Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1880, Page 1

—— The Chitaga Daih VOLUME XXIX. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, UNDER! DISCOUNT In every Department of our House, either _ for Men, Youth, Boys, or Children, and in some cases, where the goods are already ON THE ‘ War Path. ; OUR ENTIRE STOCK OVERCOATS, $i5 Overcoats: MARKED DOWN TO ¢5 1 O. This is a ruinous discount for us to make, but we are overstocked in these goods (all new, stylish, and desirable), and they must be sold; Hadn't you better Bay One for Next Winter A.J. NUTTING & CO., Gont’s Clothiers, Boys’ Clothiers, Fine Tailors, and Men’s Furnishers, 104 & 106 Madison-st. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR! 20 dozen Chemise, good Muslin, Lace Edge at25e, 20 dozen Chemise, Tucked Yoke, Lace Edge, at 50c. 20 dozen Chemise, Lons- dale Muslin, Tucked Yoke, 3 rows. inserting, fine embroidered edge, at 75 cents. , 25 doz. Chemise improved sleeves (fine embroider- ed), at 95e, $1, and $1.25. 50 doz. Night Dresses, good Muslin, at 60, 75, 90c, and $1.00. 20 doz. Muslin Skirts, Prin: cess Backs, 10 tucks, at 50 cents. 10 doz. Lonsdale Muslin Skirts, 20 tucks, at 85c. All of the above are at old prices, which makes ‘them very cheap, considering the great advance in all kinds of Cotton Goods. PARDRIDGES’ MAIN STORE, ‘Hd and 116 ST. Marked Down Sinco Jan, ist, Wo shall offer some Wonderful Bargains a In overy Department. Wo must havo room for our | TNMENSE SPRING STOCK, 4 » Which will bo coming in soon after Feh- + 1, and have marked our ENTIRE STOCK > at prices that cannot help but draw = CROWDS OF PEOPLE. Overcoats Marked Down Por Gent 12 1-2 to 25 Per Cent, » Mon’s Heavy All-Wool Pants $3.00 and $4.00, which isa Great Bargain. SMALL MEN OR YOUTHS FINE BLACK WORSTED * Coats and Vests at Half Price. ea This Morning the entire front of our Store will bo lined with $10.00 - Cassiano Saek- and Frock Suits, i Which is almost an unheard-of Bargain. : $10.00 * Harris Cassimere Pantaloons, ‘Marked Down to . $5.50. Heavy Pantaloons for WORKINGMEN, Lined throughout, st $1.25, GENTLEMEN’ Ploago remember cyory Garment wo show you is mado up in our own MAN- UFACTORY by Miner, Beal & Hackett, Who aro Proprictors of tho PUTNAM Clothing House, LOCATED AT 131 &183 Clark-st. & 117 Madison-st Orders by mall promptly fled. Goods sent C. é. D by E ~ = Send Cards of Soif-Meustromonte. oul e W. H. FURLONG - Resident Managor. COFRER. BUY YOUR Roasted . Coffee C. JEVNES, (10-112 Madison-st. WE ROAST DAILY. Nos ATE-ST, REMOVALS, “REMOVAL. DUDEN & C0., Importers of Reat and Imitation LACES HUMINT) WAN | EMBROIDERIES 463 BROOME-ST., NEW YORK, BEG TO ANNOUNCE THEIR REMOVAL TO ASA Broadway, N.Y., BETWEEN MLOOME AND GILAND-8TH. STATIONERY, &c, MONEY TO LOAN By JOSIE HL, REED, 52 Willlamat,, X.Y, Pyoneanss sgputeg, gp, tMPROvED cuttcado Appiicationg rece}vud ard nromptiy attonded to b; TLRS UIEMON, s Ttanduiphicets MONEY TO LOAN in sims ae desired on im: 1 watal juts he rored city reat eatata nt eA Tet mod Abhiond Hidek, BLANK BOOKS, ‘ ADVERTISING. PRINTING, AND STATIONERY, J, W. MIDDLETON, 65 Statest. Large Block, Coot Work, Low Prices, BLANK BOOKS, ‘pace aecurent for City and Cow Advertising. Fo: Botenansusg'L snr cliz and Country Adgertiang, For Vt Dearbuirnsat, Chianio, STATIONERY AND PRINTING, . SCALES, ARO d RE: SONY Hiaashaer and fetatng Co, FALE A ANKE . HATS, Ss Cc A L E Ss Gente’ Dress Sills Hates on hand rans tip, "Price, $500, dt BATNES? FAIRBANKS. MORSE & 00. tie 5 ES 4 . nets LakeSt,Ohicago, ~ The Store, ‘a Bladison-at, (Pribur ae ~ Decarcfultobvycaly the Genuine, Building.) . ene os WASHINGTON. The House Engage in a De- bate Yesterday on the Rules. Their Revision Distasteful to a Large Class of Con- gressmen, Especially tho Change Relating to Harbor and River Ap- propriations. How National Banks with Expiring Oharters May Promptly Reorganize. Evarts Explains His Connec- tion with the Inter- oceanic Canal. Argument of a Railroad Manager on Reagan’s Inter-State Commerce Bill. Bayard’s Legal-Tonder Resolution to Be Reported to the Sen- ate Adversely. The Examination of the Ute Indians to Be Conducted Seoretly, TITE RULES. YESTRNDAY'S DERATE. Special Disnatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnaton, D, C. Jan, 13.—Tho Houso de- voted onother day to the consideration of the proposcd revision of tho rules. Tho debate still falls to furnish on adequate indication of tho probable fate of tho roviston, although thore wero soine to-day whosald that, while opposed to many fentures of the revision, they should yote for it 1s on the whole an improvement on tho present system. The chief topic of to-day's do- bate was tho River and Harbor bill, and that is likely to be the principal subject of discussion aa Jong as tho revision is before the House. Tho friends of tho rivers. and harbors Exst and West, North and South, fear that tho proposition totransfer the practical control of the River and Harbor bill from the Commerce to the Appropriations Committco originates In a. splrit of hostility to large oxpenditures for in- ternal improvements, and that to give the Ap- propriutions Committee supervisory control, after tho Commerco Committee has considered tho estimates, 1s, in effect, to say that Goose Creek slinll not bo made navignble for ocean vessels; that the mountain streams of West Vir- Bint and of the Kaunwha country shall not be placed upon an equal footing with New York harbor; and that tho bed of tho Kiskeminctas shall not be sprinkled in summer as A MEANS OF FLOATING BHINGLES or paved in winter to make a good roadway for conl-carts, and all at Government oxpenso, but those who havo devised and supported tho ro- vision nre frank enough to say that thnt is exe actly what they, In part, hope to accomplish by the change. Thoy belfove that It is time to calt “halt!” in expenditures of hundreds of millions for numerous streams. Tom Browno, of In- diana, for instance, defied the friends of such river and harbor appropriations as for many yenrs haye been mando to point to tholr value, and said that for the $50,000,000 that bud been oxponded not one cont could be shown to- day. Whitthorne, of Tennessce, too, said that if fn half-dozen cominittees are turned looso upon tho Trensury thore Is no Hilt to tho money that they will opproprinte. But the speeches in support of the river and harbor approprintions: were moro numerous and more earnest, Dine nell, af ees a Donelstone Risncaia Be peral oxpeniiture for such purposes, dofonde tho Commerce Committee, Ho thought that to deprive that Committee of the power to Gia inato and control the River and Marbor bill would be a great wrong. Judge Kelley could not refrain from INFORMING THY TOUEE that In a past not so far distant—125 yonrs ago —tho River Clydo was a mursh, and that now, when one wishes to promise great things for any stream fn this country, itisspuken of us tho fut- ure Clyde of America; and so tho debate ran on, und Is likely torun for days to come. Hiram Barber mado another maiden specch, the second or third short one of his Congressional carcer, Ho had eight minntes, und he concluded with o frank avowal: “TI find, Mr. Chairman, that clght minutes Is n longor Hine than [supposed itwaa.” A statementto which tho Houso with chiens assented, Mr. Barber, in substance, sitll: 1f Loan underatand tho argument which has heon urged in support of the proposed rules in regurd to apprepriutions for Internal fine provement of tho country, ft 1s that wo nocd a conmnitieo of this House to stand betweou the ‘Treasury und the natural Incapacity and greed of thut body in its collective uggrogution, Now, Lintght understand tho force of this arzumont if wo wore living under tho oll system, or con- federation, whon the legisintive functions wero committed’ entirely to one body. Hut, alr, our futhors devised checks and safeguards against naty, and AINCONBIDERATE LYGIBLATION, “They adopted a dual system. They vested tho legislative functions In the House of Represont- ntives und inthe Senate, It was the chlef func- on of tho latter body to afford check on tho hasty and Inconsiderate action of .the Hepro- sentatives, who were supposed to stand nearest to the pooplo, and with n view to this prociso polnt, tho distribution of the public revenues to proyent tho spollution of the lesser States by tho greater, thero was given to. such States equal representation upon the floor of that illustrious body, for did thoy ato there; they went further, and ~ arme the executive authority of this Government with the voto power, tho power, which can re- quire tho reconsideration by this House of any measure which Ene shall seo fit to pass. Now, sir, whatin effect ie tho proposition? It is to erento here In our midst a lit o le Sonate of our It seems tomo that this is entiroly une necessary, Tho fnolllty with which distin gruiihed, members griduato from this souso into the athor ronders it entirely supertiuous, Wo canatill get tho benoflt of tholr wiadom nor do T deem it necessary, Mr. Chalrinun, that wo bring in hero this much-desplsed veto power, which wus #0 = VERY DISTASTEVUL TO OUR FRIENDS on tho other sido during the past session, and exalt it as one of our penntes, Thore is an ox- pression in the country at lurgo—a vory gencral oxpression—that our rules ure simply contrived to strangle, to stifle, aud pues 1D legislative cneriina ‘of the House. [have heard thom com- pured to the double-ontry system of bookkecp- ing, Which haw been described ag¢An invention of the dovil tochout honest men,’ It has beon y suid—I have read it jn the publia within tho Jast wi gentlemen of = marked. not found on this floor, ill become me to pronounce an opinion pon that point, L would not bo considered an ine artial or compotent judgo; but I do say this, as ho reault of my observation, that, if a man wants to become a splondid ciphor, if be wanta toyota muguitioent position of unimportance, it he wants to become areal nonentity, lot him gato Co Gert and lot him got safoly cnaconsed: on the tall end of an average Committoo, and his hopes will be realized. (Laughter.) Now I hope to havo an opportunity to yota in favor of tho Bropost m of tho cloquent gentleman from Missiasippl (Hook- er) Tbollove wo should distribute these powors among tho various Committees to develop a bo- llof and doterininution whit appropriations ure nooded, an oute tho Louse, 40 Wo cun know somothjng about tho River and Hurbor bill, and so wo will not havo our Inability to compro- hond the requiromonts of tho situation thrown into our faces us proposod hore.” THY SsmP-CANAL, BYARTS GIVES 18 VIZWB ON THY SUBJECT. Spectal Dispatch to Ths Chtcaga Tribuns, Waasninaton, D. ©, Jan, 1%.—Tho following talk with Secretary Evarts oxplodcos somo reoont eenaational publications in the West Mr Evarts, referring to tho statement that has re- cently been published in tho West to tha effect that he apposed the Nicaraguan Canal schemo and hid so indicated in repented conferences here with Gen. Grant, sald yesterday, toa gen Heman who enlled upon him to inquire as to the truth of thoss reports, substantinily this: Tho stutement that he had ever, as counsel for the Fanunn = Canat Company, attempted — to persunde Gen. Grant that tho Niear- ‘gin routo was impracticable, both on avecount of = its — geographien! position and on account of tho restrictions which tho Nleamgunn Government had pinced upon cor porntions, such ns on Alleged 199 years’ lense, and the Ike, and that ho had also ured his influe eneo, both with De Frauco, the representative of the Nicaraguan Government, and with Gen. Grant, in favor of the Tehuantepec route, Is en- tirely untrue, He had, ho said, never had any conference with De Franco upon the subject, and only casually met hit at a reception given by Mr. Drexel in Philadel»hia to Gen. Grant, where ho was, for tho first tlme, introduced, and ME MADE NO REFERENCE whatevor to tho canal. Secretary Evarts satd that he had two conferences with Gen. Grant upon inntters about which the Intter desired to consult with him, but that nelther of thess conferences had any refercnee tothe subject of an interoceanic canal, and that neither bo nor Gen, Grant debated that question at all. Mr. Evarta did not say a0, but it 1s understood that these conferences with Gen, Grint had reference entirely to the United States atplo- matic. and consular | systems fn Enstern countries. Mr. Evarts’ eufd that of the three canal routes propose It was parent, by a glunce at any oma the Tehunntepee route was, ly reason of its position, the most desirable, It ins about 1.000 iniles shorter distanco between San Francisco and New York; it emptied into the Gulf of Mexico very none the mouth of the MleslssIppty and, ag could be seen, {t was the most desiriblo routo georraphically. Therefore, It wus. tho route that uny Ainerican would favor i prlorl: but Mr. Evarte sald that he had been informed that tho high lovels of tho Tehuantepec route, and the scarcity of water, made the route [m- practicable, The level was between G00 and 00 ect, AND IT WAS RAID that It was dlMcult, perbaps impossible, to get water enongh to. muke the supp! iy eertaln. Mr, Evarts was of tho opiiion that. that. statement. was correct, ‘The Important objection us to the high water held guod, Lo thought, as to the Pane ama route, Consequentis, of the three lines, he considered that the Nicaragua route was tho most feasiblo and tho most populur, (‘That Is the route which is favored by both Gon, Grant nnd Admiral Ammen, consequently the Scere tury of Btate and Grant are in entire hur- mony on the question of this route, Tho Presidont, Indeed, recently sald tht, while tho Administration hud, properly epeniing, no policy ‘on the subject, yet as far as there was an Amer- fean route tho Nicarngunn route was tho one.) Being asked whether inything wis likely to re: sult from the Burnalde resolution with respect to the De peaseus Canal, which renfirms the Monroo doctrine, Mr, “Bvarts sald that ho did not think there would, as he did not belleve that De Lessops’ scheme would amount to anything, Asto the question of tho attorneyship of tho Panamn Company, Mr. Gyarts said ‘that neithor he nor his firm hid ever had any relations with that Company, and that allthe business of thut. Company liad been Fopresentert by another eml- nent law firm in Now Y¥¢ ork, whioh he nanied. INTER-STATE COMMERCE, A NAILNOAD MAN'S ARGUMENT, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chleago Tribune, Wasutxatox, D. C., Jan.13.—G. Rt. Biauchard, ono of tho officers of the Erie allroad, to-day made an hour's argument before lho House Commerco Committes in opposition to the Rengan bill, The argument was novel and strik- ing, and attracted a grent deal of attention. One of tho uncxpected fentures of It was tho frank avowal that tho Erie Railroad, at least, wns willlug to recognizd tho principle of Na- tional contrat of Inter-State commorce, while insisting that the prinolples and tho form of the Tteagan Dill aro destructive to the interests both of producers and; consumers, Tho fallowing aro some of the moro important points of the argument: Mr. Blanchard clalinod that tho bill, if enacted {nto & law, will not reguinte, but confuse, Inter-State fommeree; that it will encournge transportationfsoriminations that Wo not now exist, white prohibiting nono of Im- portance’ that muy: oxist; arid that it does not apply to all common carricrs. The point that: the bill applies to all common carriers, and, by excluding the water ways, would practically re- sultinanoven greater discrimination aguinst producers, and in benefiting ton still greater extent existing monopolies, was a fact which coms NOT TO HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD Inthe Committee, Tho languago of tho first seotion and tho entire nct liinit it “to persons engaged alone or nssociatod with others In the trimsportation of property by rallrond,” ete. This Inngttuge exompts corporate us well as private stenmbonts, coul or other barges or tows he- tweon inter-Stato points upon tho Western rivers. If it oxempts ench of the elnss of water carriors, it, of course, exeinpts any combinas tions of any two or more of thom, The carriers upon the likes may combine with thoso upon tho St. Lawrence River and Erie Canal, and those ‘upon tho Erfo Canal may, in turn, combine with thoso upon the Hudson River, ’ TUE CARRIERS UPON ANY OF THE WESTERN may combine with those upon any-other, and the two with those upon tho gulf and ocean, and these combinations of Inke, river, canal, and ocean carriors Py, make or unmuke rites at their own will, Mr. Blanchard inslated that undor the Reagan dill it would be possible for a water-carricr, through different States. to com- bine with one or more railroads inane or tho fanio Stato, and that a combined rall and wator Mno would thus be formed whioh would bo he- yond the renchof the uct, Ho further maine tuned that tho New York Central, which hia wit its termini within the ktato of Now York, conld innke a combination with the water-ways of the to cstablish u through monopoly, inko Bo 18 which could dofy the Reagan bill. NATIONAL BANKS. NOW TO REORGANIZE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnaton, D. 0,, Jan, 10.—With reference to National bank charters. bank officers should remomber that if they desiro to avold any posst- ‘blo complication as to tho timo when thelr char- tera expire, thoir banks could be reorganized undor tho oxisting Inw without oxpenso, and a new charter bo obtatried, Ithas boon the cus- tom hitherto whon banks have been reorganized and have obtained o now charter to have tho name changed. But thisis not required hy law. The inw provides only that tho numo shall bo approved by the Controllor of tho Currency, and thero have beon instances whore tho Controller has approved the samo name undor a second organization. Tho reorganization would givo the bunks tho ndvantago of thia question of vested righta, if thoro is anything in that quos- tion, aa their now charters would run for twenty years fromthe datoof the now orgunization. It uppeury that the charter of the First Nutional Bank of Chioago will cxpiro May 1, 18%, instead of Fob. 25, 1883. ‘This bank was organized under the originit! Bank act, but, for gomo reason, the cortificate of incorporation, which {a in writing and not on tho printed form subengionly used and now in use, provides thut the bun sbulldo businoss for nineteen years from the itato of that articlo, namcly, from Buy 2, 1863, The ortginal not fixed tho maximunt time at twonty yours from the date of ita pussage, but any bank could restrict itsolf still furthor. Asn matter of fact, olther {nteuttonully or through inadvertence, the First National provided that ta obi ould explro nearly ton month oarlior than tho uct Fequired, and earilor uti Haney of the banks that wore organized at shat ime, THE UTES, A PoaEit FOR sonuNs. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago THune, Wasitixaton, D.C, Jan. 13,—Tho Ute Indlans arostill kept at thelr hotel under guard. Ouray had 9 talk with Sccretury Schurs to-day, in which he expressed a desire to hnyo tho present dificultics healod as soon as posalblo, Whon Mr, Bchurs laid down 4 @ condition of peace the necessity, on Ouray's part, of dolivering up tho murderora of Mooker, tho shrowd Chief ropliod: That ls a very funny thing to ‘nsk” of ‘mo, How © can I givo them up? Why do! =6you§ «hold =omy tribe responsible for what thoso mon did? Wo are Uncompahyres; thoy are Whito River Utes, and not under my immediate control, If a mur dor were committed horo in Washington would Zour suthoritles make the wholo population 9 Houso Indian Commission will at onco begin its speolu! work of invostignting tho Inte massac ri foro Adams all he know about the hfor- wally, ae bie. The Committee will lt with ol doors, us it seems to be the intention of 1880, tho Enterfor Demet en to suppress nil infor mation in regard to the Indians. Mr. Rehurz had an informal eonferenen with tho Colorado delegation to-day, and said he do. aired that nothing further be done with tho Hl Joint resolution until after he hes had an (pliare tunity totry bishand at negotiations with tho 108, COMMITTEE WORK. + PURLIC NUTLnINGs, Wastuxaron, D.C. dan, 1'.—The House Come mittee on Publle Buildings and Grounds to-day agreed to the report of the sub-Committee upon recommending an appropriation of not over $150,000 to commence tho ereetion of a publlo building at Pittsburg which, when completed, shall not cost nbove $750,000; nlso recommend. ing an approprintion of $10,000 for the erection of a public buflding at Cleveland. PUBLIC LANDS. Tho Houre Committee on Public Lands ts en- gaged hearing arguments upon the mutter of tho Des Moines River lands, the titles to which have for many years been disputed. H. G. Ingersoll and George W. Julian act in bebalf of tho settlers. GOLD TANKS, Tho House Banking and Currency Committee has nyreed to report Pago's bill authorizing the conversion of National gold banks. FORTIFICATIONS. The Benate Committee on Appropriations agree to recommend an increase of $59,000 in tho amount voted hy the House of Itepresenta- tives for tho preservation and repair of. fortil- entlons, but voted down the reeoinmendation of tho Sub-Committee for the increuse of the amount appropriated by the House—-$275,00— forthelrurmament. Tho Committee will nso report for passage tho Dill af Senator Davis WV. Va.) to re the Gnited States ‘Trensurer and the several Stttes from nil further aecountabil- {ty for moneys deposited with the States under tho act of Jtine 2a, 1820, making that disposition of the “surplur revenue,” then uccumulated in the Federal Treasury. SUPREME COURT. OLD CABES. 3 " Wasntxatox, D. C., Jan. 1—In tho United States Supreme Court to-day the cago came up of 0.M. Hatch and John Williams, appeltanta, vs. Charles A. Duna, appeal from tho Circult Court of the United States for the Southern District of IMInols. This was a suit brought by Dann to. compel the stockholders of tho ine eolyent Chicago Republican Company to pay so much of the balanco fund unpaid upon tholr respective subscriptions to the stock of that corporation 18 will suilice to pay its ascertained delta, including a judgment for $6,419 and costs recelyed by Dann in tho Circuit Court of the United States for the Northorn District of Alllnols. Tho case niso came up of Hallet Kilbourn, Maintit inerror, va. John @, Thompsort ct al. n error to the Supreme Courtof the District of Coluinbin, This 18 an action of trespass for ns- aault and imprisonment, with, damages laid at $156,000, Hallet Kilbourn fn 1876 wis suummened before n Committee of the House of Represent- natives appoluted to investheate the so-called * Real-Estate Pool" of the District of Colime bin, in which Jay Conke & Co, were reported to helurgely interested, Kilbourn appeared, hut refused to answer certain questions, ‘and nlso to produce. certain reeonty ‘and papers which were cilled for. He wns, therefore, ad- Aged in contempt, aud imprisoned in the com- tnon jail inthe District of Coluimbin for forty: five days, when he was finully set at lberty: by the Supreme Court of the District. He there- upon brought this action against’ members of thoCommittce. They, in defense, pleaded jus- titeution on the ground that the acta com~ Pintned of were authorized by the House of Representatives, ‘To this plea plaintlt de- inurred, and, upon the demurrer being over= ruled by the Bupreme Court of the District of Columbia, ho removed the cause to this Court forreview. Argument begun. NOTES AND NEWS. ‘TUE MARSHALS’ MILL, * — Speetat Duspateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wasminorton, D. C., Jan. 4i.—Tho bill provide ing for tho payment of the suing due Marshals and thoir deputies for services rendered since tho close of the fisenl year, and for those to nc- crue during tho remainder of tho yenr, will be reported tothe Approprintion Cammnittes by tho Sub-Committee on Thursday, and will go before tho House next week. The regular Approprin- tion bill, which was vetocd and failed to puss at the extra session, contained a section (tho second) prohibiting the payment of Marshals and Deputies for services at elections, ‘This section will not be in tho new vil, But the appropriations for Marshals will vo mule for specie purposes, and services ut the polls will not bo nimong tho items. There will, of course, be some political debate on the DIN, although tho Democrats hopo to avoid an extended one. Some of the Committes even go 80 far ag to say there will bo no debate; but tt will not be possible to avold discussion, COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Tho action of the House to-day in regard to tho report from tho Committee on Methods of Counting the Electoral Voto was an indication ofan intention to give the subject full atten- don, Tho bill was made n speclul order for tho 20th of this morih, and those scotions of the Re- vised Statutes which ft {s to modify or repeal were ordered to be printed with tho bill and the report. Tho bill presented from tho Comimittco is the Bicknel! bill of Inst session, which pluces tho deelsion of all questions relating to tho Eleetoral voto in Congress, ind it goes to the ex- tont of allowing the Joint Convention to over- throw the highest tribunal of the State us to its vote, or even declda what vote shall bo counted whero only a semblunco of 1% contest hns been made. ‘Thoro fs a disposition on both sides to pass 1 bill regulating the subject during tho present session, but the chunves are that it willbe somo such aweeping ieusure as this of Bicknell’, sinco Democrats, in privite conversa- tion, do not hesitate to decluro that no power can doprive thom of control in counting tho noxt Electoral votes. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. The Democrats of tho House Committee on Elections showed their hand to-day {n the Orth-McCabe case. By n strict purty voto it was decided not to disiniss Mr. MeCabo'a petition asking authority to goon and tako testimony, Gon. Kelfer pro- posed that 1 committee of five should be charged with investigating tho frauds which McCabe cluiins were practiced, While no deciaton was reached on this mutter, it 1s now certain that tho Domocrats will givo McCubo full standing ns a contestant, and havo hig case whore Orth can be unsented next winter, Hous to give the Demo- erata tho voto of Indiann in tho Houso in time for a possible need of It when tho Eleatorul vote 1a counted, LAMAN'S CONDITION. Tho condition of Senator Lumar ts belloved hore to bo extremely critical, since thla lsu Reo- ‘and attwek, His friends will be surprised if he now recovers. ‘THY MISSISSIVPE BENATONSHLP, Representative Manning suid to-day that ho thought Barksdale would ve successful in secur= ing the Misalesipp! Sonutorship, "ke judged Ho. ebletly from the fact that Bir. Singleton told him, bofore leaving Washington to couduct his own canvass, thit when ho began to fall olf, his atrongth would go for Mr. Burksdalo, although he is supposed to profor Walthum, Sonutor Lamar’s |uw partner, GLOVER'S INVESTIGATIONS, Gloyor and his uasistants mot with un acoldent to-day. Inston! of huving thoir resolution to rint tholr muss of alleged ovidonco piss the louse, an order was adopted directing the Coin mittee on Printing to ascortain how this report dlsuppenred aud who haa it, Tho fuct is tho gung Interested stole it from the Committco- room, and hays kopt it since, and rdfusod to do- Hyordt to tho Clerk of tho House. BAYAND'S NESOLUTION. eit nomber of the Sennto Finntieo Committec sitet the Bayard resolution will bo reported ta'tho Senate artvorscty. ‘This will give Boenator Bayard full opportunity ta speak, aud a aguoral financial debits {4 to follow. Senator Morrill fas a specch tn favor of tho herd & 4 por cont refunding bill, His resolution to Inquire into tho polly of attompting to float 4 8% per cent bond fs for the purpows of bringing the whole subject before the Benute. rf QUININE. Representatives of tho manufacture of quinino are again here in considerable force, und itis said that within the lust two or threo days the price of quinine hua boon arbitrarily focreased with # view of inuking the jap that the abolition of the duty hud no effvot, and could lave vione, upon tho’ price of the com- modity. ALTROPBIATION AGREED TO, ‘Tho House Committee on Appropriations has agreed to report a bill appropriating $600,000, us suggested by tho Attornoy-Gonoral in his ane nuul report. INTER-BTATH COMMELOE hater Pen G, R, Blanchard, representing the Erio \- way, spoke to-day’ In-opposltion to the ieagan Tnter-Btato Commoroo bill, taking strong ground, suniust positive legislation by Congress uitcot~' ing the diferent in! ta involved, and favoring the appointment of a commission to suggest leg Ialation on the subject. NOMINATIONS. ‘Tho President ent the following nominations to the Sennto: Postinusters—Mary Coggeshall, Westerville, O3 John Thusto Millersburg, O.: Simeon Walker, Carbond 1h: Lirecinn WH. Post, De Kalb Centre, hs mith, Englewood, a3 Frank Sat an, Liteg tlph Cone natile, seek Warham Darks, Ocono- a. 8. Crane, Landen, 0.3 Jordon, © Piqua, 0.3 George Are Wiuftton, Indy We Rt, Strawn, nbure, tockle, Peorla, Ml: nd A Pontiue, Mich. William Dela i. H. eu » Whitewnte Nortine V » Holton, Kas. cM 3 a. Fee, Cs Leno, ‘Owensboro, Kk Te A Movs ET, Glbson, Huntington, W. Martinanurg, W, Va. ~-Wiltlnin A. Lambert, Itecolver nt Norfolk, Nel. 3 rof the Land’ Otlice xt Norfolk, Net; ‘Thomas M. Glbson, Register of the Land Ofice at Dardanelle, Ark. CONFIMMATIONS. Tho Senate contirmed Samuel Spackinan, of Pounayivanit, we Const] at Ghent; Jucoh Wheeler, ny United States Marshal forthe South: ern District af Hitnols; and G. W, French as Chlef Justiee of Arizona ‘Territory. Postinaste ers—Isitic Moorhead at Eric, Pa. and W. C.F Reed at Mount Joy, Pa. - PAVEI CONTRACTS. ‘ontracts for, supplying paper to the Govern- ment Printing-oteo have been awarded to the lowest bidder. SAN FILANCISCO CoLtEcronsitir, SAN Francisco, Cal, Jan. iL—A_ petition is being cireuluted bere, and receiving simutures from prominent bankers chants, and husl« ness men, waking the Callfornin Senators to withdraw tholr opposition, and requesting tha Finance Committee to report favorably an the confirmation of John M. Morton us Jnternat Revenue Collector. The petition recites that there ig na pronotneed opposition to his noms nntion among the business classes, and further recommends the confirmation ws in acknowl. Siero of the services of the late Senator orton. ay TIIE RECORD, E SENATE, Wasmtxaron, D.C. Jan. 13.—The Vice-Presi- dent Inid beforo the Senate u communication from the Postmnater-General, recommending various minor deficioncy uppropriations for 1870- “80, amounting to $101,000. Several Senators presented numerously-egned petitions for a commlasion of inquiry Into the alcoholic Hquor trafic. ‘Mr, Davia {Ill.) presented a petition from the citizens of Quincy, IIL, for n reduction of the duty on zine. * Messrs. Kernan and Saulsbury presented me- moriuls for the withdrawal of the tegal-tender quulity of Treasury notes, Mr, Ferry announced that to suit tho conven- fence of various Senators, he would not ask tho Senute to devote Thurxduy to the memorial serve fees of Senator Chandler, but would hereafter ask another dny to be set apart. Mr. Morrill offered the following resolution which was lnid on the table, and he announce his intention to speak upon it on Thureday next: Resolved, ‘That the Committes on .Finnnce be Instructed to inquire as to the practienbility. of refunding the national debt at u less rate than 4 per cent Interest, and nso us to whether or not. sone effective provision can be made whereby Youa-fide subscriptions for sums in moderato amounts nay be avaliable, and report by bill or otherwize. ‘On snotion of Mr, Garland—28 to25—tho Senate went into executive session. When tho doors were reopened, on motion of Mr. Thurman, tho House bff to provide for Cir- cult Courts and District Courts of tho United States at Columbus, O., and transferring certain counties from the Northern to the Southern District of that State, was taken up nnd passed, Mr. Plumb, from the Committes on Public Lands, reported favorably on tho bill for the re- Nef of settlers on the Kansas Trust and Dimin- thet Hegarve: Fund dands in Kansas. Placed on calendar, Mills were fntroduced and referred ns follows: By Mr. Morelll—Neguluting the authentication and use of proxies in meetings by National 2h Seeger ous wi Sai ly Mr. Saulstury ry. request ‘o preserve Tilt printed” Sunday the'seerecy of telegrams. morning] Mr. Bayard, from the Committee on Finance, reported favorably the bill to adznit freoof duty articles intended “for the Millers’ Internation Exhibition in June. Passed, Mr. Vhumb introduced n bill to establish an ad- Altfonn) land distriet in Kanes, Mr. Vest troduced a bil to" prohibit Clerks of Federut Courts from taking fees for, eoprity Feconds in, comman Iaw.actluns in the book enlled tho * Fina! feeord." The View-Preaident laid before the Senate x communication from the Seeretury of Wor recommending an snereaved approprintion for arringing the Canfederate archives from $0,000, the amount appropriated Inst year, to $7,500, Referred, Mr. Carpenter, from the Committee on, the Atidtelary, reported adversely the Senate bill to extend the jurisdiction of the United States Su- preme Court. Pluced on the enlendtar, On motion or Mr, Cockrell, tho Senate again went Into executive session, and then adjourned until to-morrow, nousk. After some routine business the consideration wus resumed of the resolution for printing the Qloyer report. The question waa recummitted to the Clmmit- teo on Printing, with instructions to liquire how the House Jost possession of tho report, and who naw hus posscasion of it. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee on Printing, reported n bill for the election of a Congression- ul Printer, Referred to the Committee of the Whole, on a polnt of order, Mr, Bleknell, Chairman of tho Committeo on the Counting of Yotos for Prealdent and Vico- reported back an bull te provide for and regulate the counting of yotes for Preal- dent and of question arising thereupon. It is made the special order Cor tho 20th of ury's Mr, Converse, Chalrnuin of the Comiuittes on Publle Lunds, reported Iack tho Senate bill touching the Hot Springs eaervation, Arkun sng, Passed, (lt extends the time alowed tha Becretury of the Interlor to instruct tho United States land officers at Lite Hock, under the tot of March 3, 1877, forn period of elxty duys from the pnasaye of the bill.) Tho bill ay proprinting $4,000 to supply a de- Hicieney in ihe ippropri ution for furulture for the House, preset. Mr, Gareld, from the Committes on Ways and Means, reported resolutions for the pur- chase by the Hlouse Librarian of works on Nnance and polltical coonomy, ta be kept In tho Ways and Means Cammitteo-room. <Adopted,— yeas, I nays, OF. Mr. Hrewer presented a petition of the Gen oral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church on the subject of tho Iquor trutiie, Heferred, A number of oxceutive communicadons wero Inid before the House and referred, among than ovo from the Postmuster-General is to tho so of the malls for lottery purpoxes, * Mr. Money, Chalrman of the Committes on Post-Onices and Post-Roads, submitted a report: tonccompany the bill for tho cstablishmont of tho return-letter oltices, and it was referred to tho Committes of the Whole, ‘Tho Mouse went into Committosof the Whole, Mr. Curlisio in the chair, on tho report of tho Commnittes on Rules, Ar. Dunnell objected to the rule now known ne 120, prohibiting any atnondmont to an appro- rintion bill which changed tho existing law, une leas it retrenched expenditures, It wus an un- demooratle rule, and ono which placed the House wider the control of bare majority of tho Committees on Anornonitens. Tho mujor ity af the House would bo, and ought to be, held responsible for ita Ayocprallons hotwithstand- ing thatrulo, Mr, Dirnnell also ubjectod to the rile requiring the Committees on Commerce to prepare the iver and Harbor bill for reference: to tho Committee on Anpropriations. It would take tho latter ng much time to revise the bill us it would taka the former Conimittes to Frepare {t. Ho denounced tho attempt made on the Noor und in tho pross to charieterizo the River and Harbor bill as a giguutlo fraud and steal, No bill ever weut through the Hongo that could bet~ ter stand discussion than rhe Kivor and Harbor Dills of the pust four or five years, ‘Mr, Dunnell clalmod that tinder the now rules it out ‘bo dilticult to get any private clan passed. : Bir, Barber opposed the proposition relating to the Kiver and Hurbor ‘bill, as one tonding to create a lito Senate in tho House, and toen- ft thereon the yoto power which bud boen #0 objectionable to aome of his friends wfow montha ago. Hf u man wanted ta become 4 non entity, fot him game to Congross and bo put at the tall ond of alittle committee, Dr, Wiitthorne belluyed it in the interest of the peoplo that tho subject of uppropriutions bo caneratted hy one comuplttes. ‘Mr, Boowsi wis opposed to the fdon that the Committee on Appruprintions should be allowed to nbeorb and monopolize all the business of the House. ‘The people nt large huvo been inellned to bolievo that Congress was. composed of fifteen mombora, and that all of them woro inembors of the Committeo on Appropriations. ‘This system was merely getting up # little urls: fourway, and making Bpeuker the autocrat of it. ‘The Committos then rose, ‘Tho following bills were’ Introduced and ro- ferred; ,. end —Authorizing the ro- ruttuag'oe tho Navona debt, reiluclig tho tae nual interest thereon and hnproving tho public a it. 5 . Wiltls (Ky.) presonted o petition In favor of ON de kd Police of depositors In the Frocd- Men's bank. iuterred, : ‘Adjourned, 31, the Gubernatorial Pree: Jer, Interrogates Gen, Chamberlain, : Desiring to Know How the General Views His. : Claims. Chamberlain Promptly Declines to Recognize the Usurper’s | Authority, * . Announcing that He Will Hold the Fort Until the Supreme Court Speaks, The Fusionists Had the Capi... tol All to Themselves Yesterday, But Made No Attempt to Engag in Legislative Busi- . ness. A Rumor Current that They Will Pretend to Elect a Governor. To-Day. GEN. CHAMBERLAIN. A POINTED QUERY, Avavueta, Me., Jan. 13—Tho following orders have been promulguted: STaTR oF Maing, Executive DerarrMenr, Avausta, Inn. 12, 1890.—Joshua Ls Chamberlain, 11! Major-General Commanding—Dean 81n: Have. ing ontered upon the duties of Governor of Maino under eritical olreumstances, {t is impor tant for me to understand whether you are pro~ pared to recognize my authority as euch. - o- speetfully, James D. LAMSON, Governor, + - THE ANSWER. be : STATE OF MAINE, AuGusta, Jan. 13, 1890.—To the Hon, James D, Lamson—Sin: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your coms munication informing mo that you have entered upon tho duties of Governor, and desiring to know if I am prepared to recognize your author- {tyns such. Tho gravity of tho situation and: appenranceof my answer to your question de- mand that I should give to it tho most curnest attention. Iam acting under authority devolved upon me by virtue of the following order: “STATE OF MAINE, AuGusTA, Jan. 5, 1880,— Bpeclu order No, 43: MaJ.Gen.J.L. Chamber- i" lain Ishereby authorized and directed to pro- tect the publlo property and Institutions of the Stato untill my successor is duly qualifled. ‘ “ ALONZO GARCELON, Governors “S, D, Leavitt, Adjutant-Generul.”" i Jn the attitude which things have now taken the responsibility resting on me under this’ order jivolyes the Hbertics of tho poople, their most saered property, and the stability of con stitutional government, tholr highest institn- tlon. Tnm thankful-thnt you fect and under- stand this, and realize equally with myself tho importance of our proceeding with .caution. Youringuiry virtually calls upon mo to dodida a question of constitutional law, whica {s matter, fulling not at all within tho province of my de-, partment. In my military capnoity I have not tho pritilege of submitting questions: to ° tho only tribunal competent to deeldo thom. The Constitution declares that Justices of tho Supreme Judicial Court alall be obliged: to give thoir opinion upon important questions of Jaw and uponsolemt ocensions when required by tho clvil branches of tho Gevernmont, but . that privilege fs not accorded to the military do- purtment. Supported by the dovision of the Court, U should obey without 2 moment's hesita- tion, but, solomnfy believing that, if at this’ qtured and my trust thoro no harrier ngalnat annreby and bloodshed, Leannot, under the proscnt elreumstances, recqrHieg your authority‘as Goyernor of Baine, ora hro only two ways to settle tho questions now at, fasue and agitating the public mind—by follaw- ing strietly the Constitution und laws, or by rov-: olution and blood. In this ‘alternative, .and standing where Lmust bo fudged by God ‘and man, { can only hold fust in my place and ime plore thoso who have power to deelde those uestions toappent to the peaceful course of the lnw, Relleving that this inswor must com= - moni itself to your Judginent ug the only one porsiblo for mo ta give, and with tho highest reapect and esteem, I have the honor to be your obedient servant, J. L, CHAMBERLAIN, Major-General. AT TITE CAPITOL. MALE'S BPERCH, Augusta, Jan, 13.—Mr. Hale, In his romarks. | ou Monday relative to tho order submitting tho questions to the Supromo Court, sald tho Htopre- auntatives assombled here did not desiro a cons trol that tho law did not glve thom, nor to rido + roughshod over any onc, us thoy might havo done days ago; but for the maln purpose, and the great purposse indicated in tho order, and whon the Court decided tho question, tho people of Maino will tako that decision us tho final ox~ position of the law upon the question of thoor gunization, and It will bo expected that ovory> body in the hall will accept it as laid down tho Court. Doth branches of the Legislature quiotly as sombled to-day. Tho Republicans stald away. ° Te NIOUT : : at tho Capitol passed very quictly. Tho full guard was on, Tho only thing irregular thls morning was whon Gen. G. W. Martin attemptod to pass tho guard In deflanco of pollo rogula- tions, and was summarily handled by the polloc. — RSTICENT. leo hee i ‘Tho Fusloniats aro very roticont about oxpresa- ing an opinion of the events of last night. Thoy acem surprised, and entiroly unwilling to con- verse upon tho subject, AWAITING A ESTO. preress rted scheme of oloc in oth partios Be awa fon ar the ‘Supruite Court before proceeding fitters Talrusons who latins to bo actlug Gave > ° ernor, has as yet porformiod no ofliclal aot thag Aball interferes with the prorogatives of Gen. Chamberlain. e355 + WROESS. hy ‘Tho Houso took a recess untilSo'olook p, me THE ALLEGED BRIBERY. INVESTIGATION, ; ay Avauera, Jan, 13—Tho Hribory Oommittoe of | the House held a session this afternoon... J. G+ Whito, of Witton, nade n statament of tho of: fors mado him in the nature of bribes by. W. Whito, bis cousin. Vee Wentworth, of South Borwick, toatiNed that ono Hicker tried to induce him to-romain at ° homo from the Legislature, offering him 8200 if he would remain at bome the first two days of the session. Ho afterwards offered him down and $10.3 day for forty days. Ricker is a Demoerat, ae deat are Cushmun teatified that bis son, who thought ft wus a disgrace for him to tako his seat, tried to induco him to remain at home,” . Wut wnnoeg. ened of’ denial of Wallace R, White, whose curd of bribery hag boon published hus boon sammonod before the Bribery Committeo, but refused to OnReRe, ‘Tho following is hivoards 9 ‘To Henry Ingalls, Chairman Investigating Com- mittee: Fbuyy recelyod your summons to appear ~ bofore your Committev, charged with the inves patton of tho alloged bribory of T, 8. Ban and Moses Harriman. reason that you are not vompotent to eend for porsons and pupers, and not competont to ad- Ininister tho legal oath. The witnesses befora ou could awear to unything without ineuret jo hazard of \proswantion. for perjury. x Swan and Har secured (a bribs, naturally swear fabeuly, aude * up. the,” bm ey {a : re uty rt Nenott moot thom, Lwaat to pabo’ . ti ras! > 4 by -, THY noGuS LearstATURN. | re be decline ‘to. uppoar for tha! 3»