Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1880, Page 1

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, \s90— TNMTENSE SALE "mbroideries ! '0,000 PIECES ENTIRELY NEW and CHOICE PATTERNS. Hayo obtained control of an im- mense stock of Mamburgs, comprising the ost Hlogant Assortaeat Ever offered in the market. The patterns are entirely Wand EXCLUSIVE Styles, which for eatness, Elegance, and Taste, ~ Cannot he Surpassed. Special attention is called to 3,000 PIECES extra wide EDGING, At12 1-26, 18c, 256, 40¢, 800, and 75¢a yard. Also numerous patterns at Be, 46, ¢, 76, B¢, 96, 10c, &. Tho assortment will be found AT- TRACTIVE. > WE INVITE INSPECTION, MANDEL BROTHERS, - 121 & 123 State-st. + FOLU MOCK AND RYE. Coughs, Colds, Consumption, And all Diseases of Throat and Lungs. Lawrence & Martin, {1 MADISON-ST., Sole Agenta U. S. and Canada, Importers Wines, Liquors, and Segara, For aalo hy Drugglsts and Dealers overrwhere, 10 PR. CT. DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us during January. FULL DRESS and MAR- RIAGE TOILET « specialty, Ladtes’ RIDING MABITS and SURTOUTS. Servants? Stylish LIVERY. EDWARD ELY & C0, 168 & 165 Wabnosh-ay., cor. Mone REWARD. Chirag Gas-Light and Coke Company's Pay-Baatar was robbed on tive loth day of Janunty, ed un eves tog-at., near Cologno-rt,, at avout the haurotgo’el'k ia. Of tha num of thirty-nino hundred ond forty- fourdoliars in gold und ailyor cnin. sald Compatiy Will pay the sunt nf olzht hundred dollars foe tha co- eovery of the whole aum, and spprehension ond con Yietlon of the rabhors, ‘or thoy. will pay twenty por gent for gny partion of ing stolen money, that ming be Fed anit retuned to eaid Gas-ltzht and Coke Company." JAMES K, TUNUTIS, Boo. wi be Jost: 3 9 on, elettastyga ge Union Sock, Yolh Hale aby, fe ehare, Detversy and all grades of Husinens Horses, chenp. for sale THOMAS EVERS, january 1), 1380, Manufactory Site gt Gdftoet front by Wor Aw for Batiroad faciiltioa: “Jarcatlun, st sot y Kirddtegteee 7 Ye - BUSINISS F & controtling inteross In cfuring ealablishment tn 2 ud. Anite tO ett with unsurpassed at of Btock-¥ards only NW por foot Meaper Block. OR SALE. Prosperous iron manne go te affored Lor aule all Unver PUTER AM, 4 Porthind Bik, Chinage, stluntion amurded STATIONERY, fee % BLANK BOOKS, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY. J, W, MIDDLETON, 85 State-st. * Uarve fitock, Good Work, Low Prices, THING. | _ANawWiy _ Ayo, ah rs.bsh an. “Wyltsus aiollsGe Salish Olethion. coll *homadlres ausine § ae Anordore r a re COMBINATION 1880. § ALE 1880. Offer To-Day, To-Niorrow, AND UNTIL SOLD, AN “EXTRA LOT” OF 5,000 pieces White and Colored ENBROIDERIES!! At Ie, 2c, Bc, £c, 5c, 6c, Ze, 8c, Dey 10c, 12 1-2c, and 16¢ per yard. These Embroideries will measure from 1-2 INCH to 3 INCHES in width, and are the “BIGGEST DRIVE” we have ever offered. Samples of this lot matled to any part of the United States. LEADERS OF POPULAR PRICES. Madison and Peoria-sts. MEDICAL. UTON WATER. ie prors OF . CONSTITUTION WATER TRREE TIMES A DAY, CURIS BRIGHTS DISEASE, INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, STONTE IN TI BLADDIR, CA TARKIL OF THE BLA GLEE, DIABETES, GUAVHL, HIICK-DUST DEPOSIT, CHILDILGOD WEAKNESS, For Female Complaints « Specialty. For ealo by nll Drugeiats, Hend for Circular, MONGAN & ALLEN, GO dohnenty Ne Ye RN, ba ess PATENTS. PLINY 3, BMITH. T. 8. E, DIXON, DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 48 & 45, 145 LaSalle-st., Major Dlock, Chicago, Patenta procured, and Patent Litigation © conducted. Charges reasonable. Correspondence Invited, (Take Hlavator.) TO LOAN By JOSIE TL. REED, 52 Williamst., X. Yo, In amountans required an ASUMOVED CHICAGO PROPERTY, at KEST RATE. Appiieatioia reewived and prumptiy attended to by i. A. HURL Kantolph- MONEY TO LOAN On Improved City Proporty at current rates. 4s MEAD & COM, 119 Lasalle-nt, Bpaco ¢ City and Country Adverth call on Of uddruna C. A, COOK & CO., IM Dearborn-st, Chicago. —_— pia os Le WANTED TO RENT. 50) to M0 foot of Nock, sultable fora Lumber Yard, Address 1.2, ribuns oftce. a ee Water-proof Lin- en) Cuffs, Collars, and Bosoms, Price lists and Goods sent by mail, Call or address BARNES’ Hat Store, 86 Madison-st., Tribune Building. Colonel on the retired list, sInce, mnounting. to nbout $60,000, Congressitan Acklen, of Louisiana, ts re- ported to have reeently Inade a favorable re- port on certain © Nicaraguan claims from the House, Foreign Affairs Cominitttea . without — authority, = Dur- Ing the Inst Congress he urged these claims with great pertinaclty, but unsuccess- fully, ‘Cho only action ef the Committees was. to refor the subject to King, of Lotistana, a member of the Committee. During King’s absence, Acklen, without authority from the Committee, presented what purported tobua favorable report on these claims. ‘To-day the subject was called to the attention of the FONFION AFFAIRS COSMITTEH, and Acklen waa rebuked for his eitrontery. Acklen wns compelled subsequently to with draw hiy extended favorable report from the files of the House. It wos at first thought that the Cominittee would ‘enll the attention of the House to the subject, but this prob- ably will not be done. Woon's NEFUFDING SEASUNE, Thore Is no possible chance apparently for Wood's bill to get through the Committee in its present shape, and, from present appear- ances, it Is not likely to be reported. very soon, Members of the Committee think that as only $18,000,000 come dus this year, there is no need of haate to passa refunding measure, BPPITERSON AND REAGAN. THE DISCUSSION ON THEIR BILTS. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasirnaton. D. C., Jan. 20,—MePherson’s bill relative to the transportation of cattle met with another defeat Jn the Senate to day, which, unless the signs {nil, seems likely to belts finaldefent. The bill came up, with the numerous amendments that were pro- posed yesterday, for consideration. ‘The legal | and constitutional doubts which {tf was thought the printing of tho amendments wight help to clear away were only Increased. vy further consideration. MePherson held shis ground against a score of questions with which the Jawyers vexed him for two hours, but finally the bill was recominitted again to the Committee to be.redrafted, There are grave doubts whether it will be again re- ported at this session, and grayer doubts still as to the probability of the pnssage of n bill In the Senate which, by its very nature, WASHINGTON. The House Enters upon a Discussion of Finan- cial Measures, Chittenden, of New York, Mak- ing a Spiteful Attack on Greenbacks. Tho Republican Senate Caucus Decide upon No Financial Action This Session. Wood's Refunding Scheme Likely to Remain Where It Now Is. Further Arguments of Railroad Attor- neys on the Inter-State Com- merce Bill. Considerable Republican Dissat- isfaction Over the Census Bureau Appointments. How the President Does Not Live Up to His CivileService Rules, Particularly in the Selection of Min- isters to Leading European Powers. seems almost to be based upon the assump- : tlon that the General Government can exer- FINANCES else control over railroad lines within a State, McPherson seems not to be able to save his cause relative to the unloading of cattle without encountering the objections of the State-rights men of his party. The arguments In the Senate yesterday and to- day upon this bill, inconsiderable and super- ficial ne they were, indicate that, even if THE REAGAN BILL in its present form could pass the House, a bill which makes such broad assertion of the CHITTENDEN V8, GREENDACKB, Specat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurxaroy, D. C., Jan. 22,—The financial discussion was renewed this morning in the House by Chittenden, of New York, the most ultra of the hard-moncy men, and o representailyo goldite. Chittenden always attempts to be dramatic, When he began to speak there was respectful attention. Ills WELVEE first sentence was characteristic: “I feel well assured of my right to speak upon this occasion, and I propose to speak of our cur- rency system in general and in dotail, truth- fully, fearlesly, although I stand on the very edge of a greenback ons’ don.” * As Mr. Chittenden had stationed himself immediately behind the greenback coterie, De La Matyr, Weaver, -Gillett, and Mureh, this sally was greeted .with Inughter. Chittenden did not confine him- self to a discussion of the bill, which was Buckner’s Bank-Reserve bill, but imme- dlately attacked legal-tenders. Ho made a few contemptuous allusions to what he enlled “the clipped dollar,” which, he sald, was the portion of the agriculturist and the artisan; but the existence of a legal-tender greenback currency he regarded as a crying disgrace. The Government owes $340,000,000. of legal-tondor war debt, Since Jan. 1, 1879, the date of resumption, so-called, NOT ONE DOLLAR ofthat debt has been liquidated. Resump- tion, then, 1g 9 fraud.” Chittenden dis- cussed the history of greenback currency, whose issue in 1663 he thinks was unauthor- ized and unconstitutional, and he never men- tioned the necessities of the War. A portion of the speech was written, and at one point Chittenden was. required by his text to wave a preenback and allude to the ‘ finunting Ho Thold in my hand,” but forgetting to supply hingelf with the bill beforchand, he was intch disconcerted at the contretemps. Chit- jurisdiction of the United States over tho in- ternal commerce of the country, although lt be called inter-State commerce, would scarco- ly be accopted by, the State-sovercign Son- ate, But the arguments of the Inst fow days in the House Commerce Committee, which have been entirely on the side of the rail- ronds, have mide Reagan himself dis- trustful of the fate of his bill in its present form, , Indeed, those who are supporting Reagan in the general principles of his bill, who believe that the United Stntes. should exercise some control over inter-State commerce, and who have had recent confer- ences With Reagan, say that the latter is now disposed to abandon some of the more strin- gent and mandatory features of his bill, and adopt te plan of a Government Commis- sion as a condition precedent to the ulthnate assertion of jurisdiction on. the part of the ‘United States over this subject. ‘To-iay tha arguments before the Commerce Committee wero made by W. W.Rice of Massachusetts; Jnmes F, Wilson aut Representativa Sapp of lowa, . 36 RICE, WHO SPORE but fifteen minutes, who himself. has a bill for the crention of s Board of Railroad Com- missioners, and who hns given very much study to thls question, opposed the Reagan blll on the ground thal it was not adapted to times, places, or conditions; that it, ifen- acted Into a Inw and the Inw executed, would defeat its own purpose. Ile advocated in the pince of It a Bonrd of able, intelligent Commissioners, whose purpose should be to hear complaints, advise with siniinr Boards within the State, to call the attention of rall- tenden especially denounced Secretary Trond companies to abuses, and, if the abuses Sherman, whom he compared with | were not corrected, to suggest to Congress Roger Sherman, eo disadvantage | the Jegtalation necessary to correct them, of the Sceretary. ‘In one of his allusions to | Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, followed in the gen- greenbacks he spoke of them os a bastard ¢lreulation, Their redemption was a “farce,” and based on “the whims of Congress,” which made them ilttle botter than the fiat money of his friend Weaver, Resumption belng a farce, he denied that our present commercial prosperity is in any manner due to lt, On tho contrary, we owe it to the par- tial famine in Europe, and the, colncident good crops in this country, Chittenden’s agaressivencss was well fllustrated by his tenacity in holding the floor when, AT THE END OF TWENTY MINUTES, It was claimed by Buckner, the author of the bil Althongh an agreement of that kind had been made, Chittenden, on belng advised that ho was entitled: to an hour under the rules, proceeded to ayall himself of the pre- rogitive by proceeding at the top of his yolce, drowning all abiections and causln; much merriment, Chittenden defined his own position na in favor ofthe Immediate extinctlon of the legal-tender quality of the greenback, Ho would do this before tho end of tho present fiscal year. Our present pyaten, if. persisted. ny Will result, ho thinks, in ultimate repudiation and monetary disaster. While picturing tho evils to result from the maintenanes of greenbacks ns legal- tender, he turned to the Uttle knob of Green- backers before him, and, slowly shaking his clenched fist at Mr. ‘Weaver, auld: “* Yet they ask for $00,000,000 in one solid chunk’? ‘Tho financial debute will be continned in the House to-morrow, and will be begun in the Senate, Beck makin, his speech against the Tayard resolution, which 16 $s said is also ta baa specch against Bayard’s Presidential candidacy. : ‘Allison. will speak ngainst sbolishing legal-tender paper noney. Mr. Bayard has a very long argument on the constitutional and cconomic questions involved tn his reso- lution. ‘Phe debate will doubtless be a tong and general one. Two of the Republican Senators wore in the ITouse when the Legal- Tender net passed. = ate rit and Conkling, and they voted aualust Iton the ground thub it sy jucomattiudlansnly as did Voorhees and endloton, ‘The Republican Senate caucus has decided that there shall be no financial action at this eral linsof his sreuinent of yesterday, ex- cept that he devoted himself capectally the fourth ‘section of the bill, which provides that there shall ba no diserlmination by rall- road companies between charges for s longer or shorter distance, Thig action Wilson char- acterized ng impractleable, unphilosophical, upposed to the interests of the country, and strikes the West a fearful discriminating blow. The people of Iowa, who were once charined with the principle, have abandoned It for the Commission systein. THE LESSON TAVONT by this result was that you cannot brings ood result from a bad’ principle of legis- lative enactment, Wilson’s- argument went chiefly to the principle that the true philoso- phy of proper rallway management is alow rato for the long haul and a high rate for the shorthaul. ‘Th a prine! le clovelops regions remote from market, ‘The principle of low rato for.n Tong lawl has mnde the West what it is. It makes a farm in Western Iowa nearly as much as a farm in Towa, and makes the- prices practically the sane. ott has built up the flouring Interests of Minnesota, If there must be regulation of inter-State com- merce by Congress, It should not be of such character os to deprive railroad mannageinent of the power to envourage Its enlargement, facilitate Its movements, and promote its in- terests, No one is harmed by the application of low rate for the long haul, ‘Lhe principle . enables the Western people toput their cheap Jandsand abundance of products in successful competition with the producers of Europe, Mr. Sapp followed i1.an argument in which he Strongly advocated the protection of the shippers’ rights by tha Government against extortions Imposed by Inter-State raflrond lines. Ife thought tho appointment of nina Commulssiqners, one from each United States Judicial Clreult, whose duty it should be TO FIX REASONADLE, RATES, neither oppressive to'tho roads nor oxtortion- ate upon the shippers, would be best for all parties concerned, Mr. Soup stated that tm muilately after the beginning of this busi- neas boom in the Western country the rall- roads raised their rates to moro than compen. sate for the increase in the market prices of session. Morrill has already indleated “his a ft position. Ile belleves as he dia in 1602, but ST Ec rad Bealls) wal h Care ty. Soveral gentlemen present Nox exception to this statement, and challenged its aceu- racy, Mr. Wilson asked for the figures to preva the assertion, but Mr, Sapp had not hese nt command. Ho had his information from common report, Mr, Washburn, of Minnesota, declared that ‘trom extenstve personal imoiwledg ts was prepared to say that tho rates on West- ern roads were actually lowerthan they were & year ago, fr. Sapp, in reply, sald ho would produce the figures as soon as possiblo and present them to the Committee, ‘Tho hearing will be continued to-morrow, when Mr, Farnsworth, of Chicago, will ad- dress the Committee, It ig expgeted that Charles Francia Adams, David A. Wells, and ‘Mr.- Wright, the Hoard of Ballrond ¢om- Taleslaners willbe here on Friday, ‘Chere area number of railroad men here, but it looks as if there would be no opportunity for them to be heard, as by that time the amount of testimony taken will be prodigious. ————— THE CENSUS. DISSATIBVACTION AMONGST REPUBLICANS, Apectat Dispatch to ‘The CAtcago Tribune, Wasuinatox, 1. ©, Jan. 20,—Some Re- publicans are much exercised because thirty- elghtof the Census Supervisors nominated yesterday by the Preeldent are Democrats. ‘They forget that when the act providing for the taking of the consus was passed the Dem- ocrats were in possession of the House of Representatives, and that they refused to let the bill pasa without a distinct understanding: thinks, with Senator Butler, of Sout! Ina, that there should bo some fixed date In the future when National: banks shall have filled their vaults with specie to be ready to redeom thelr notes with coin, COMMITTEE WORK. THY, APPOINTMENT OF MORTON, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunte Wasinxaton, D, C., Jan, 20,—The Senate Conmuittes on Finance postponed action to- day for a week on the nomination of Mr, John Morton, oldest son of the lato Senator Morton, to be Collector of Internal Revenue ut Sun Franciseo, Itis understood that the two Senntors fram Callfornia oppose the con- firmation of Mr, Morton on the ground that he is not 0 bona fide citizen of that State, and that he is already the posseasor of tho Con- aulship at Honolulu, the salary of which Is $4,000, Mr, Morton claims that ho has been a legal resident of San Franclsco for tho past ten yenrs, and & numbor of his father’s Ree are laboring to secure his confirma- 0” ITZ JOUN PORTER. ‘The Senate Committee on Military Affairs had 5 long session thls morning on the Fitz John Porter case, and resumed consideration of it after the adjournment in the afternoon. It now seems probable that the Senate will agree to the Bragg bill of the House, which restores him until the disbandment of the army and gives him psy and allowances of a PAGES. that the appointmentofentimerators, if noFof / the Supervisers, should bo non-partisan, It was impossible to find avowed Republleans in many sectlons of the South who were qualified for the position, and it fs as- serted that there is not. a Supervisor who has had the reputation of being a nolsy partisan, However, 9 good many of the Re- pubilean members are very much dissatlsfied with the appointees. ‘The Wisconsin delega- tlon, for instance, unanimously recommended Col, J. E. ingraham, of Grand Rapids, and. the members of the delegation say that Watker, Superintendent of tha Census, ab- solutely promised either to appoint Ingra- ham or Inform the delegation If any one else was to bechosen. Nevertheless the name of Gen. Thomas Allen, of Oshkosh, has been sent in. ‘The delegation did not seem to be particularly hostile to Allen, but THEY THINK HE WAS CHOSEN to ustrate some kind of independencs on the part of the Census Bureau. In Indiana, too, there is considerable dissatisfaction be- cause a Democrat lias been chosen for the Sixth District instend of a Ttepubtican, wherens it {s asserted by several gentlemen rom Indiana that the President had prom- ined tepresentative Baker that a Republlean should be appointed, Mr, Baker declines to say anything about the change of names in the case of the Supervisor of Census for the Sixth District. Itappears that Baker favored. the appointment of a Mr. Matthews, while lis colleague, Representative Cowell, advoented — the claims of on Mr Lockhart, Rumors were circulated in the District that an agreement had been entered into between the President and the Indiana Senntors, both Democrats, by which this Supervisor shonld be a Democrat, Baker, on hearing this, spoke to Gen, Walker, who de- led it, but who showed him a Hst of three Democrats and asked which of them Baker would choose, Baker responded that if he hat to choose a Democrat he would prefer Dr. Seymour. As that is the name sent fn, Mr. Baker Js aieponad to think that Walker misunderstood him, Ife ling seen the Presi- dent about it, and he belleves if there has been a mistake it will be rectified. DIPLOMATIC NOMINATIONS. THE RECENT APPOINTMENTS. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasutnatoy, D. C., Jan, 20.—The Senate has taken no action upon the diplomatic noininations, except to refer them. There appears to bea decided disinclination on the part of some Senators to give the Adminis- tration, or, rather, the State Department, the credit for having nde these appointments upon Clvil-Service principles. ‘If,’ said a Senator disposed to be candld, “ these pro- motions had been made nt the time the British and Russian Missions were va- cated, the Administration would have been entitled to credit for correct Civil-Service principles; but they were not made at the time, nor were any such promotions even thought of. On the contrary, every possible effort was mnie to fill them accord- ing to the old-tiine system of political pre-- ferment and favoritism, and !t was not until after the State Department had had the places up at auction for six months that, finding there were no bidders, recourse was had, ag alast expedient, to these Interchange- able and complicated systems.’ The critl- cism secms rather harsh, yet it 1s, perhnps, justified, if the following sentence, attributed to Mr, Evarts the morning the nominations were made, correctly represents the views of the State Department. Evarts is reported to have said; “If I can’t get gen- tlemen in civil life to leaye their occupations to serve their country I know how I can fill these vacant positions.” It fs known that tho British Mission was offered to Georgo Wiliam Curtis, and declined; also that Stoughton, when he deciined the Russian Mission and returned to this country, offered to accept the English Mission, but his offer was declined, NEW BILLS. WARNER'S BOND SCHEME. Wasminatox, D. C., Jan, 20.—Tho bill In- troduced in the House by Mr. Warner for paying United States bonds of ’80 and ’81 au- thorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to Jastta to the public, in exchange for Inwful money of the United States, certificates of deposit not exceeding $500,000,000, in de- nominations of §25, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000, bearing Interest at the rate of 4 per cent por annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after three years, taken by lot, and payable in fifteen years. Sec. 2 provides that the money received for certificates authorized under this act, and alt other money in the Treasury at any time be- longing to the United States in excess of 25 per cent of the outstanding Iegal-tender notes, shall bo applied every month to the redemption, first, of bonds bearing 6 per, cent interest, and then of bonds aring 5 per cent Interest; and when tio such bonds are redeemable, then to the purchnse of either class of said bonds from the lowest bidder, after due public ad- vertisement at a rate ot not less, than $20,- 000,000 per month until tho whole of the ex- cess of said 25 per cent shall have been so in- yested; provided, that no purchase shall be madeata price that will not, save to the Government atleast 3 per cent per annum on bonds so purchased. Sec. 3 authorizes tho Seoretary of the Trensury to make suitable regulations to carry out the provisions of this: act, provid- ing that the expense of the certificates shall not exceed one quarter of iper cent. See. 4 provides that, to further fneilltate and to render more speedy and easy the pay- ment of the maturing interest-bearing debt, the mints of tho Unifed States shalt be opch to the public for free and uniimited coinage of gold and silyer bullion into standard coin of the United States. FITZ, JOUN PORTER. The bil of Representative Bragg for the restoration of Fitz John Porter, as amended by the Milltary Committee, gives Gen, Porter the pay of a Major-General from Jan. 23, 1863, to the Ist of September, 1500, and of a Colonel from that date to the present day. Tt is roughly estimated that this allowance for arrears of pay will amount to between $50,000 and $00,000, and is in Jleu of tho $75,000 at first proposed, KELLOGG---SPOFFORD, f WORTHLESS TESTIMONY, —* “Wasmuxatoy, D, C., Jan, 20.—In the Sen- ate Committee on Privileges and Elections nearly the whole session was occupled with the cross-examluation by Spofford’s counsel of tho witness, J, W. Elder, who gave his di- rect testimony yesterday, Several telegrams wore shown hin that were addressed to him at Now Orleans, or that were algnea J. W. Elder, and that had passed between Now Or- Jeans and Washington at the timo he waa in Now Orleans engaged In procuring afidavits in behalf. of Spofford, a number of which he could remomber positively to lave sent or received. ‘Tho re- mark alleged to haye been made by Elder in Washington, that “Kellogg had bought the damned’ rascals up” referring to some wit- nesses that ind been brought hero to testify In Spofford’s behalf), he felt quite positive ho had not made, because he never used pros fune language. Without the profane word he did not think he had mado it, but if ho had he would take it all back, the conclusion of his examinntion Chairman Snulsbury and Hoar both crit! eised quite severely fhe character of the testi- mony given by this witness, \ Logan Inthnated that it was ona par with the testimony of somu other witnesses who testlficd before the Committee, ‘fhe Committes decided the question held under adylsoment since last week, whether te strike from the official record tho teatl- mony of eber, or to summon hit again for cross-examination, by voting to strike hig testlmony from the record, and adjourned, NOTES AND NEWS. THE HONEST-MONEY LEAGUE, Spectat Dispatch to Tre Catcago Tribune. Wasutnaton, D, 0., Jan. 20.—Some tim ago the Honest-Money League of the West, {na meeting held at Milwaukee, passed reso- lutions favoring the stoppage of epinage of allyer dollars and the repeal of tho Legal- ‘Tender act, and provided for the wids clreu- lation of petitions to Congress on these sub- fects. Ata subsequent meeting a committee was appointed to visit Washington and present the views of the League to tho Finance Committee of tho Senate, and the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House, ‘That Committee fs now in Wash- Ington, and consists of the following-named gentlemen: The Hon, Alex. Mitchell, ex- member of Congress, banker, and ratlroad- owner; Edward Sanderson, George W, Allen, President of the Wisconsin Leather Compa- ny; B. Leldersdorff, 2 large tobacco manu- facturer; James Kneeland, a retired mer- chant; and David Vance, grain-iealer. These gentlemen will on ‘Thursday or Friday appear before Senator Bayard’s Committee aud make arguments against the further coinage of silver dollars and {in favor of the repeal of the Legal-Tender act. COLLECTOR MERRIAS. Collector Merriam, of the Springfield (II!.) District, is here, and will probably be able to take care of his Interests. State-Senator Mitchell, who has been insisting upon ob- taining Merriam’s place, left for home Satur- day. it fs understood that he {s not willing to accept the position of Revenue Agent, which was tendered him, the commission having been made out. - Mitchell before leaving insisted that Logan would be able to make good his promise to secure his appointment as Collector in Merriam's place. There {3 good reason to believe, however, that there willbe no more removals of Internal Revenue Collectors until Congress shall take some action with respect to fixing the term of office of these Collectors, The fact that the conimissions of Internal Revenue Collectors run In- definitly is considered a great hardship by a good many Congressmen who wish to minke removals In order to secure appoint- ments for their favorlts. It is true, how- ever, that there Is a considerable number of very old men in the service who perhaps are no longerable to properly perform the duttes of the office. WILLITS’ MONSON TILT. Mr. Willits, of Michigan, who is devoting himself very vigorously to the extermination of. Mormonism, introduced a bill Into the vous to-day which provides that the ee tee of polygamy, or bigamy, shall disquallf: Ths pebonein the Teaitary of Utah froin voting ul holding any ofiice of profit or trust whatever, ‘The bill’ also provides, as an in- strinnent for imaking the Inw effective, a Board of Registry to be composed of the Governor and Judges of the ‘Terri torial Supreme Conrt, who shall have the right of challenge. ‘this Bonrd will be em- powered te appoint a Commissioner to: aot under them, whose duty it shall be to apply the test. to applicants for registration in the form of an oath. his ii, Mr. Willits thinks, Is the first offered in Congress whasy scope will _be broud enough to cover the ground. Jlitherto all Inws and proposed’ laws have been deficient in that they . pro- vided no test forthe absolute detection of polygamy or polygamous practices, CONFIRMED. 5 ‘To the Western Assoctated Press. Wasmtyatos, D. C., Jan. 20.—The Senate confirmed the following nominations: Coten C, Wiilfains, Cousul of the United States nt Swatow; W. S. Streater, Collector of In- ternal Revenue Eighteenth District of Ohio; Edward S. Butler, Rextstor of the Land Oflice at Norfolk, Neb.; Willian B. Lambert, Receiver of Public Moneys at Norfork, Neb. ; Charles 5. Barber, Engraver of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia. Postinasters—Montana, M, A. Flanagan, Fort Benton; Wisconsin, Warham Parks, Geonontowmiss ‘Tennessee, B. F, Scates, Union ag FYREEDMEN’S DANK. © In the Investipation. toxlny of the Freed- men's Bank affuirs before the Senate select committee, Commissioners were examined as to Wilint meastires they lind taken to call the'trustees of the bank to nccount for cer- tain transactions with the Seneca Stone Com- any. It was stated In reply that efforts had een made to thatend, and that one of the Commilsstoners (Leopuld) tind earnestly destr- ed to take nection against the trustees, but that the other Commissioners (Cresswell and Dur; vos)had decided that transactions were not of an actionable nature, and they could not therefore proceed without involving expen- sive litigation, with all chances of ‘succes against them. The Conumittee has called ex- qov. Cook to appear Thursday to testify in relation to the Senaca stone transactions and other matters, MORTUARY. The funeral of Rear-Admiral C, K. Strib- ling, United States Navy, who died ot Mar- tinsburg, W. Va., Saturday, took place here ays STAR ROUTES. Tho Sub-Committee of the Ifouse Commit- tee on Approoriations resumed thig morning the investigntion of the star-route service. George E. Kirk, one of the suretics on the MeDonough contract for carrying the iall between Sunta Fé and Prescott, was exam- ined.ns to his connection with the contract, and stated that he propused to perform for $74,700 per annum the sane service on that Toute ug the Department is\ now and for somo time has been paying for the rte a! 186,000 per annum. ‘Witness further sald: “I have never been sued by the Government on account of Me- Donough’s failure, Have been approached with a proposition that If I would surrender nny clalin julght have had undor the con- tract 1 should bo fixed against any trouble on the part of the Government, but Thave ine yarinbly declined, McDonough was indebted to the Department on several contracts at tho time wo entered into the arrangement with fim, which doubtless led to our trouble,” TUNLIC NUILDINGS. Tho House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to-day agreed to report favora- hly the House bill providing for the follow- ing approprintions: $250,000 for the orection of na publlo building at Toledo, O., and $100,000 for an additional story to the public building now being erected at Kansas City, Mo, BAMOA, The Cabinet to-day concluded to recognize tho present King of the Samoan Islands, With this excaption tho session was devoted to the consideration of busiuess of « routine character, THE NECORD. SENATE, Wasuixaton, D. ©., Jan, 20.—Mr. Becle announced his ihtention to speak agr!nat tho Bayard resolution to-morrow, after the morn- ing hour. . Mr, Windom presented a petition of 500 cltizonsof the Red River of the North Valloy, representing an annual production of 100,000,- 000 bushels of wheat, asking for the removal of tho obstructions to navigation In that tivor, Mr, Windom sald {t had been shown that the obstructions could be removed at small expense, and the {interests Involved were vory important. Mr. Logan presented petitions for the ro- duction of the duty on zine and for the oqual- {zation of bountics, On motion of Afr, Bayard the Senate passed the House bill to’ admit free of duty articles for exhibition at tho Millers’ Convention at Cincinnati, It is the sume as the bill recent ‘ly passed by the Senute now on the Speaker’s table In the Efouse, aml was called up by Mr. Bayard because expedition in passing such a bill was deemed important, Mr. IM introduced a bill to’ provide for the erection of a publle building in Denver, Roferred, ‘Mr, Allison gave notice that to-morrow, nftor the morning hour, he would call up the Bayard resolution ‘for the withdrawal of the Jegul-tender quality of the United States nutes, for the purpose of permitting debate thereon, Tle understood that several Sen- ators desired te speak on the resolution. at Jones (Fla) submitted 8 fesolation c a he Secret 0 0 in- fori, ho ‘senate whether the Intoresta of the country required u restoratlon of the Panso- Arey: 276 CENTS.’ Fy 4 = ‘natatoot oMetency, and iG of such restoration, Setente Logan, ‘by request, presented the pett . - jan of Logan yn the pasenge of the Weave il for the payment to soldiers of the differ: ence between greenbacks and gold when they were paid.” Mr, Logan sald that, in pre senting the petition, he desired simply fo say that he thought the bilt referred to -wae one of the greatest pleces of demagogisn invented {n.Congress, and he regretted the. soldiers were decelved into signing the petl- tlon in its favor, After passing soyerat_ unimportant dilly, the Senate took up the special order, the bill to prevent cruelty to animals In trans- portation, and several proposed amendments were discussed. Mr. Thurman called attention to the clause . making it.an offense to bring animals Into the United States from Canada that havo « heen transported In. the Dominion without * deing unloaded for food, water, and rest. Io thought thig provision notin the interest of dunuialty, It prevented cattle belts brought over tig order and being well treated after- wards. wis Mr, Eaton did not think this a proper con- struction of the clause. It would not pro- hibit the owner taking eare of his enttle after arrival in the United States, bot it wvould . and should require the rillroad” company from whose line cattle entered Canada to bind themselves by contract on receiving the cattle that good treatment should be had all’ along the route to their destination, + “ Mr. McPherson also -held this view, Ho stated that one of the-principal reasons why humane people desired such a bill as thls to pass was that the present Inws wereevaded * by menng of shipping through Canada, After further debate, Mr. Kirkwood said that, In view of the many amendments made to the Dill, its importance, and the difference of opinion as to its offect, he moved that it be recommitted to the Committes on Com- merce, in order that a new bill might be re- ported, Pending this motion, Mr. Davis (West Vir-' fina) wished to state some objections to the bil for the consideration of the Committee. He thought the present Iaw better than the proposed one. Ile understood that the rail- road and stock men did not desire any legis- lation on the subject; atleast he had been told so by the railroad men, ‘Tho bill would not touch the roads beginning und ending in one State, ‘This was a discrimination. Mr. McPherson sald it seemed as if the Senator trom West Virginia. (Davis) was determined to oppose the bill whether he had any ground for opposition or not. He wished to say that the railroad and stock men did faver the bill, i¢ any were to be passed. If it were the Judgment of the Senate that no mitigation of cruelty should be had he should make no further objection. He had done what he thought his duty, Mr. Davis (W. Va.) said the Scnator from Now Jersey (McPherson) lind not mentioned what was at the bottom of the whole mutter, * Sees: w% patent car. Le thought that Senntor had not given him the proper eredit for sincerity. Mr. MePueraon diselatmed any. intention to inipats wrong motives to the Senator from West Virginia (Davis). On the con- trary, he thought. that if the Senator had been fully aware of the facts in the case he probably would not lve opposed this bill. ti A motion to recommit the bill was agreed 0. Mr. Paddock introduced a bill to equalize homesteads; also a for the relicf of seb tlers on gcliool Jnnds in Washington ‘ferrl- tory. Referred, ‘The Sergeant-at-Arms brought to the bar of the Senute. Jacob V. Ademeyer to answer the charge of contempt of the summons to appear and testlty. before the Committes on Trivileges and Elections at ‘Topeka, Kas,, in the Ingalls case. Ademeyer explained that he was prevented from attending before the Committee by tha severe Illness of his daughter, and he was discharged from tho rule of attachuient. Mr. Saulsbury then moved that George ‘T, Anthony, another recusant witness who had. since appeared and testified before the Com- mittee, and had given reasons satisfactory ta the Conmmittes why he had at first falled ta appear, be also discharged from the rule of attachment, ‘After 4 short executive session, adjourned, uouse. © to Among_the_ bills referred was ono Intro- diced by Mr. Culberson, of ‘Toxas, for the dis eontingnnes of the National banklug sya mn, Bills were introduced and referred: By Mr. Cravens—For tho settlement of th tles In the ‘Town of Mot Springs, Ark. - By Mr, Conger—A resolution of tho Micht- gan Legisinture agninst any Increase of duty on low grades of sugur, By Mr. Loring—Proposing the following constitutional amendment; * ‘That the righ of suffrage shall be based on eltizenship, and the right of, citizens to vote shall not be de- nied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex, or for any reason not equally applicable to alicitizens of the United States.” : {nu the tnorning hour consideration was re- stimed of the Dill relatiug to the Natlonal bank reserves. ‘Mr. Buckner, who liad charge of the bill, stated that after Chittenden and Lounsberry had sucker hie would demand the previous qaitestion. Mr. Chittenden then took tho floor, speak Ing from the centre of the hnll,—‘ from the very cdge of the greenback llon’s den,” os he oxpressed It. Hu asserted that legnf-toudor notes in tine of pexco were o public snare and a political device, ‘ Mr. Buckner’s bill, as hounderstood it, had nothing new save that bank resurves shou! be one-halfcoln, It is simple, and lins really been antlelpated by the bauks. He disintss the bill with a FeNy Ors, and continued: he cry of, well enough alone” js fallaclous and mischievous, It means gold for New York an silyer and paper in the West. It had been evident fortwo years ‘to Now York mor- chants that America would control the ld market as soonas Congress will let t. Ile feared that Congress even now wad not sincerely In favor of real and permanent resumption, ‘There could not be a better time to pay the demand debt than now. Let us once decide to pay the flouting war debt, and in five years we can do it without a ripple of excitement. If he possessed the power, he would deprive greenbacksot theirlegal-tend- er quailty from next July. He would stop minting sliver dollars, and would, 3 soon as pricileable, convert all silver bullion now on land, owned by the Government, with 25- odd of useless silver dollars, into ei and with the gold thus acquired he would, In the regular course of business, pay an equal amount of greenbacks, He would further pny off the greenba with the surplus revenue, Instead of buy: ng bonds not yet due, With’ the $0,000,000" of gold and silver produced by the mines overy month allthe gold wanted for currency purposca coult be Goally controtied, nnd other great nations could forced to join the United States in the establishment’ of a bhnetallic stundard whenever itshould appear for the interest of the United States todolt. It was, therefore, ie time for the United States to conse dal ying with the petty, tremely vicious, egal-tender fos agers Mr, Lounsborry thouglit the bill, it might have been operates nt the {ts introduetion, could no longer be opera tive, because the banks were payin tole debts, whenever requested, In guld and silver: coin.’ Branching off to the general subject of finance, he dented resiinpiion had been brought about by tho financial managemont of the Administration, Ho quoted the re- marks of Webster in his aulogy upon Hamilton relative to the public” credit, and sald partisan friends had been undertak- Ing to npply the same cvlogy to the present manager of the finances, "It was neither Hanilton nor Sherman that hud brought about resumption in the days of Haniliton or Sherman. it had been brought about by more potent causes, During the five years that the Democrats had had control of the Jlouse corruption in office had been stayed, und the rate of taxation had been decreased. ‘Tiathad been one of the great causes lead- ing up to resumption. He announced his in- tention of offering, uf a suitable opportunity, wee eck SS SE and, 8500, To hat eCa, . 539, ane vised Statutes, making United States notes and ‘Treasury notes fegal-tender, ary here- by repealed.” ‘That would bring about the entire purpose of the present bill, aml take away what he considered the objectionable feature of the resolution. If theso sectlous were repealed, the country would return to the conatitu- tional money which had existed before the War, ‘Iho country was now at the fload-tide of financlul auecess, and why should Congress in debasing tho National credit ab