100th meridias. The Union Pactilc Railroad Company say ; TuRY PAID “aia exiorr MOBILIER, i toney, property, und sec ci aiuridio”on uecount “of this contre aed thal, at the time the simounts Rgrepating thie eum were pald, amujurty of the Executive Committee, und: of the Board of Directors who directed the Payments, and the ‘Treasurer of the Union: Pact: Kuilroad Company, were large Stockholders in the Credit. Mobiller, aud were directly interested fa the contract and {ta profes and in procuring the puymenta under it, The phate uetually realized by thesu coutedcrates in auhding and equipping tut portion of the road buye exceeded the sum of $0,000,000, ‘The ac- cuunts between the Union Pacitic Ruilroad Com bany und the Credit Sobilter buve never heen ually odfusted, but in 1509 y partial settlemunt Was wade, iu pursuance of witch @ note proinis- dug to pay to tbe order of the Credit Mubilier of Ameriva’ the sum of 92,000,000 on demand was signed by Oliver Ames, then President ‘of the Company, and John M. 8. Williams, then its Treasurer. ‘Ihe Company calms that this note, which Is now held by the Credit Mobilicr, Was execute without a vote of the Rontd of Directors, ur of the Executive Committee, but thatit wasexeented under an ingreement be- tween the pariive, who were ali sharetolders in the Credit Mobiller, as well_ na Directora nnd members of the Executive Committes of the Union Pacifte Ratlrond Company, and that there- fore {t was nnd now ts vold as against the Coin- pany, In addition to this $2,000,000 note, the Credit Mobilicr claims upward of 8263, ale Jeged to havo been ordered to be pall at a mect- Ing of the Directors on the 30th of September, 1869, for work done under the contract. The complalnt avers that neither the note nor the additional amount mentioned {fs justly duc or payable, both because no stich sume were justly ane for work or materials under the contract, and beeatine the Directors ant members of the Executive Committee of the Union Paeifle Rallroad Company wore at. the time and) bad always beew etuckholders in the Credit Mobiller, and the — profite of the contract were distributed among them— in short, that all of the sald persons became In- tereated inthe eatd fraudulent und unlawful acheinc from the beginning, and continued tn- terested therein throughout. McComb’s share 4n the $6,000,000 of unlawful profits {s estimated at over $124,000, and the Company now prays that he be mado to pay back such sums with in- terest. In connection with the history of this part of the subject it should be added here that before the Hoxte contract was concluded, Peter A. Des, then Chief Engineer of the Company, SURVEYED AND ESTIMATED THE COST of the firat 100 miles, which he put at $80,000 per mile, Afterward, however, ho snys that Mr. Reed, au agent and Director of the Company, directed him to make 4 larger estiinate, puvtly ombaukments “where none were needed, und swelling the estimate to $50,000 per inile—the price agreed to in the Hoxie contract. When thia_ contract was submitted to him ho objected to ft, and when he found that it was to be executed he realigned his position as Chicf Enginecr, stating as his reason for sodolng that ho did not desire to have his name so connected with the railroad that he might aopear to have !ndorsed this contract. In his private letter to the President accompany tiny his Formal Fealienntfon Mr Doy sald: ‘tJ need not expatiate upoa the sincerity of my course When you reflect upon the fact that I have re- signed the best position in my profession this country has ever offered to any man,” FOR A SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION against McComb, the complaint coes on to show that, after the completion of the road to the 100ch ‘meridinn, under the Hoxlo contract, the same confederates proceeled for about one year in the construction aud caulpment of the road further west, and built about 138 miles without any contract, at an average cost not exceeding 2 per mile. Afterward, however, on the f October, 1807, the same partics, acting in the name at onco of the Union Pacific Rattroad Company und of the Credit Mobiller, entered {nto a contract-with Oakes Ames, who hnd ties come n member of the Credit Mobilter and had Joined in the conspiracy, for the construction of BOF mites of road west from the 100th meridian, ata price greatly in excess of the actual cost, including the 138 miles alrendy bullt by them. sulyes without ‘any contract, nnd providing that. the Company should pay a second time for the construction of those 183 miles ata price greatly exceeding the real cost of the same. By the terms of this contract tho Company agreed to pay as follows: For first 100 mites $49, 000 per mile...$ 4,200,000 For next 17 miles $45,000 ‘er mile... 7,615,000 For next 100 miles $99,000 ver mile., 9,600,000 For next 100 miles $80,000 por mile.. 8,000,000 For next 100 nil! 10,000 ver mile.. 9,000,000 For next 100 miles $96,000 per mile,. 9,000,000 007 millet... «+. $47, 15,000 According to agreet und at the thme of the exccution of this contract it was as- signed to Thomas C, Durant, Oliver Ames (President of the Company and brother of Oakes ames), John B. Alley, Siducy Dillon, Cornelius 8. Bushuell, Behjansin E, Bates, aud tho defend- ant, Henry 8. McComb, a8 Trustees for the benelit of themselves and such stovkhoklers of the Union Pacific Railroad Company and of the Credit Mobilicr as should comply with the terms of the agreement. ' terins and con- ditions of the trust wera that the proilts to ariae from the construction of the road under the contract were to de dirided among those stockholders in the Creait Mobilier who, being stockholders inthe Union Pacille Raliroad Company, should execute to the Trus- teva an {revocable power of attorney enabling the Trustees to vote upon alx-tenths of ai shares of the Unfon Pacifle Railroad Company then held by the partfes, and upon six-tenths of all shares of the Union Pacifle Railroad Com- pany thatiatghe thereafter bu allotted tu them fu pursuance of the distribution of the profits of the contract. ‘Theay terms were accepted, und enabled the Trustees to have complete control of the Union Pacific Raflrond Compapy, to elect Its Directors, and to couse {ts affalrs to ve ad- ministered {n the interest of the Trustees them- aclyes, who were concerned in the contract as contractors for the building aud equipment of the rallroad. The day following the assignment of the contract to them the seven Trustees eu- tered into A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENY, which was as fullows; Memorandum of agreement made this 16th day of October, 1807, between Thoms C, Durant, Oltver Ames, John I, Alley, Sidney Dillon, Cor- neltus 8. Bushnell, Henry 3. MeConib, and Benja- min K. Dates, witnesseth us follows: Tho undersigned, belug the owners of shares and holders of curtain prosies of too sharcholttei of tho Union Pacitle Ratlroaa Company, aud ox pecting hereatier to hold other snares and proxies ‘or othor shares theretn, for the protection of ont mutual interosts and the Interests of our conatit. ents, do horuby mutually agree, exch with the other, at any and overy election of Directors of the Union Paciflo Railroad Company, to vote npon the shares of stock then etandiny in ourown names, Feepectively, and Upon such shares ay we hola or may hereafter hold proxies therefor, for eich per- nous a8 Directors of the eald Union Pacific Railroad Company a4 may be nonlnated at or befure each annual stockholders’ mueting of anid Company by A majority of the thon existing Hoard of Directors not appointed by the President of tno United States, and no others, And on failure of such nomination. for any reason by tho sakt oxlating Uuard of the Union Pacific Rallroad Company, wo then auree fo yoto for the ro-election of the elect- ed mombers of the then existing Board, It fa ture ther agreed that, i cuay any ono or autre of the pactics hercta falls or negiects to perform ant stand to any of the ayree- tnenty and covenants hereiy contained, he sali not be ontitied toor claimany buneft or right under or by virtue of any of the trusta or agree monte contained in # cortain memorandum of uygreement herotofore made and concluded by anil between Oakes Ames, of North Easton, Mavs,, f tha firat part, the partles hereto parties o! ond part, and the Credit Sobiiter ot America eof the third part; out the uid shares and proportion of the auld party xo in default ehall be- came the property at oud be divided nmong tha wuld euyerad remalfng partles, for whose benellt said teuats In said agreement ure deciared, Tn witness whereof the aald purtiew have heres unto subscribed their names this day and yeur firat above written, UBHINELL, HL. & MeCoatn, hosan Us Dunant, U.K, Bates, Slened, svaled, and executed jn presence at Cihantes Benn, ‘the Trustees proceeded with the construction of the road under the Oakes Ames contract, nnd received payment from the Company of Inrge amounts, out of which dividends were de- clared from time to time. ‘Thus, Dee, 12, 1887, THEY DECLARED A DIVIDEND of $4,500,000 out of the surplus vrofite, one-half ofthat amount In frat mortgage bonds und the other bull tu stock of the Union Pacitle Railroad Company at par value; Jan. 3, 1808, $750,000 in bonds; dune 1% 1803, $1,500,000 in’ atozk and $2,250,000 In cadtyall of whleh was pald to the rarties, Barly in July, 1803, the Credit Mobilicr ussiuied o)l its interests iu the contract te the Fustees directly, except {te clulin for sume then actually duo to ft, and theuceforth the Trustees continned to build the road under this Wow assiemmentof the contruct to themeclyes, recolving payment and dividing as proflta, July a $2,812,500 i bonds; duly, 180s, $1,125,- 000 in casts und Dev, 29, 1808, 13,000 shares of stock of $100 exch, valued ut $7; alleged that McCurb recelyed his. shure of ull these dividends. 000, ft is proportionate ‘The complaint avers that there was paid in all for the Venetit of the parties interested in the | Ames contract, in cush and securitics, the. sim of 857, actual cost of the work « 2S 181, so tint the exe of proiits taken froin tho Treusury of the Uuton’ Pacitle Raile round Company aniounted to nearly $30,000,000, Subsequent to the creation of the trust, dohn I. Alley resigned as ong ot the ‘Trustees, aint John Dutt was appointed in his place, ‘It ia claimed that McComb recelyed ug his share of the prailts of the Oakes ames contract. more shan $112,000 in moncy, and stock und sceur: ited of the Unlon Fuciic Rattroad Compuny to the value of 8418,000 fn addition, and the pinintit prava that he may be udjudzed to pay over the amount so received, with Inferest, FOR A TUIUD CAUEE O¥ ACTION against McComb, the petition states that he Was, und continued to be during all the picrlod of the cunstractlon of thu rallroad, onw of the Trustees managing such onstruction and dle (ributlog the payments mentioned: thut the parties Interested du the contract under the axrecuient Gre very numerous, many of them belig irresponsible, other buving ded, and many of them being boyoud the Juris 140,102, whily the hot exceed $27,- diction of the Court; that large amounts of the bonds, securities, uml rtocks of the Union Prele Raitrond Company havo passed fnto the hands of bona fide purchasers without notice, or otherwise laye passed be- yond the reach of the Court, so that they cut not bo cumpelled to be returned Cor enncelia tlons that the distribution of such sccurittes and cash under the pretended contract with Onkes Ames wasn fraud, and the partics who acted as Trustees aro,lointly andsoverally Habio for the aame, und artbound to make good to the Union Paciffe Railroat® Company the whole amount of the securities and moneys so received by them; thatthe affairs and management of the Company as n part of the fradulent schemes and contrivances resulting in. the so-called Hoxie und Oakes Ames contracts and the pas- ments thereunder were kept in the hands of the parties intrnsted in. the contracts, and that amnjority of the Board of Directors were con- stantly chosen of persons so Interested down to the beginnlug of the year 1974, Le Is clalined that the wrongful acta of the partles named were only known by the persons fotercsted wrt partlelpating therein, nnd were not known to the other ehareholders and Directors until they were alsvovered by the proceedings of the Th- vestizating Committen of the House of Mopre- Rentatives durliye 1873; thatsince that time the Union Pacitie Ratlroad Company has REPUIMATED THE CONTACTS, and called upon the parties, incliding the de- fondant, to make restitutfon and account for Thesis so wrongfully received by them; that tha accounts between the Company ‘and the partics interested fu the contracts have never been set- tled, sume of the parties, {octuding McComb, claiming further payinents; that, since the con- trol of the Company passed Into the hands of the Directora,—a tnajority of whom were no longer Interested in the contracts,—n larue number of the stockholders of the Credit Mo- biller have relinquished all turther claims upon the Company, elther individually or as estock- halders, aud lave surrendered oF agroed to sur- render property and securities which are still in the Lnsnds of the Credit Mobilier or of the Trna- tees to a large amount, und matual releases have been exchanged, but that McComb refuses to relinquish his rigut or claia upon tie Coin- panv by such a settlement. Accordingly, the Company orays that all the contracts and agreo- ments alluded tu intended by the partics named as means to wrongfully appropriate to themselves Inrge profits in the constrution of the road be declared to be fraudulent und youl os to the Company, nnd to be set asids tut aAnaccount be taken of the amount of money paid, und of securities and of stock issued under the contracts and distributed by the Trustecs; that an account be taken of ‘tho amouut of money, bonds, or other securities nnd stock re- ceived and appropriated to his own use by Me- Comb in pursuance of the contracta, and he be conipelled to pay back the same, with interest from the date of euch payimeute, to surrender or cancel all securities received by hint as part of the profits, orin case any of them having been tranaferred tu other parties and cannut be aur- renderca for cancellation that. he bu decreed to pay their value, with interest from the time of thelr issue or delivery. and to make good the whole atnount‘of the bonds and stock improper ty issued to him or his assuciates so far os the Rate may have passed into the hinds of bona fide purchasers or otherwise licyond the juris~ diction of the Court; Uint McComb be enjoined from any transfer, sale, or other disposition of such securitics pow owned or controlled by lim, and from elatming any balance on account of the contracts or any iutercst or share m the $2,000,000 note. This summons and complaint {s slened by Emott, Hammond & Kidder, an attorneve fur the Union Pucifie Raitroad Company, and fs SWORN TO BY THR PRESENT TREASURER of the Company as follows: State of Massachusetts, County of Suffolk, Oily of Boston, 44.2 Wenty McFarland, being duly sworn, says that ho ts ‘Trensurer of thy Union Pacifle Railroad Company, the plaintiff ahove- named, and that the foreguing complaint is truco to. the knowledge of this deponent, oxcept as to matters thorcin stated to be ultoged on Informution ami belief, snd that a to those matters he belloves it to he trae, Deponent further says that the reason why this verltication ta not made by the plaintif ts that lt te Acorporation; that thle deponcut {4 an ofticer of the same,—to wit, Treasurer,—ond that the grounds of his bellof a3 to ai! matters not therein stated npcn hia knowledga ore ns followe—to wit, inapection of the records of tho aald corporation, and of yarions ducnments, memoranda, and en- tries relating to the mattora wet forth In the fore- going complaint; examination of the revort uf the Congressional Comunittec in the foregoing coim- nialnt referred to; statements made to depunont by other officers of the said corporation, and other: sources of information open: ‘to deponent as ‘Treasurer of the satd corporation. Subscribed and sworn to vefura mo this 8th day of Murch, 1879, at the City of Boston, County of Suffolk, and Stato of Massachusetts, James BELL Commisalon of Deeds for tha Stato of Now York, residing in Boston, sh Usnny McFantann. The complaint covers only the transactions under the Hoxla and Ames contracts, but the tranggetions of the Credit Mobiller covered the construction of the whole of ‘the roud. Thue, after the Ames contract exolred another was mude with J. W. Davis pon similar terms, was assigned to the sama Buard of ‘trustees, and under it the remainder uf the road was con- atructed. The net profit of this contract was nearly $8,000,000, ‘The Congresslonal Commit- tee gave the loltowing summary of the TOTAL COST OF THE ROAD to the Railroad Company and to the contractors, Including the total protits of the Cradit Mobil- ors COST TO THE NAILNOAD COMPANY. Moxie contract... a ansea contract Davis contract. $03, 540,287 Cost TO THE conTtacTons. Hoxte contract, $ 7,808, 189, <Ames contract to, 1 Daviacontract ProMt .eeesee ee weseee Add amount pald Credit Motiiler on account of tifty-elght miles, ‘Total profit on construction, EXTENSIONS, MILWAUKER & 8T, PAUL. Apecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Minwaukex, March 28,—Engincors fu tho omploy of the Cliteago, Misyaukeo & St. Paul Railway Company are locating the Sparta & Viroqua, branch ne or spur from Melyina to Viroqua. Tho work of construction will begin as soonas the engineers get through, and It is the {Intention to complete the road to Viroqua by mnidsummoer, . SLWAURER & DUNUQUE. An the course of a conversation with a report- er, the other duy, HH. M. Benjamin, President of the Milwaukee & Dubuque Narrow-Gauge Kailway Company, atated without reservation that everything was moving nlonz nicely, and the outlook seems good for au early start In the work of construction,“ When we begin work,” eatd Mr, 13, ‘it will be right here fu Milwoukeo, and we shall not stop short of East ‘Troy any- how, ‘The work will go right slong to that polnt without a halt thls season,” Coacerning the narrow or browd gauge, Mr. Benjuuin eal no concluston hud been reached by thts Board of Directora. BIENOYGAN & FOND DU LAC, Arrangements are being perfected for the extension of the Sheboygan & Fond du Lav Kuilway trom Princeton to Westilold, Marquette County, were a junction is to be formed with the Wisconsin Central, ‘The length of the pro- dance extension is eighteen miles, ‘The pro- ectors vottinate that the connection thus for ed will Sucreusy tho gross earnings of the She. boygan & Fond du Lav Road to “the extunt of $00,000 annually, white the fuerease of operating expenaca will ba but little more than at present, At fg understuad that the bondholders ore,will- ing to contribute enough to cover the cost of building the oxteasion. KANBAB. According to advices recvlvedl In thiaelty with: dna few daya, upwards of five inndred inlics of new raffroad will be constructed i Kansaa this scason, Ar. W. 1. Strong, General Manayver of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa fe Railway, writes that his Conipuny contemplate the com- pletion af two or three tmportant branches by the Ist of October, the tutal Jength of whiet Will be put less than two hundred miles. Inud- dition tu this, it ta stated Uhut the Missourt Pa cific Company will extend thelr road from St. Louis through Kaneus a distance of two line dreu injles, The new company formed out of the uid Leavenworth, Lawrence «& Gnlveston, and Kuown aa the Kanaas City, Lawrence «& Bouth- ern Company, expeet ta continue their line from ludenendenes to Wortiington, Kas., a distance of 120 miles. Thus tha growing youne Btate will, at the close of the present yeur, boast of an addition of not less than tive hundred mites of new raltroad, all of which will traverus a rich ugricultural region. ‘Thus the Suuthwest fe Keeping puce with the Northwest tn internal im- provements of an tmportant und in fact almost natloval character, MISCELLANTOUS, BAUT-UOUND FREIGNT BUSINESS. ‘The oflictala of the railroads leading East from this city emphaticaily deny the rnmors iat they ore not adhering to the new tariff rates that Went tuto effect last Monday, or that they hayo mado uuy long-time contracts. It fa true, they say, that some contracts were made, but these would have been worked off had tt not been for the fact that they got short again of cara, Tho trunk-lno Presidente themaclyes were to blamo for the contracts that have been made py not ordering the new rates to go {nto offect 9% once, but allowing three days te Intervene from the tine the order to advance was given until the rates went into effect. During those three days the prominent grain and pro vision Abinpora of thta city presented nt the offices of the yarlous Eastern railroads orders upon clovatora and packiug-houses for several hundred car-loade of {relat to ba transported tothe Eastat the then current rates, and the {reieht ‘agente any the railronds wero in duty bound to aecept the orders. This property, they clattn, te now about nll loaded, and but for the'want of cara ali of Ib would baye gono for- ward. They solemnly atfrm that all the bust neg taken this week tins been at the tarlif rates of Monday, March 24, 187). QUINCY BXCITRD Borctal Dievatch to The Tribune, Quincy, Il, March23—Theru ks some exeite- ment amoug the shippars of the city to-day in consequence of a new joint tariff on Enst-bound frelghits trom Quincy, promulgated by the Chi- cao, Burlington & Quiney und the Wabash Railroads. Ieretofore Quiney las been’ ona competitive fuoting with Bast St, Louls, but the rates which went into effect to-day make the frelght on flour to Now York 63 cents, ft belng only 40 conte from Enst St. Louls, ‘there isa elinilar discrimination” = on bulk-ineats, ‘The millers of the city declare they will not ship a barrel of flour Enat by raft under the present schedule of rates, but, oo the contrary, will take advantage of thu low tariff offered by the steatnboat com- panles, and romh thelr frelght to St. Louls, Agents of the fast-Ireight lines are equally dis- turbed In consequence of the vew taviif, and some of them express the opinion that ft will not be maintained psi veiene hours, It has deranged shipments to all pulnts Enst. CANADIANS AND LARD, fipectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Manison, Wis., March 23.—A special train of eighteen cars with 70 Canndian emigrants bound for Manitoba passed through this city early this morning. Another especial train of sixteen cars loaded with lard, en route from Minuesuta to Liver. pool, Entand, pagset through here by the Bouthsea & Northwestern Railroad thie torn- ng. ITEMS. Mr. James H. Hilt bas been appolnted Gen- eral Manager, and Mr. E, 3, Waketnan General Suverintendent, of the Sioux City & St. Paul Raflroad. Mr, Hil has been a Directur of this road for some years. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says the ap- pointinent of Mr, If, Hf, Courtwright as General Western Agunt of the Chicngo& Alton Kaiiroad at Kansas Clty looks very much ke a nail in the collin of the Southwestern pool, ‘The rnilroade cast from St. Louis are engaged in o war on jastenger. rates. It is claimed that the Wabash Road fs respousibie for this trouble, because it has heen violating all along the agrecient of Dec. 9, and paid com- missions to sealpers during the fast twomonths. ‘The Chicago, Milwankeo & 8t. Paut Rattroad hava decided to discontinue the train which left here for Milwaukee every Saturday evening at 9 o'clock, and justead will ran a train to that city every Sunday, to leave here at 8:30 a, m., and to arrive nt Milwaukeo at 11:80 a, m. Returning, the train will leave Milwaukeo ot 1p. im., und. will arrive at Chicago at 4 p.m. ‘The chage We heen mado to acculnmodate the patrone of ic road, : 4 The General Ticket ond Passenger Agents of roads centering {u this city licld another ineeting yesterday morning nt thelr room fn Aablind Tock, and ett further discussed the war they ure now waging ogalnsp.the scalpers. Exactly what was done, or whut, scope tie discussion touk, could not be learned, as all the members are ptvorn to secrecy, but 1b fs understood that the principal object of the mectiiua of the Inat two days was to take action rerarding the at- tempt of the scalpers ‘to have the “Scalper's jaw” repeated. Mr. F.° H. Winston, General Solicitor of the Pennsvivauia Company, who hos just returned from) Springfield, was before the meeting yesterday, aud fave an account of the work dous to preveyt the repeat of the bill, Tle stated that it look ery improbable tht. the Legislature will také'‘any action regarding the Scal pers low. ‘The Baltimore American says: The heating of cars hy stoves hos ‘been the cause of more headaches, colda, and general fll-comfort than any other appurtonance;,t9 modern traveling, and way step tv mitigation. of this evil amounts too public blessing. Sttdm has been wacd, but has heen found too expdhslye, except for purlur and sleeping cars, ‘Thd Bonnsylvania Railroad has just adopted a syq| a ‘of car-heatlng be- tween Philadelphia an lew York which is economical, aint, fn ite" results, better than xtcam. ‘The plon is t it by hot water pioes raunlyg froma butler tasthe: forward car through vach car, making 6 turnetnder each seat, thus giving every pussengeriaigonvenient warming. pon for lifs fect, fn placayof the customary cold draft, Experiments bayé jshown that, with the water boiling in the forward car, the water {n the pipes on the last cagiol a train register 203 deg., giviuy a medium teuperature to the car of 70 dex, to 75 dex, ‘The ;phan of heating houses and factories by hot water has become very popular in Enelond nwt. Scotland, aud has proven of special value where even small varln- Uons of temporature arozto be avoided, us in hothouses and artificial {aeubatories, ent EDISON’S ELECTRIC LIGHT. : ese ae Soveral Necont Improvementa In tho Sys- tem—=A Dincovery of: Tinportance—Lers Than Hall tho Cost of Gas. New Yark Heratil’ March 10. ‘Tho firat practical ttlij§tration of Edison's electric Hzht as a systeny bes Just been given. For thu past two nights bis: entire labratory and machine shop have been lighted up with the now Haht, and the resule'thas been eminently sntisfactory, In the chethieal portion of the laboratory two of the incandescent lights sup- piled the place of the five gas Jets ordisarily in uso there, wud in the muchine shop, a building 125 feet long by 26 feet wide, twelve of the ‘new Mghts dla the worl of the cignteen gas- burners previously used. ‘The fnt given was clear, white, and steady, gleasnut to the oye, and of such character that colors could bo readily diutinguished. None of the unpleasant glare 80 noticeable in the carbon Het was visi- ble, The electric lamps were regutated so that each gayo alight of from elghteen to twenty candle power in intensity, but the purity of the Hight made the tntonsity appear cyen higher, ‘fhe generator used was the ordivary Gramma machine, sald ta consumetwo und one-hult horsepower, but which in reality has been found to consumy ‘three horse-power, The ex: hibition was witnessed by goime of tho leading Directors of the Company eantrollt the pate unts, together with a fow ecivutitle friends of the tnyentor, All wero much pleased at the re- ault, The progress mado during the past two months by Edison hus been quite marked. ‘The Hight, tnxtead of being at a standatill, ae was generally belloved, has in reality been greatly developed. ‘Tho must prominent of the im- provements fs one relating to the plathnyn and iridtun coll, By a discovery, pronounced by experta who hove econ tas ‘of great scluntitic portant fisan line succeeded in practically creating it uew ailoy,—one Mat possesses prop- erties hitherte unknown, Its melting pom is much hlgner thanethut of avy known metal. This discavery has proved moat Valuable in con- jon with the electric ght, Previoualy the sult which the inventor could obtain per ower Was four hahts. but by the use of this new alloy he now obtains with cave six Huhta per horse-puwer, and makes It posatble, pater eben conditions, to obtain as high ud eleven, One of the chief diMlculties Enison haa had to contend agulust has been the want of proper venerator for lis peculiar method, In the course of hiv experiments with thy Heht he hag Used several, aud constructed two or three of his own, but nono of them hive come up to hig requirement. ‘Theooe giving the beat sat- {staction tans far is the Granime machine; but cyen that does not develop elvctricity with sufi cient economy to satisfy thn, althouh trom that machine bo bus obtulned, as ubave stated, at the rate of pix Hehte per horsepower, He continues conildent Unt tna short time he will Nave succeeded tn constructing 9 generator that wiilgive wach better sesults, Butoven with the Graming, finperieet fn many reapecta for in candescent butting as It is, be manuluctures the leht atu cost of is trifle over ube cent per hour fur six electric Hihts, Hs mechanics are vow colstruyting a new wanusator, which promises to yluld inuch better resulta, 60 far as coouumy Re V da concerned, Sluce bexluning works on the electric light Edison hus devised nore than a ecore of lamos of dilferent styles, but eng by one they have been luid uside us not coming up to his concep: ton of what ho ought to have. ‘There now re. niin auly two styles, which closely compety with wach other In point of excellence. In huth there (sw small gluss chamber through which pases the Hetle coll which Js made incandesvent y the clectricity, Ove of the lumps resembles Une ordinary atudent’s lamp. ‘The other ta of globular fori and bardly va handsome, ‘The egscntial construction of each ts practically the suuie, although there are some few minor points ofuillercoce, The reguiatur-or contriyauce by which tho clectricity fa turned off and on bas been iinproved, and is now much more simple than it was originally, the expansion of the alr fn the plabe sorving to tvork it. . The recent tmprovements which iave been made oy the great inventor have necessitated the chapaing quite paterially of tho figures upon which the cost of elevtric Ihting has pre- viously heen based by him. Lately ho has ob- tained ostimates from different builders of the cost of engines, boilers, dynamo machines, and the other neceseary oppllauces. With their Ruaranteca and with the experiments already made by tho lamps now in use (the horae-power consumed belng measured hy a dynamometer and the resultant electricity by an electro- dynamomoter, the whole reduced to so many foot pounds per. candla power), tie hng been able tu make the necessary estimates. The reaults are certalaly startling, as compared with as, 98 they show that gaa must bo made und stored in the gasomoter at 161¢ conta fur each 2,000 feat to compote with Its system, and with a possl- Dility of a further reduction by Improvement. In one of Edison's electric burners equal to alxteen candica there Is conanmed 2,000 foot- pounds por minute, whereas a gas jet of equal bower consumes 48,000 foot-pounda, or elahicen {mes more energy to produce the same effect. as is produced by the electric Nght. To put it In more popular tertns, the presont estimates ns to the oxponse of electric lighting under Edison's system, as made by him, figura the cost of electricity as compared with gag ot leas thou one-hnif, or supposing gas to ba furnished at the rate of $3.25 per 1,000 fect, an equal supply of electrle ght can be furntehed for $1, leaving ot that pricd a falr profit for tie company supply- ing the olectricity. ‘The figures put forward by the gas companies, Edison clatins, aro based on error. Those who mnke them do not, he eays, understand his system, and he further clatn that in inany Instances they estimate twen! four per day as the daily consumption, when, polnt of fact, the consumption of gas or clec- tnielty will not average, for all the burnera, mora than threo or four hours at the moat. Among the experiments frequently tried of late in the laboratory is one showing the casen+ tial difference between light produced by the carbon pecrore and that by Incandeseence, In the centre of the laboratory, suspended from the celling by wires, sa caruon apparatus said to emit o light of 4,000-candic power, Last night, the twelve incandescent lights wera frequently compared with {t to show the relative quantities of light, The Nght from the caroon gave appar ently not more than three or four tines as much Nght os thatgiven by the incandesvent, Nights. What it did give, however, waa not nearly os cf- fective for practical purposes as wero the twelve ineandescont lights. By the latter the mechanics wero ennbled to do their work with as much facility as If it was days but during the tims the carbon Heht was shintyz it was noticed that many of the work- mien were unable to work, the filekering, un- steadiness, and sharp aladows from the carbon process belng paiuiul to the oye. Immediately in the vicluity of the carbon the light was Urilliant and Intense, but at a distance of thirty or forty feet it was very much decreased. The aclentists who. witucssud the comparisons were unanimous iu pronouncing in favor of incandes- cence ns muck better adapted for practical uses. ‘The work in the Inboratory during the past month has been assiduous, the machinery and mechanics being kept golng unell midnight every night. Only two things, Edlson says, are now necessary before the Nght can be given to the public, ‘The first fs the standard lamp to be used, und the second a better generator than the one now fn uperation. Neither of these re- (uirements is regarded by hlin as diMeutt of attatument. Indeed, both’ might be dispensed with, he states, and the system be now put io practical operation everywhere, and electricity supplicd ut less tuou half thu cost of gus, but feeling satlatled thatadetay ot a few months will cnable him to get the syatem down to even greater economy, he prefers to send it from the luboratory as ucar completo as possible. The undertaking to light up Menlo Park will be com. meneed ina few weeks. Mr. Batchelor, Edl- gun's chiof assistant, whe has full charee of the detatla of the work, ‘has glready made the cat!- mates nnd given the prellminory orders for the accomplishment of the same. EED-TIAME. NEBRASKA, Special Dispatch ro The Tribune, Kranney, Buffalo Co., March 28,—Two- thirds of the wheat sown, No oats io, Frost allout. Area of smatl grain will bo nearly doubled, The ground in excellent condit{on, Notimore than ono-fourth of the old wheat on hand, Spectat Diapatch to Tie Tridune, Paattamouti, Cugs,,Co., March 28,—Com- menced sowing wheat, . ‘The area will be larger than. In, 1878, Graund: alittle dry, though in good condition If!we have rain in two weoks. One-filth of the old wheat on hand, Frost all out of the ground. , Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Bewanp, Seward Co,, March 28.—One-half the sprilig wheat sown, Acreage will bo In- creased 10 per cont. Will bo considerable fax sown, Beed in great demand, ‘Ten per cent of the old wheat unsold. Grouod dry, Some froat in the ground, + Snectal Dispatch to ‘The Tribune. Beatrice, Gage Co., March 28.—Iiave been sewing Wheat off und on for a month, Frost notall out yet. Ground very dry for this sea- gun of the year, ‘The area of wheat will be largely Increased, ‘Ono-clghth of the old wheat unso! Speetal Dienatch to The Tribune, Invaue, Webster Co., March 23,—Wo linve heen ablo to sow consideradle wheat this week. Frost all out. Large increase in the aren of last ear, Grouud in tor. condition; rather dry. ery Ilttie old wheat on hand, Apectal Dispatch $0 248 Tridtine, Juntata, Adams Co., March 28.—Farmers very busy sowing wheat. Acreage will be doubled. Ground in good order. Speciat Dimuatch to The Tribune. Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., Maren 28,—Wheat allsown, Ground very dry. Acreage increased one-third. Some oats in. Not much flax, Very Uttle spring wheat on han MINNESOTA, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Prainyinw, Wabasha Co., March 23,—Not dry enough on top for seeding. Frost not out yet. It present pleasant weather holds will be seed- ing within a week. Average acreage will bo sownof wheat and oats, Four-fl{ths of the spring wheat sold, Ontlook has beon very “oluc" for farmers and business-men the past winter, Weallfeel moro hopeful os seeding time approaches, Sneclal Dispatch to ‘The Tribune. Bro Laker, Shorburne Co., March 23.—Com- monved sowing wheat the 10th ult. Ground in good condition, Frozen hard now. Area of Wheat will ba inerensed this season. Surplus Wheat ql sold. Winter wheat is damayed b the Inte cold weather. ‘Too eurly yut to csti- mate percentage, ‘Spectat Diapatea to The Tribune. Wanegna, Wadena Co, March 23—Had a Rood rain. Taken out four tnchea of frost. Ground in a few days will bo in ood condition forseeding. Arenol wheat sown will be in- creased one-fourth. Spectal Mspatchga The Tribune, Nontnrinin, Riee Co., March 28.—Two weeks ago small amount of wheat suwo, Nothdu done since. No material ‘incresso in acreage this gasans One-third uf the old wheat yet on aud. ILLINOIS. . Anectal Diepatch to The Trtoune, WATNESVILLE, De Witt Co, March 28,— Haya sown wheat,’ Soina oats, Arca of each will bo Increased. Ground in good condition. Winter wheat extra coat, Corn has nearly all fone forward, Have had good roads all winter, No old wheut on hand for sate, Boeciut Dispatch to The Tribune. : Wasnpunnx, Woodford Co., March 28— Spring wheat is mostly sown. Plowing for oats rapidly progressing. ‘There wil be no material increase in the’ acreage of etther, ‘The ground breaks up In aplendid order, Sveckel Dawerr:. to The Tribune, BELLevi..e, St, Clair Co,, March 23.—No oats im yel, Frost about all out. Ground in fine state. Winter wheat never looked bet- ter, One-third of the lust crop of wheat on hand, ae sasctal Dispatch ta The Tribune. Buistor, Kendal! Co. March 98.—Ground sorry and Wet, Frost not oll out. Vory little plowhue done, Some winter wheat Looklag very well, Dakota. * Spectal Iapatch to The Tribune, Fanoo, Cass Co, March ‘Vroat not yot out of tho ground; Active preparutions aru bo- ing made for seeding, Must begin syon as the reault of tho present fine weather, ‘The area of spring wheat’ will,bo doubled, The eround promlsca to painting condition. Outy o sual) portion of the ofd what remuins on hand. VOW ANBAR & — Spsctgl Dispatch 10 The Tribune. Rocuront,,.Reoks Ca, March 2&—Spring accding about over, The acreaco somewhat In- creased over last year. Ground in splendid or- der, but rather dry. Winter wheat in excellent condition und promises au abuudunt yleld, Cora aud wheat baye al} becu marketed. STATE: AFFAIRS, Proceedings of the General As- sembly of Illinois. Favorablo Consideration of the Bul té Tax Express Companies. The House Occupied with ¢He Forcible-Entry-and-De- + tainer Bill, £ The Day's Records of the Legisla- tures of Michigan and In- ' diana. PROCEEDINGS, SENATE, Spectat Dispatch to Tha Tribune, Sprinoriziy, March 28—The Senate began its daily business this morning with: twonty- eight Senators present. ‘ : Among the more important committea re- ports made was tlint of Senator Mayborne, from’ the Committec on Stato Charitics,*recommend- ing the pasange of the bill prepared by the Stato Board of Charities tn regard to the commitinent. and detention of insane persons, This bill fs known iu the Houeo as No. 741. It was ordered to a second reading. EXPRESS COMPANIES, ‘The bill offered yesterday by Senator Whiting as a substitute for Bilt 273 was brought back by the Reyenuo Committeo and recommended it bo sent to the Judiciary Committee, Senator Dement made a infnority reyort diséenting to this, and asking that it be ordered on filo for a second roading, This bill requires express companics to make annual reports of thelr gross carnings on all lincs in this State to the Auditor, who, on payment by the company of o tax of 2 per. cent on Its gross earnings, Issues o Ilconse to it to carry onthe express business In this State. Such license fs isgued yearly, thereby serving ns a se- curlty forthe collection of the tax. In addt- Hon to this a fine for cach violation of the act fs provided. A long discussion over theso reporta followed, the friends of the bill strenuously resteting its getting into the hands of the Judl- clary Committee, because they feared, if ft should get there, it would be scen uo more for- ever. Floally the mlnorlty’s report was re- celved, and the bill went on file for o second reading. MOUSE BILLS were then read a firat time, after which Senate bills were given a Nike promotion, MINES. Senator Thomna moved to suspend the rites that Bill 876 might be reads sevond timo, which was dune, and the bill read. This act proposes Important amendments to the present Jaw fn regard to intnes. It requires the operators of mines to supply at least 100 cubic fect of alr per ininute for each person in ts mine, imposes in- ereased {napection duties nud other require: ments, which it {s betieved will {nerease the safety und better the condition of miners, Son- ators Thomas and Artiey referred to it a8 one of the most Important measures before the Sen- ate. Mr. Shuts moved ft bo made a special order for Friday, April 4, which was adopted, THIRTY-THREE YEARS. ‘The bi Umiting the period for which any per- ouy part of the Judgment aball be pald to tha party bringtuyg sult. . He We TAINRS, who fs here, atates that he came down to collect dnformation for the completion of the Aucient Hiatory of Iilingf. White hera ho states he shall olao use his efforts to prevent the nomina- ton of J. Charles Haines to the Senate of q Justice of the Peaco for Chicago, on the ground that hla friends wish to save tilin for 8 candidate for Cireult Judge at the spring election, It. seems very probable that Mr. Haines will sue. eecd in preventing J, Charles’ nomination by the Governor, INDIANA. CLOSING our. t Botctal Dispatch to The Tridbuns Inpranarorts, Ind., March 28,—A bill passed, the Leglisinture to-day to do away with Curo. ners’ juries, making thnt official to oxaiwine and report alone upon the caves of death submitted to bin. The report of the Confrence Committeo on the Exemption bill, fixing the amount at $600, an Increase of $300 over the present law, to bo taken fu real estate or persounl property at the election of the debtor, was adopted, ‘The Bureau of Statistica bill has bean adopt. ed, nnd now there ara no other fraportant billa to boacted on, THE INSANE ABTLUM. At thoclosa of the avenlug session of tho House, the Committee charged with the invest! ' gation of Mrs. Jameson and Evarts, of the Ine sane Asylum, submitted thelr reports ant or. dered them Inid, upon the table tll) morning, ‘The majority repért, algned by Senators Sinlt and Treat, and Representatives Hubbard, Saint, ‘and Thornbury, is very long, and, in tho tain, yery favorable to the respondents, It finds no fault with the expenditure of the money re. celved from tho sale of the farm. and grecn- house products, although the books ougat to shuw—what they do not—just how it was expended. It (finds, also, that though no law authorized Dr. Jameson to draw a salary as Treasurer of the Building Board, yet no fault can be found with bim for so dolng “under the circumstances. The custom of employing rela. tives {a depreented, as is the cmployimentof a seamstress by Dr. Evarta’ family at the State's expense, The charges of receiving presente snd purehasing goods at exorbitant prices are un- sustained, except in Dr, Evarts’ buying clothing of Heitkam & Co. White Dr. Jameson's receiv. ing interest on tne Stute’s muney devosited in’ bank i not justitied, nolther is his conduct cundemned, his action having been approved by the Board, The matter of ree eelving money for the retention of {incurable pationts fs nlao handled yery gingerly, the ree port neither approving nor condemuing. Tho charie of keeping books in a way to deceive the public.is astained. The case of Dr. Hester Is argued atgreat length, especially his treatmeut of Mrs, Williams, for wiitets ho 13 chorged with {nexeusable uegicet, reflecting upon the whole management of the institution. "This dose, however, fa sweetoned by tho further statement that Dr. Hester waa denied un opportunity of offering — evidence in his own defense, ‘Che§ discipline for the past elghteon months is pronounced generally bad, yet. in conclusion, they say that ‘the secused hove ever had at heart the welfare of this great and Important public charity.’ Altogether, the report jaa very fulrone, but {ts sentences jn reality condeuin more thau,they sppear to on thelr face, TNH MINORITY REPORT, siened by Senator Foster, Chairman of the Committee, and Representatives Reiley, Ed- wing, andslloudy, all Democrats, finds Dr. Jame- son guilty of not turning over to the State Treasury moneys received for farm wil greenhouse products, aud for receiving, us ‘Treasurer of the Commisatoners for the new asylum buildiny, $1,40J, without warrant of law. It tads the eaployment of relatives not Mlegal, but. reprehensivle, and advises its dis- continuatce in future; that the services of Miss Harding, a seanistress, benefited no one but Dr. son can be confined in ihe Penitentiary to thirty- thres ycars alsu went to n third reading, THE BOCIALIST. Senator Arley then sent up the following vill, which may be of especial Interest. to candidates for office und electlon-lay tieket-peddlera: oie. for an act in regard to bribery at elec- jong, Sxction 1. Bo it enacted by the people of the Stato of Hitnole, represented Jn the General AB- sembly, That any person, or peraons, who sliall hire, or cause to be employed, Aicectiy or Indirect- ly. any person or persons, fo" pedals ‘or distribute any ticket or ballot intended to be voted by the Joyal voters of thi State, or who shall in the ab- sence of any agreement give, ur cattse to te given, Any money or other valuable thing, or promise of any, office of emolument or trust in consideration oF any: service rendered on the day of elvction'in periling' of distributing any ballot or ballots to be voted by the legal voters, shall be deemed vuilty of a felony, and Imprisoned In the State Penitenuary for a teri of not tess than two years nor mofo than tive yenrs, ‘The same Senator also preaented a bill requir- ing street rallway companies to bulld thelr tracks and operate the road over all streets throughout their entlre extent that are named in their chartera. ne It {a understooil to-nieht that the Governor will aend the names of the Justices of the Peace to tho Seoute for conilrmation on Wednesday, if fthere is a full house. Somo changes have been inade In the list a8 presented tothe Governor, tt isunderatood thit Foote and Kaufmann, at least, wil be dropped. Prob- ably J. Charles Hatnes will be substituted in plave of ono of these. ‘There may be other changes, but the fact {s not known, Most of the candidates und thelr friends huye returned to Chicago. nour This morning a resolution was introduced by Mr, Fosbender, providing for the appointinent of a committee to’ inquire how much time fe necessary to complete the copies of the field notes now in the posscesion of the custodian, ‘This was thought advisable by the author of the resolution froin the fact that a commuuication had been recelyed from the custodian stathys that two yonrs more at least would be required, Mr, Matthews destred the communieation print ed, whercuvon Mr, Fustender moved to suspend the rules that a yote micht bo taken upon his motion to appoint a committee. ‘Ths motion wag lost, und the matter waa left upon the Clerk’s desk after a considerable atruggie. VORCIMLE ENTRY AND DRTAINEL, This morning Mr. Trusacll, from the Special Committee to which was referred House Bill 29, of which ho is the author, reported tt back with a recommendation from a majority of the Com- multtee that {t pass as amended. A tninority re- port Was presented by Mr, Meitintay, who moved that 1b bo substituted for the majority report, ond that the bill pass without mogiteution. Ou thls motion much discussion followed, Ser. Bof this act. provides, sevording to the minor. ity report, that when Ind has been sold under te judgment or decree of any Court to this State, and the party ta such jadument or decree, i the expiration of the time at redemption, when redemption ts allawad by law, refuses or neglects to surrender possession thereof after demand, fa writing, by the person entitled thereto, or bla agent, the person entitled to the possession of Juanda or tenciments may bo re- stored thereto, ‘rhe majority of tho Committco desire to In- sert after the word “court” “or sale on deed ot trust or mortguge with power of sale,'? an. anoss roso to a question of privilege this morning and sent a copy of the Springfield Jowrua’ to the Clerk's desk to be read. flu then proceeded to modify and take back tho language used by him wolf yostorday fn relation to the Springileld Sey- ister, ‘THB DEBATE ON THE PENDING MEASURE, which was tho consideration of House BI 20, was resumed, and contiiued ut length, ‘The motion of Mr. McKiuluy to substitute the minority for tne majority report was adopted, and tho bul was ordered tou third reading, + PARK WAYS, * + For somo daya past the Housa hag been on- gayed iu the recular order of business, und has looked witha jealous aye upon any member who tae attompted Yo advance 9 pet aicusnre, Benate Bil! 207, providing for opproachca to the Chicago parks, has been reposiug in the order of Senate uilts on second reading for two weeks or more. ‘This delay has been ovcustoned by the Public Printer, who hag had it in his pos- ageston all thiy tine, und it wae returned to tho flouse to-day, Nad tt not been for this dilatory official the mecastres would probably hava beou a tow ere this. ‘Thts afternoon, by the consent of the House, it was read at lerve, and, without amendment, was ordered to a third reading. It will ba possible to pusa this bill next week, when it will becomne a law. é DACK TAXES, Mr, Fosbender mtroduced a bill this afternoon providiay thut whenover judgmone is rendered for inoney due, the Clerk of the Court analt as- certaln whether the person in whose favor Judgment ts rendered has allowed his property to be forfutted, and, if it fins bewn forfeited, the execution shptl issue to the County Cullee- tor, who shall apply the fret proceeds to the poymant of such forfeited taxes, nnd the balance aliall be paid the person or corporation in whosy fayor the judgment fs given; also, that when a change of Venue is taken, both counties, thy one where sult was inetituicd aud where the caso was tried, eball haye equal Heng upon the Judg- mont for the payment of forteised taxes before | Evarts’ family; that Dr. Janieson recelyed pres= ents to intuenco. him in disposing uf the asy- jum's trade; that Dr. Evarts pal retatl prices for coods purchased by wholeaate; that the re- ports of 1873 are incorrect; that Dr. Evarts has received Jurge amounts from time to time to influence him to retain incurable paticnts withous. accounting for — the sume; that the books were kept so ag to mislead the public; that, In general, the charge of cruelty {s got sustained, but that, in exceptional cases, it is more than sustained, notably in the cases of Mrs, Knapp, Mrs. Me- Dowel, Mrs, Ashland, Mrs, Mary Harris, and Mrs. Willtams, the last case being mentioned at feat aud ieee aloe Suorouniy cate pmucd for tensranne ad elect ne ‘Talnor- ayy tether hat Reese autitation bas been des moralized for @ number of years. Following this report, “Mussrs, Edwins and Nandy submit a resolution censuring Drs. Jameson and Evarts for malfeasance in office, and requesting: the Attorney-Geaeral to ineti- tute suit for the recovery of $1,400 wrongfully appropriated by Dr. duces. TENNESSEE. THE STATE DEGT. Spreta) Dispatch to ‘The Tribune, Nasnvit.x, Teon., March 23.—The House to- doy amended the Senate bill 6oas to read, 50 and 4, fusteed of 40 and 5, and the bijl as amended requires that the Governor shall con- sult the bondbolders, and, in case thelr con- sent ts obtained, n proposition shall then be submitted to the people. Otherwise, no elec tlon will be held, ‘The bill oa amended will be considered by the Senate to-morrow, aud It ta now thought it will be concurred in by that dody, although all considor that tho vote sill be 4 yery close one. Should this prove truc, Gov, Marks has already signified his inteucion to sign the bill. ‘The State Creuit men are all orced tliat, if the bondholders rofuso G0 und 4, repudiation in toto will follow. All sorts of {iibusteriug was re- sorted to by the low-tax nen in the House to- day, und much excitement was occasioued on the floor, in the cloak-ruoms, und in the lobbies, ‘The tnal vote stood 43 to 81, Only two days of the soveuty-live remain, und abquid the bill ay wbove duseribed pass the Souate to-morrow it 13. claimed that tt will unite the Teuneasee Democ- racy aud gatlsfy the bondholders. A MEETING. To the Western Axoctated Press. Nasnviuiz, ‘Venn, March 28.—At a meeting of the State Credit Democrats yesterday und to- day, they wnantinously adopted a resolution that they would awalt the flual action of the Leutlatature, and In the ovent it passed the bill for the adjustinent of the State debt, which the creditors would accept, deamlug such sccept- ance uecessary to an ‘adjustment, they pledget thelr earnest ‘efforts tu Nave the samo ratified by the puoblas butaf no flnal actlon was taken by the Legislature, or such actlun as would not sct- tle the question, then they would favor a Cou- vention of the State Credit Democrats to take such actlon as might be deemed necessary, A resolution was also adopted adjourning tho meethiy ta April 4, to consider what further action might bo taken to effect a final and hon- orale adjuatinent of the dobt, elther in secoud- ing the ratification of such legtelation of thy present aesston of the Legistature a8 micht bo adopted If satistastury, or it no such legisiation resulta from the @leliberntions of the present session, then for the purpose of otherwise fig lo effecting an adjustment, MICHIGAN, LEGIBLATIVE, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, LAnsIng, Mich,, March 28.——The Senate passed bilis relating 10 incorporating the Slack-Water Navigation Company; for tho ftuprovoment of rivers In Bt, Joseph, Cass, Berrien, and Chebore gan Counties; ainending the primary school Jaw; amending the act authorizing. municipal corporations to raise monvy by taxation to psy ratlroud bonds; providing for the examination and allowaucy of clalins avalnet estates, inincr, and fugano persons uuder care of guardinus; enabling tha City of East Saogidaw to {ssue bonds tu pay Its fudebtedness, ‘The Kulamazoo Asylum Committes returned hore this morning. ‘They have by request grant> ed the Board of Trustees a delay of turther pro ceedings unt April), in order that written testimony amountiuy to 600 follos may be thor: oughly serupinized, und a defpnso prepared. Dr. Foster Pratt te here, and wit perform this work. ‘Tho whole number of wituessoa ¢x; quilned thus fur Is clehty-fve, about a duzco ot whom have been patients of the institution, A Sugrousls investigation of the charges will ba quade, —— ’ ' THE FARMER CITY SCANDAL, Boeciat Dispatch (0 The Tribuns Fanuegn City, Il, March 2%—The trial of Elder W. 1. Maupin, pastor of “the Christian Chirch, va, Jobu A, Beott und his wife Belle, carried on gy ‘av church, for clreulating scandalous reporte ugainat Elder Maupin, ended to-day in a full acquittal of the Scotts, aud & deepeniug of the conviction that Maupin is gullty of eeduction and Wlicit iutercourse with Mrs. Seote before hee marriage. Jt will bo re- inembered that Alra. Seott coutcsscd to her hus- band that. Muupin Had led her frou: the paths of virtue Lwo years ago, while she was a meme ber of his church, and kept up the fntercoursd with ber until quite recently.