Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1880, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. 10 PR. CT. DISCOUNT On all garments ordered of us during January. FULL DRESS and MAR- RIAGE TOILET a specialty. Lutlies? RIDING HABILS and SURZOUTS. Servants’ Stylish LIVERY. EDWARD ELY & C0, 163 & 165 Walash-ay., cor. Mourocest. ee REAL ESTATE AGEN) GEORGE MN. BOGUE, (EAL ESTATE AGENCY, ROOM 8 REAPER BLOCK, No. 97 Clark street, Chicago. # Property bought and sold on com- mission. Special attention given to the care and management of Real Istate. Taxes paid and Rents collected. Intercatsof non-restdentscarefully . SHER’ SHIRTS ORDER. WILSON BROS., {13-and 115 State-st., ‘Use only the best Linens and Mus- lins, employ SKILLED help in thelr manyfacturing department, and produce GOOD goods at LOW- EST prices: They carry in stock full lines of Shirts of their own make, uy Hetall--Firat Floor, Wholesale--Upper Floors, * STATIONERY, &c. S38 ULVER PAGE, 2, 3 cHHOWNES.CO.22 ~ Retail Stationers and Engravers, Woddifig and Invitation Cards, ° Melting and Reception Cards, Club Invitations, HMonograins, Ciphers, Coats of Arms, Menus, Orders of Dancing, Programmes, _RATENT LAWYERS, PATENTS. "DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 48 & 45, 145 LnSalle-stey Major Block, Chirago, Patents procured, and Patent Litigation conducted, Charges reasonable.s Corresponionce invited, (Take Klovater.) PHOTOGRAPHY, CABINETS | po ita making Cabinet Ithatographseaunl to any produced wlvewheru for te Row pres of M4 per doz. Prong sinwinand gimrantess all Photo- graphs taken ty be perfect In over: arliculue,< Mementber, thle olfur is only unull Feb. 2. 76 Mn PER DOZ. jave Rtoom-itent ap Hur fj Burrs Parlor & Cabinet Polding-ed, ‘Tho moat Compact, Elegant, and Sub- nial made, Mest Steel Spring Mat- asa for “Solld Cumfort."” Send for SN Uilustrated Catalogue, Md, sold by Bi, Andrens & Go 1S & 17 WAUASILAY oy Mfrs of Artistic Beasebeld Torcitare, Wood Mantels, ht. re COUGH LOZENGES, KEATINGS — COUGH LOZENGES. RHE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY, Used snd Fecommondad for over W yours by the clon and edieal prafensian, ‘Mold by pit drs lew, Wd cla, » FOUGERA '€ Co. “BMANKK HOOKS AND PRINTING. Pra nanan nnn ‘BLANK BOOKS, an PEATIONERY AND PRINTING, upertar Quality and at Low Pricas. «The J, AL W, JUNES Blationery and Hrinting Co. Monrag and Dearburnsls, ‘BLANK BOOKS, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY, JW. MIDDLETON, 85 State-st, Larwe Stock, Good Work, Low Prices. WINAN “HOMEY 16 LOAN Ou Juprovad City Property at current rates, MEAD & COB, 19 Lasall taco secured tor City wud Country A ing. For OW Favs tall on Gr uate eA COU ROS — Tt Dearborn-at., Chlewgo. me DISSOLUTION NOTICEN, Tho co DISSOLUTION. Hadoied eee sheretefore oxtsting betwoon tho sce naed, Wider the ra uty of Hunky Uros & lay dissolved by mutual cunsunt. a” Alvert ‘Bunte, who will continue roa, sul wil exe] u Bi ag Moy collpee at thle quteugadiaga of i ae We JULIUS SCHULZ ue CLOTHING. THERE CKARLIL, DONT CAY, GUT Give THIS CARD TO'YQUR FATHER ANDHE CAN: SEND 10 NUTTING'S C.O.D,CLOTHING STORE, AT 104-106 MADISON ST. CHICAGO, (ce AKO GET You oe ANICE SUIT lor CLOTHES, Gg ae 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT On all Overcoats and Ulsters, In many cases you will find we have marked them down 60 that the discount {s even greater, DONT BOTHER ME Now Sissy, 1 AM vEAY Ray clot yh oust” | CUSTOM TAILORING Of the “ Bestest Kind” for the * Leastest Money.” We challenge THE WORLD to produce any more stylish Garments than we can give you. This sounds rash, but we mean it. NUTTING'S C.0.D. SUITS, ISTHE BAIT THAT CATCHES TKEM CtVERY TIME, lat 104& 106. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, PURNISHI Yory Niece end Very Cheap, AT A.J, Nutting & Go.’s, Parties Desiring FINE POTTERY WARES, Can, by handing’ us their orders early, have them executed with judgment by ow Mr. T. J. Martin, who is now in Europe making selections for this scason’s trade. “BURLEY & TYRRELTE, 83 & 85 State-st., Chicago. REAL USTATE, FOR SALE OR LEASE, Wo aro now prupared t xoll or lense for ono or more years tho Docks formerly oceupled by Mears, Hater & Cu,, on tho nurth vide of the Chicago River, Juented at the Intersuction of the North Branch with the matn channel of tho Chicugo Iver, having # rivor feontuge of about two hundrod fevt, Apply to JOUN MATTOCKS, 4) Dearborneat, ORGANS. « ELEGANT, RICH. 4 Charming Tone,— LOVELY CASE, Ornate Shape, Palace Stylo. ip livetted Catalogue and Pilce Li ly Illustrated Catal ind Price List to 4 ri THOS, J. FINNEY, FOR: af CHICAGO. > 67 OPTICAL Goons. Fine Kpoctactes sulted to ll sights on selontitte principles. pers and Field Glasses, Telescopes, Mle Eroucupes, Barumgtore, eX. tc or OF Ue I LOUD, oF ot tanitus facture, Gus, chlorvform,. Ur ea eter tree Tur paltilvss extract- Gnlicey opan Sunday fore- ni plate. tug. noon, Alaa, the nu siyto toatl “CELL oF D ( Water-proof Lin- en) Cujfa, Collars, and Bosoms, Price Usts and Qoods sent by malt.’ Call or address BARNES! Hat ‘Store, 86 Madlson-st,, Lribune Building, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. WASHINGTON. The House Enlivened by An- other Act of Opera Bouffe Yesterday ; Representative Horr, of Michi- gan, Taking the Lead- ing Role, And Satirically and Wumorously Sounding His Praiso of Sunset Cox. The New York Wit More than Matched by the Michigan Lumberman. Additional Arguments Against Réagan’s * Bill Delivered by Railroad Attorneys. Seeretary Schurz Explains Why the Ute Negotiations Were Conducted Seerctly. The Indians Satisfied with’ the Arrangements Relative to Reservations. Investigation into “star” Route Con- tracts Belng Pushed by the House Committee. Ponsion Claims Accumulating Wonder- fully Fast, and More Clerks Required. TIORR AND COX. THE LITTLE NEW YORKER A GENERALLAUGIF ING-STOCK, Specat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Wasinnaton, D.C, Jan. 23.—The House this afternoon had another performance of opera bouffe, Mr. Horr taking bis turn at forensic yivisection. ‘Sunset Cox, perlinps, did not understand that a Michigan tunber- man would have the audacity to cross swords with him, or be able to hold him up to the ridicule of the House for three-quarters of an hour, ‘Che-speech of Horr was prob- ably 1s great a surprise to Sam Cox as was the facé that Cox himself, upon the words in Tlorr’s speech, “Genial - little friend,” should have built Is. tanipaon of yesterday. Horr’s speech was effective In that it accomplished his ab- +] Jeet. -It turned the batterles of Cox’s ridicule upon himself, and) made hihit’ the object of the derisive Inughter of the House, and the award ts given to-night to Horr, for the rea- son, if no other, that “he laughs best who laughs Inst.) Horr’s speech was liumorous, putronizing, #Aéenstie, severe; and since Con- seems disposed to tittle else it may per- well devote Itself to buifoonery; but aro those who think that both Houses of Congress would do better to seithemselves to the serious work before them, and not to postpone until heated midsummer nights the, essential work of tho season, THE SPEECH, Mo the Western Assoctated Press. Wasminatos, D, C., Jan. 23.—The Nonso then went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, for the purpose of listening to Iorr’s reply to Cox’s speech of yesterday, * Horr was exceedingly humorous, and elic- ited roars of Inugliter from members on the floor and from the Iarge crowd of spectators in the galleries. Cox made no reply, and the House resumed the consideration of public business. Mr. Horr justtfied himself for using the words ‘genial little frlend’? by explaining that they were spoken in the leat of debate. (Laughter) He had spent hls boyhood ti manual labor and hard work, and was conse- quently sometimes embarrassed, and in hits extrenia difidence dropped words witch he “was sorry. for afterwards, Ilad ho known tho sensilivencas of tho gentlenin from New. York; had he known the poetry of his nature, he would lave addressed the gentleman in the line guage of a modern poet, as “Dear Little Buttercup.’ [Continued laughter.) Allud- Ing to the book, “ Why We Laugh,” which Cox had gent to him yesterday, he said that ho regarded St as that gentlemnan’s best work, because It contalned yery little Cox and a good deal of other men, (Laughter,] Noth- ing had been further from his mind than the iden of belittling the gentleman from Now York before this assembly, Ie knew the gentleman's welght and accomplishments, and far be it from him to contest with hin, Why, some ono had intfinated to lim thet {6 was thought that he was trying to get some belt from the gentleman, Good henvens! what good would itto be him, [Great laughter, caused by Iorr’s feellng his own walst and insinu- ating thata belt which woula fit Cox would be much too small for him.) No man could surpass hin tn his admiration of the beautl- ful form of the gentleman from New York, and he never looked at hin without think- ing of sume anelent Greelan model, “A thing of beauty was o joy forever.” How simple u statement, and yet how true, But he wished tu make u suggestion to his friend, which; he thought, would add to * HIS ALREADY EXCEEDING GRACE and beauty, and that was, that Brother Cox should part his halr in the middle and wear bangs, [Loud and continued Inughter.) Tle (Horr) now, approached another’ sub- {ect tremblingly, because his friend had told he House yesterday that he once blew o blaze right through ukos-hale, and he (lorr) ald not want such a Ueht squeeze lbs friend had made a speech durlig the extrs session on the test onth, ‘That speeeh had marked in it “Inughter” fourteen thes, fepplanse} “great Inughter” once, “ap plause and latghter? onee, and“ long-con- Unued appluise” once, fe wanted to know Sf the rumor waa true that that speech had been printed—laugiiter, appliuse, aud nll—three days before tt was delivered, [tours ot laughter] That waa a big advune lage to gentlemen who could sit down In the darkness of the imldnight hour, when they got © funny thing, stop and cheer themselves ane “Laughter.” It had o great Sdvaniare, gentleman did too much for the world, That was probauly the reason for his being go thin, It he fur hed the taughter ” and let the wor FURNISH THE “APPLAUSE,” it would not draw so on his constitution, For the purpose, as ho explained, of showing that ho was unt wholly to blame for having applied the tenn, “xenlal little friend” to the kentle- nan from Now York, Mr, Morr gent to tho Clerk’s desk o bound yolume of Harper's eekly. which’ the Clerk held up to the full view of the Hone, opened ato picture which represented Cox og onthe back of a ehalr, which broke out afresh when that gentle mmitn stated that the pleture hind been Speaker. Whoever looked at the picture, he sald, would notiee that the gentleman hind hem placed with his feet on the top of the Speaker's chalr so that he could get his herd over lis friend had» ones Te hav sion, Speaker of the House with lity fect restin ‘This getlon 0 Horr'’s was greeted with ronrs sof. laughter, pub Mashed Justafter Cox find not been elected had heard that Hated that lind six fuehes taller he would been President. (Es hter.) The Democratic party hiwl fallen inte the same infstake as the gentleman in giving heed to inusele instead of brains. If tho gentleman from New York had liad three inches and a Jot of votes more, he In Ait hiv bee Spenker’ of the House. He wished to say, in conelu- that, whatever he might lereafter say iy debate, he begged the gentleman from New York to. understand that he had ne mallee or hardness of heart In him, ‘That rontieman had been kind onough to give hin an epitaph. © Io (fore) was not a poct, but a friend lad written for hin an epitaph upon the gentleman from New York which hethought hs AUST COVERED THE CASH: Renenth this stabs les the great Sam Cox, Who was wise as on owl, and aa brave ns.an oxy Think it not strange his curniig to dust, Far he swelled and he awelled tit he finally buat. Just: where he ling gone, or just how ho fures, Nobody knowa and nobody cures; at, wherever he Is, bo he angel or elf, Ie certain, dear reuder, ho’p puttlug biinsolf. the desl, Ue been ‘The delivery of these Ines wi rans of Inughter, which v Ww , Cox making no reply, munittes ‘and the Honse fnnacdlately went into nittee of the Whole on the private ealendar, Cox in the chutr. ———— REAGAN'S BILL, FURTHER ARGUMENTS. Spectat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnatoy, DvC., Jan, %3,—The House Commerce Committee to«lay completed the Nearing given to the railroad inen who have been opposing the Regan bul, Jolin A. Wright, x member of the Board of Arbitra- tion, spoke on the general aspects of the bill, wid he hind for many years expected etlon by Congress on this subject, Tho growth of commerce has been so rapid that it has outgrown State laws, and called, per- haps, for some general supervision, Railroad rates, about whieh there has been so much complatnt, ought to be the lowest possible to pay the Interest on * ~ THE CAPITAL INVERTED, but the interests Involved tire so many and 80 various that perhaps no man tives to-day who can solve ‘the problem. When the bill was presented he was glad, for the renson that its discussion would enlighten the public on the whole subject. He thinks the bill of Rengan premature. and, necessarily, finper- fect, aud that, its enactment would result in far more harm thinn gootl. - Before any legis- Jatlon of this sort be had there should be an exhaustive examination into the whole ques- tion, ‘Tariff rates are always determined, in part, by what the freight enrried WILL, BRING IN THE MARKET, To cripple tho roads will not help the busi. uess of the country, The proportion of State to Inter-State commercelis yearly increasing. Mr. Wright thinks thagif anything fs done hy Congress -to. regulhte Inter-State com> merce, it should be dofe only after the sub- Jeet hag heen’ exhaustively eximuined by a commission of. experts: In’n year ‘from this time My, Fink will have gathered a vast ass of information reletive to railroads and thelr managenent, whieh will be of great yulue in tho disposltionof this question, ‘Mr, J. 1. Brooks, counsel for the Cleveland & Pittsburg ond, . . . FOLLOWED to show that the bill bad in every partle- ular. He Instaneed the ease of an old and 9 now road’ wilh the sane termina, The cost of the first tight bea third more than that of the other, yet tho.rates of the fatter must be adopted by the former at the termini. At intermediate polite, however, larger rates enn be charged, and equitably too, on tho old roud, and noboily be wronged inf HU SAID THE BILL made geographical distinctions which are wn just. Chiengo hag as good right to get trade vheaply us any Interlor point, and so lias St, Louls, or New York, Mr, Brooks sald that as the rallroatls had invested $4,000,000,000 of money, they had aright to ast that their In- terests be protected. Poollng he Specially defended ag the best means yet devised to protect the people, No good ta anybody ling ever yet come from the cutting of rates by excessive competition, THE UTES, HOW TO GET THE MEEKER MUIDERERS, Spectat Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiunarton, D, C., Jan, 93.—It Is under stood that the secret portion of the confer- “ence had by Secretary Schurz with the Colo- rado delegation, Gen. Adnins, und four of the Indfans, related to the means te be em- ployed In getting possession of the Meeker murderers. ‘The plan ts to sem Gen. Adama with Jack, Sowawick, nnd Wash, three White River Ute Chiefs, back to Los Pinas, “with Instructions to bring Intheguilty twelve It possible, ‘This embassy will be armed with diseretlonary powers, ns It ls certain the mur- derers cannot be expected to give them- selyes up unconditionally, ‘This plan may be perhaps credited to Mr. Schurz, who is intensely anxious to get these miscreants into custody. Colorado mon here do not bo Nove this plan will be snecessful. ‘Che guilty partles will expect sure denth if they sur- render, and, as a matter of course, thoy would much prefer to die in open fight, 3 OURAY IrMaELy has Httle confidence in tho success of this scheme, His practical sense, joined to hls thorough knowledge of hls own people, It is sald by those who know, suggests the far almpler means of employing his own braves, Uneompnhgres, to hunt down the outlaws, Ilo lins offered to do this, bat Mr, Schurz profers to proceed in the more elvillzed fasion of mak- Ing arrests, If these Indians can be brought Ti soon tho Ute difieutty will settle itself, as there Is not much ditference of opinion as to the mode of disposing of the land feature of the case, Ouray, speaking for his people, will not Jisten to a.proposltion which will send them into Utah, and, to prevent lostlll- tles,"Mr. Schurz and a majority of the Col- orado delugation in Congress are willing'to yleld a point In that particular, and locate all the peaceful Utes In the western portion of tho State. BCHURZ'S IDEA. To the Western Associated Press, Wasmwnoron, D. C,, Jan, 2.—Seoretary Schurz says; “Acertain degres of secrecy fs necessary ‘In the Ute investigation, but Ouray {8 in no sense 0 prisoner, In the opinion of Ouray, a8 woll ua inyself, several things nre to be necomplished by the present negotlatlons, Firstly, to have. trea’ pre visions about the surrender of the offenders enrried out, go that the participants In the White River mutders can be tried, Second ly, to make such urrangement with the Utes as will avert from then injurles that are threatened to be inflicted upon them by the border population of Colordo, and which certainly would come if the present bounda- rea of the reservation were preserved, ‘This accomplished, the present didicultles will pasa: over without an Indian war, which will be a freat beneilt to the country generally, Thirdly, to secure for then full compensie tlon for every. piece of Sand they muy cede to the United States, and o safe and advan: tageous settlement fur the future,” ““BTAR” ROUTES, YESTERDAY'S INVESTIGATION, Sptctat Duapateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiinaton, D.C. Jan, %3—Second-As sistant Postmaster-General Brady was cross examined by the Star” Route Committee this ‘morning, and subjected to a severe ordeal, The Conualttes directed jtg atten- tlon to the actlon of Mfr, Brady Jn lvtting the Prescott and Santa Fé route contract after ARQUSE: te Teust, tion, qlunrys not only in this ease, f the failure of the original contractor, Me- Donough, Vreseott, Arizona, and was let to MeDonough for 813,913, MeDonough was In partnership with U[fies, Gleason, and Kirk, ee that he advanced $6,000, 8 ners advanced anything. to that the compensation would be largely In- creased after the beginning of the work, which would make It profitable. Hines* pre- diction was verified. ‘Iwo days after the serviee begnn the pay was inereased from $13,313 to 831,003 ainonth., Later faster me and additional trips were ordered, and the compensation increased to $74,550, This road ran from Santa Fé to ‘The latter ‘There other part- Kirk clatined by — Hines no evidence that the have been assured AT THIS POINT MeDonough, without the knowledge of his partners and without anthorlty, sublet the contract to John Walsh, of this -cliy, in consideration of moneys privately advanced =o by the Intter to him, McDonough, the contractor of record, failed owing to the unsatisfactory manner 11 whieh Walsh fulfitled the contract, Kirk and Glenson, sureties, applied for the contract. They w aunt the service w compensntion, $135,076 annually. pressed very elon hw duy, to know why he did men, Kirk and Gleason, a opportunity to take the contract at the sume terns as ¥ Brady answered that he was not favorably. dlspose petent, refused, Vitlsh kept the contract, Increased to the present Brady was the Committes to- not give the bonds- Vitis. to then; thought they were Incomi- MeDonough was also examined, and sub- stantinted the foregoing statement, but was not disposed to give any voluntary infarma. Hon, He ls still contractor for a number of ‘outes, GEEASON TESTIFIED AS TO Brady’s refusal to give bh aud Kirk tho- contriet for more than $13,303, onestatement whieh, If true, ismost extraor- He made but in the fact that It proves that the Government has sbeen spending millions annually unneces- sarily. Speaking of the service, Mr. Gleason rald that, if a route contract required service four days In a week, there were still three idle days to spare, and that he did not think it would cost. the, contractor much, Hany thing, to run thye@ additional trips per week, The Conmitteghaturally were astonished at this statement; sasthe large increase in the nimountof contract price on all star” routes is based upon the fundamental proposition thatan lucrengeof, service Is to be compen- sated in the exact proportion, which the orlg- inal compensation pears to the orieinal serv- ive, iy etbtoment of Gleason ean be substantiated bs other Government contract- ‘ors, it will proved new revelation in the his- tory of nogtal contracts, fi sMUADI'S TERTIMONY, TM the Western Astoctated Press. Wasnisaton, DC, Jan. 2.--The investl- gatlon of the starronte service was continued this morning. Gen. Brady was further ex- amined relative to tha Santa Fé and Prescott route, and was followed by MeDonough, con- tractor, and Gleason, pne of the sureties, Gen. Brady wag questioned further in reln- tlon to the Santa FGamlPreseott route, and the threumsinnces. nttendtig its award ta Walsh, when it was known to the Department that, as a sub-contractor. aynder. MeDonouzh, he was virtually resportslile for the poor service which caused MeDonotigh to be declared a fajling contractor. Gen. Brady stated that the Department had absolute discretion In the awardinis of eon- tracts, and contd disregard any and all bids, and adverilse for new proposals, or award coutracts outside the list of bidders, iehad heen greatly annoyed with complaints on the route in question, and, When he declared MeDonough a failing contractor, had decided to put the service back to a bi-weekly serv. Mes olfered to his sureties ant at 6 original minty, > . S100, et ths refirsedt he otte it to Walait” Dit not nt that time contemplate the subse- quent Inereasd of service and pay. Did not afer a aaily servies contract at $74,500 to Kirk & Co, because he lad no confidence in tele ability to satisfactorily perform the service, PENSIONS. INCREASING NUSINERS, Speelat Dtepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiisxavox, D.C, Jan, 2—The House adopted a resolution this: morning suthoriz- lng the Committee on Invalid Pensions to employ three additional clerks at a per diem of Sicach, to assist the members of that Conunittee In briefing papers and arranging teytImony relating (o pension elalins referred tothe, The Chalrman of the Committee, Mr, Coffroth, explained that thore are about 1,400 Individual penston bills on the ealendar of his Committee, and that, in order to dis- pose of these and other bills which will bo referred in the course of tho session, the ad- ditlonal help asked was absolutely necessary, What may be called tho Pension Bureau of the House will now com- prise cleven committcemen and four clerks. One of the latter receives $O.n day, and the other three $4 nday each. ‘The Commis- stoner of Penslons reports that thero are In his offiea about 225,000 pension-clalms un- acted upon beenuse he has no force to do the work. Healso reports that new elaims are pbelng received ut the rate of 7,500 a month, Some time ago a joint resolution was Intro- duced inthe House to authorize the Com- inlssloncr to employ additional clerks. A Southern Democrat defeated the considera- ton of this resolution a few days ago beenuse the Republicans opposed tho “repeal of the law whlely forbids the payment of pensions: to claimants who have been disloyal, The House to-day twiea refused to consider the same resolution, but promptly passed one which gaye to one of Its committees a little additional patronage. WDOWELL. TNE CHARGES AGAINST TIM, Spectat Dlepatch to The Chieago Tribune. Wasiinatox, D, C., Jan, %,—The state- ment published in Chleago, that certain charges agalnst Superintendent McDowell, submitted through Mr, Springer to the Com- mittee on Expenditures In Public Buildings, eame from Willian Henry Sinith, is stated by those who should know tho most about tt tobe unfounded, Mr, Deuster, of Milwau- kee, for instance, Chairman of the Comuit- tee, says thut he has no knowledge that Mr, Smith has anything to do with the matter; that certainly was not the name on any of the letters which he has seen, ‘The charges allcome from one person, who desires that hig namo should be kept seeret, They wera sent to Representative Springer by mall, in aprivate fetter, which is headed, “Lo be strictly confidential.” TWO SDULAR LETTERS ave been recelved from the sume person by Mr, Springer, From all thatean he learned, {tis not probable. that there will be an inves: tigation, Deuster, who 1s also a member of the Commerce Comittee, that fins been hear ing arguments on the Reagan bill, haa’ not, for that reason, been able to call a meeting 61 the Committes’on Expenditures in) Publig Bulldlogs, and wit net call ona wntil next week, Ho will then subinit. the documents to the Coninittee, und {f the members are of opinion that an investigation should be had a resolution will be Introduced tn the House askiig Congress to order one. Deuster. hhn- self, after examining the papers, sdocs; not seem disposed to nuke an investigation. THE EXODUS, MORK TESTIMON' Wasmnaton, 1, 0., Jan, 23.—The Senate Committes on Exodus to<lay continued the examination of O. 8,.B. Wall, of Washington (evlored), President of the Contingent Ald Soelety, and also took teatlmony from James E, O'lara, a prominent colored Republican of Halifax County, who {s-now' contesting a seat i Congress from the Second North Carolina Distriet,. Wall,/under cross-exam- {natlon by Mr. Vance us to the baals for his assertion that North Carolina was “a Goil- forsaken country, with a soil that would not sprout black-eyed peas,” admitted that ho ¢ Chicago Daily Tribune’ had very Ittle personal knowledge of North Carolina, and personatly knew nothing about the counties from which the present exodus ling started, Ie bellaved the exodus from the South was spontaneous; that it would continue until thé colored people RECEIVED BETTER TREATMENT THERE, and that in every probablity there would be a return drift southward, for the negro loved. the home of his parents, and would not eni!- grate without some strong Incentive, In response to n series of questions by Sen- ator Vourhees, witness stated tant the in- formation recelyed by him as-Prestdent of the Soelcty, to the effect that employment for the North Carolina colored, people : could - waa derived i Walkers readily be found fn indiana, at ‘Terre aute, and severn from circulars anid letters of Mail Agent other persons living In that State (whose nantes ho could nat remember, but whose letters he would herewfter furnish to the Committee), and from Perry & Willams, North Carolina agents of emigrants. What porenal knowledge the latter had In regard the polnut at issue, le did not know. O'MARA (COLORED), the other witness, testified! he “Held office In Mntifax County for anumberof years: Chair- man of the Board of County Commissioners, Chairman of the Board of Education, and County Examiner, Te has also been a imem- ber of the North Carulina Legislature and of the Constitutional Convention; was one of the Presidential Electors on the Republican teket In 1576, and is now contesting a seat fn the Natlonal House af Representatives, Ile gave a very favorable recountof the condi. tlon and treatment of the colored people in North Carolina, but in regard to thelr Indus- trlal and political status he testified that though there was at one time some bullda ing In the courties bordering on Sow Carolina, there never. has been any political persecution in the — coun lies affected the present exodus, and none, now In any part of North Caro- linn, Nothing was more conunon on elee- Hlonalays than to see a white landlord and coloret tenant coming to town in the same buggy and voting different tickets. “White mechanics In North Carolina HAD NO PREJUDIC against working with colored mechanics, and no discrimination was made against the colored population in the courts or on juries, [Senator Windom remarked at this point. that he had been looking forn negro para- dise, ant now he had found it in North Carolina.) Witness, in response to interrogatories ns to the cuuse of the exodus from hiy State, said it was the result of 2 EFFORTS OF AGITATORS going about the country, and not a spon- taneous emigration. The tess industrions class of colored nen (what might be termed the floating poptlation), were duped by repre- sentations that they would get $1.50 per day: in Indinna and a new sult of clothes, to- gether with Government aid of some sort ns they passed through Washington; and they were similarly deceived by Cilse tepresenta- tlons contained in cirewlars purporting to be issued by rallrond companies In Kansas and elsewhere, In the course of his testimony he expressed. the opihion that the Intelligent negro of the South has tiore to fear froin white Republic- ans in the South than from Democrats, Ie explatned this on the ground that the Reput- leans want all the offices themselves, and if the colored men clan a division they com- bing agalust the negro. In this w: he had been counted out from his elec! Congressman because he had opposed a white Republican's candidacy for nomination as Sheriff, . RENATOL BLAIR, while cross-exainining this witness, referred to hin as a cerpet-bagger to North Carolina from New York, and ih connection with this remark asked hhiwvif he were not a contest- ant‘ for asent in Congress before “a white tribunal.’ Senutor Voorhees therenpon in- Fposcdi. ag he, raid, for the protection of the witness aginst an huputation on the motive of his testimony, and Senator Blair disavowed intending any reflection wpon lifin by: the se of the teria" curpot-bageer,” which, the Sen- ator added, Isapplicable in tha sense of changed residence to “most of the white folks North.” Adjourned, INGALL THE SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION. Wasninatos, D. C., Jan, 2.—The Senate Comnittee on Privileges and Elections re- stuued consideration of the Ingalls case to- di ay. J. V. Admire testified In substance he was unfriendly to Ingalls at the commencement of the Senatorin! contest, but thatatterwards, in view of the party Interests, he gave him 1 Jukewarm support, Admire also testified he told Raybell, a member of the Kansas Legislature, that he (Raybell) could get money for his vote for Senator, but on eross- examination: denled any personal knowledge of the payment of any moneys by Ingalls or any of his frlends for corrupt purposes, E. In SMITH, Western Union ager at Topeka, pro- dueed tho messengers recelpt-book whielt lad been called for by the memoriullsts, and also produged a single telegram, whieh coun sel'for the imemorlallsts sald was intssing from v packnge of telegrams previously fare nished by the telegraph company, a. 3. BARKER testified he was at ‘Topeka during the Sen- stortal contest; that he was a Democrat, and that In an interview with Senator Ingalls the Senator told him he wanted some Dem- veratig. votes, mul wanted him (Barker) to tuk to five Demoerntic members whose nines 0 mentioned; and that he saw these meu and told thom that money was belng Ml in the Senatorial etec- tlon, and that Bigs could get money for their yotes, Ie was then shown two letters wril- fen by hinself to parties In Kansas, in whieh hestited that Ingalls had offered hin money: with whieh to buy Democratic votes, anit was asked whether Ingalls had given to him or plaged under his control any money to be used In securing Is reflection ax Senator, ‘this question Barker deciined to answer, but afterwards, fn hils: eross-extimlantion on the save qiestion, was, 13} y. tiealls’ coun- sat he then answered No,” f Adjourned. NEW BILLS. NAILUOND KINKING FUND, Wasiixatos, D. C., dan, %3.—The bi in troduced in the House to-day by Representae tive MeLane to amend the Sinking-Fund act of Muy 7, 1878, provides that thore shall be established a sinking fund In tho ‘reasury of the United States, Into which the Central Paelfic Road shall pay $1,200,000 per anni, and tho Union Pacitic $850,000 yearly. PUBLIC LANDS. The House Committee ow Indian Affalrs agreed to roport favorably Representative Hoskell’s bill, providing for the rellef of settlers upon the absentees Shawnee lnnds in Kansas, allowing any bona fda settler now occupying sald Jonds aud having mate juprovements — thorcon to pie ehasa oot exceeding = 100 sancren, at not lens than $350 per 'uere, under such rules and regulations us thy Secretary of the Tnterior sha presertba, They also agres to report favorably Representative Pound's bill for the rellef of certain bands of Chippewa Indiung In Wisconsin. YORKTOWN, * ‘The Honso Select Committee on the York- town celebration agreed to report a Dill tothe House appropriating $100,000 for the erection of wmonument at Yorktown and §20,000 to ee the expenses of the proposed Yorktown celebration. ‘Tho Senate Committeson Territories unan- Imously susrved to report back the noma. tlon ar El If, Murray, of Kontueky, to bo Governor of Utah, with the recommendation that it be confirmed. . - CONGUESAMAN FOUT'S MILL TO MODIFY THK OPPRESSIVE TARIFF ON STEEL ~ In tho House of Representatives, Jan. t Mr, Fort, by unanimous consent, introduced the follawing DI: z oA Tits outabllshing the duty on stool rutlway ba eRe tt enacted by the Senate ant Hous of Rep- resentaliyes of the United States of America tn Congress cesermbled, That from and utter the lat day of July, 188v, in Hicu of tho duty now fin- poscal by Ini upon stech ruliway bard linported late tho United Stutea from ferelyu couutrics i (provided that metal-convertod, cast, or mind Tom fron by the cssemeror pneumatic process, of whatover form or description, shall be clusaed . ng stccl) there shull be levied cullected,and jl n duty at the rate of 812.50 por gross ton of 2.210 pounds, and at tho snine rate for any fractionnt part of a gross ton of 2,40 pounds, “Bec. 2, Thit ult acts and parts of acts fiicons rewith bo, and the same aro hereby, repea’ NOTES AND NEWS, HONG KONG CONSULATE IRNNOULANITIES. Speciat Dispateh to Tae Chtengo Tribune, Wasuinaton, D.C,, Jan. 23—The report of Stnhel, the Special ,Agent sent by the State Department to investigate. the nffalrs of the Hong Kong Consulate, has been sub- niltted to Congress, This: report ‘contirms the charges lutherto made relative to tho - gross mismanagement of affairs at that Con- sulate, The report of Stahel, which Is véry voluminous, finds the following {rrogulari- thes: ; First. no credit was given tothe United States Government for bills of health Issued. by the Consulate to vessels under foreign flags, nor for cattle-disense certificates, Second, no credit appears in the records of the Treasury for fecs for cortificates given to masters of forelgn vesselscarrying Chinese emigrants to the United States, Third, no entry was inade fn the ships’ daily fonrnal since June t2, 1871, and. no entry Inthe seamen's register from Oct. 1, 1875, to Dee, 31, 1877, The loss to the Coy- ernment frou these frregularities $s many thousands of dollars, Some estiinate ft at $30,000 In a perlod af two yenra, CENSUS SUPERINTENDENTS. There wes un Informal gathering of the Democrats to-day to consider the nomina- tions for Census Supervisors, and to discuss whether it will "be good policy to oppose the confirmation of any of them, but no con- clusion was reached, The nominations are separate, and must be acted upon alngly, so that if objection is made to half 2 dozen on the sole grounds that they are not Democrats, the work of taking the census in those dis triets may be delayed, and there Is no cer tainty that the President would appoint a Democrat. ASSASINATION LITERATURE. ‘The House passed a bill this’ morning, in- trotiuced by Mr. Springer, authorizing the removal of certain of the books contalning 0 history of the assaslnation and evidence re- lating thereto, now {in the possession of the General Government, ta Memorial Hall, at Springfield, I11., and placed in charge of the Lincoln Monument Associntion, It will be possible for any library to have duplicates of ese fac similes by paying for thom. THE WOMAN KUPFRAGISTS, ‘To the Western Assoclated Press, “ Wastinaton, D. C,, Jan, 23.—Mrs. Wal- lace,-of Indiana; Lueinda B. Chandler, of Pennsylvania; Susan B, Anthony, and other delegates tu the Women's Sufirage Agsocti- tion, made arguments to-day before the Sen- ate Committee. : DESIRE RECOGNITION, $ A communieation from Mr, Christiane: United States Minister to Peru, was browse -to the attention of the Cabinet to-day. Str. Christianey had been requested, as the rep- resentative of the United States, to recognize the present Govermment of Peru, and, not de- Siring to nct without first consulting the Ad- ininistration, asked for instructions. It was decided te authorize Mr. Christianey to use his own diseretion in the matter, z - THE-RECORD.. HOUSE, ‘ Wasutnartos, D. C., Jan. &h—After some miscellunevus bitshiess, comunittees were , ealed for the reports of a private nature, The Speaker announced the gppofntinent .. of the following Special Committee on pay- ment of bounties, pensions, ant back-pays Caffroth, Geddes, Myers, McMillan, Harmer, Caswell, antl Thotas, Mr, Springer introduced a DUL authorizing certuln books and mementoes in possession of the Govermnent to bo placed in Memorial Tall of the Lincoln Monument Association, Springfleld, 1, Passed, 4 y McCook Introduced a joint resolution,” which passed, for the orection of a imilitary atarallg ye at Omaha. B Mr, ‘Ise, from the Committee on Railways and Canis, reported back the DI appro- prlating $7,000 for the purpose of a survey to ascertain the practleabil ty and cost of & water route between Luke Michigan and Lnke Erle. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Henderson, from the Conmittes on Commerce, reported a resolution calling on the Seeretary of War for information rela- tive te obstructions in the harbor at Rock Asland, I, Adopted, fter some tlne the Committee arose, and nanumber of private bitls were passed, Mr. ILawley (rising to.a question of prive Hege) salt thatin the Reeord this morning gross Injustice had been dgne hha. In the speech delivered by the gentienan from jowa (Weaver) yesterday he had stated that Senator Logan, of UMnals, had referred to the Weaver biI as a pleco of demngogism,” whereupon he (Hawley) had nade the re: irk, © He da porfeetly right’? ‘The gantle man from Towa hud then gone on te say that Senator Login had voted for the salary-grab and had pocketed his shary of the “ swag.” In the Record tis remark had been placed after that latter clause, making it appear that he had upproved of the salary-grab. lle was glad now of the opportunity te say. that he consklered tho “ Weaver ? bill as demagog- isin, humbug, or antl else that the peo- ple imight like to eall it, Mr. Weaver stated Uint the language used by himself and the gentlenimn from Connectl- eat (awley) appeared In the Recerd in the very order fn whieh he had understood ft at the Une. We dl not wileritund the gentle- mun to say that Senator Logun was right in his action upon the salar, Tho gantic- ian now confessed that he was guilty of per sonal discourtesy toa bretheranember, Mr. Lawley understoad that the gentleman admitted the transposing of two huportant paragraphs In the ollleial report. The liad an- awered hls purpose fn makhig It clearly we derstood Uhat hea condemned, In the severest Innguage, the bill introdtced by the man from Iowa (Weaver), mtd that not snid a word abou tho salary-grab, to which, however, he had been wv bitter op nthe nes eucl ponent, Mr, Weaver retorted that he had succeeded In making it clear that the gentleman front Conncetleut had, offered a personal dls- courtesy toa brother-member, As to havin; been hinself discourteous to n member © the Senate, he declared that no Senator had a right to attack a member of the House in the Indecent: tuner tn whieh a certain inembor had done, and when that was done he would defend hhuself in the sume way. The Speaker stated that he was not In’ the - char when the subject was up. yesterday aud futimated that, hut ho been, fe would not have permitted the remarks to have been mundo relative to the actlons of any Senator, ‘Tho matter was then dropped. 2 Adjourned until senday, ————— a EDISON'S HORSESHOE, . . New Youu, Jan. 2.—The attention of Afr. Edison haying been called to the-doubts of somne Parkstan critics concerning the stablilty of tho carbon horseshoe, and tho clalin that it graduuily wastea away by decomposition, he sald; A completa unswer to that ts tho netual result. I cun state that ‘the uldest fumpin my laboratory, after burning 505 jours, had Its electrical resistunce measured, ant eld is Hoke silereise: or ouie tet olin from the thing when it was originally put iu the clreuit. The surface oO! this ERO which burned 505 honrs ts us bright to«lay uy itwas the day when first put in, whereas oxidization makes carbon blavt.” Edisoy snya ho has not sold a share of bis ~ MARSHAL WHEELER, Sptctat Dispateh ty The Chicags, Tribune, - SPriavimE.y, Ih, Jan, 2i—United States Marshal Wheeler has been qualltied, sworn iu, aud filed his bond, which has bee ap- proved by the Court, He hus reappointed the present Doputles temporarily, Hy jas tendored tho Governor his resignation a3 a wnentber of the House from Mason County, PRICK FIVE CENTS... °° \