Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1880, Page 1

WILL OPEN THIS MORNING 25 CASES CHOICE NEW STYLES Foulard Cambrics, Figured Percales, French Miomies, Cranes, Satines, Cheviots, Ginghams, &e., &c. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS INVITED TO 5 CASES MADRAS DRESS CINCGHAMS, uttractive Styles, 15 cts. a yard, as decided Bargains. HANDEL BROTHERS, 121 & 123 State-st. Sranoh, Mlohigan-av. and 22d st. FINANOIAL. Assets, $18,000,000. Money to Loan, Tho Northwestern Mutual Life-Insnrance Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Js propared to Joan money on improved pro- gocive property, inthe Clty. of Chicago, nnd” on Improved property in Cook County, nt lowost cur rent rates of tntorest, in sims of 8100 and up- ¥aria, frvo from commissions. Applications for such Joana aro Invited and may bo made to the Company at iu offico in Milwaukeo, or to tho undersigned, who aro rovided with bianka for ghnt purpose, and who will urnish all needful informatton, Office, cor, Randolph & Dearborn-sts., DEAN & PAYNE, General Agents. Redmond Prindtvilto, Hpocial Agent. Chlonwo, tan, ei law. Poot ABen MONEY TO LOAN Dy JOSIAM I, REED, 62 William-st., ¥, Y., Jyamountans required, on IMPROVED CHICAGO ROVERTY, ot B est LATE, ie pitcbded ta icatlotis rocolved nnd prov oe PMTLTA. LULL NUM, 2 Handoiphcet,, PIANOS, STEINWAYS Are the only manufacturers who make every part of their Pianos, exterior and Interior (including the Actions and casting of the Iron Frames), in their own factories. LYON & HEALY, Stato and Monroe-sts. SHIRTS, SHIRTS — TO ORDER WILSON BROS., 13 & 115 STATE-ST., Uso only GOOD materials, manufacture them dn the: BEST manner, and at rea- sonable prices. We soliclt your orders, Retatl..First Floor. ‘Wholesalee-Upper Floors, STATIONERY AND PRINTING BLA NK BOOKS, anoPIATIONERY AND PRINTING, ho JEW, SORE datas efy"and Petnting Co, Monroe and Dearborn-st BLANK BOOKS, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY. Lares steed’; MIDDLETON, 85 State-st leis Block, Good Work. Low Irlces. MM “tnual meoting of Stockhol a, pita Gold and ae egaenel o SHEE Bustneas wenn wer cae fice tathe City uf EMEDY. ihn ne, Af you wou WZ mprove, Hota by ail drumgietee ey See AN ECHAACK UO), Wholesale Avent, CELLULOID (Water-proof Linc A ‘ater-proof Line FY outs Cottarsand eos Price ous Gnd Goods sent by mail. Call Na ress BARNES! Hat Store, 86 e O~st., Lribune Building. Over yTRCUSG al Uta long tral H “hie OMBINATION isso. & ALE 1880. LAGE DEPT. “ON SALE,” 10,000 YARDS REAL BRETONNE LACES, 2 to 5 inches wide, 12 1-2c to 25¢ per yard. 5,000 YARDS POINTE DE LANGUEDOC LACES, 1 inch to 4 inches wide, 10c to 25¢ per yard. 25,000 YARDS BLACK FRENCH LACES, | inch to 5 inches wide, 8c to 25¢ per yd. By giving the above immediate at- tention you will secure BARCAINS! Our EMBROIDERY and TOR- CHON LACE sate stilt continues, Samples of this lot of Laces will be for~ warded to any part of the country. LEADERS OF POPULAR PRICES. Madison and Peoria-sts. RANKRUPT STORE, NO BAITS BUT REAL BARGAINS, AT THE Bankrupt Store, [84 and 186 STATE-ST., Opposite Palmor Mouse. BEST QUALITY Remnants of Calico At3 cents. HANDSOME EMBROIDERED BALBRIGGAN HOSE At 25 cts. per pair. THE BEST 50c CORSET In the Land, GREAT BARGAINS Silks, Satins, Dress Goods, Linen Goods, &e., &e., &¢., And Carpets and Oil Cloths, AT THEE BANKRUPT STORE, (84 and 186 STATE-ST., OPPOSITE PALMER HOUSE, S. SHIREK. VALENTINES, a ULVER PAGE, ©, of cHOYNES.CO.22 Retail Stationers and Engravers, Tayo just rocolved a very beautiful assortment of PRANG'S VALENTINE CARDS, Vory artistio both in dosixn and exacution, Also neque nee Deslgne In Menus, and Dinner and Tea Var! Hluminated’ Correspondence and Regret Cards, Marcus Ward & Co.'s ftish Linen Papers, Stecl and Copper Plate Engraving, Stamping and illuminating. _ PROPOSALS, ty PROPOSALS COOK COUNTY ' FOR u Printing, Stationory, Binding, and Blank Books, sate will bo rocelved up to 3 o'clock et nase eat he ied,’ IO8k, Be ‘end blank books required ‘by Co tlie year ind pecidcadlons tiie Clerk at f, the. Hoard of Ge Honore: Room 4 Crhulnal Caurt Hulldings Gn applings mpanied by ab A furs County Commia+ Uon. Al ond in the aocompai penal aum of $100, with at loast two surottes guar- aatauini tho ecosptance of the contract if awardud to the bludor, jrhe Hoard Tescrvos the right to rejoctany and all 2} be Indorsod proposals for olther fons: Pritt wABiadouuaye iladlag ead” Sina Hy hour Bptounty Commissioners, Hoom 4 Criminal Court Building, Chicago. “_H.V. 0, KLOKKE, Clork. HATS, OAPS, Ko. Boys’ Navy Blue Jockey Caps, ant new styles Stiff and Soft Hats, at BARNES’ Hat Store, 86 Madison- sty, Tribune Butiding. ye Chitaga : WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, FOR RENT “AN the Modern Conveniences.” APPLY | WITHOUT REFERENCES WILLOUGHBY, HILL & C0. The “Quick” Clothiers, CORNER GLARK & MADISON-STS, Sometimes Called Boston Square Dealers, Open till Nine at Night. DRESS Goons, SPRING INPORTATIONS! 1880. Dress Novelties, Field, Leiter & Co. State and Washington-sts., Have on exhibition, and are daily receiving, of their own importation, Dress Novelties, Selected specially for their RETAIL TRADE. INDIA DAMASSE, PERSIAN BROCADE, BEIGE BROGATELLE, BRODIE DE LYON, With many other new fabrics for SPRING wear. LACE BUNTING and PLAIN BUNTING IN NEW COLORS. ELEGANT PLAIDS, In New Combinations. PRICES GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY, }) WATCHES, &c. Fine Watches, N. MATSON & CO. Aro selling every manulacture of American-made Watches having real merit, and the best of Foreign Watches at their LOWEST POS- SIBLE COST, warranting every Watch to prove sntisfactory to the buyer. State 8 Monroe-sts, PATENTS. PLINY B, SMITIt, T. 8. RE. DIXON, DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 48 & 45, 145 LaSalle-st., Major Ulock, Chleayo, , Patents procured, and Patent Litigation © conducted. — Charges reasonable, Correspondence tnvitad, (‘Tako Kovator.) HUMINESS CHANCES, Hardware Business for Sale ted tn the county ft one fepairal Weweaa™ Psst of ane ct the beat conn tiee Stock clean, and will Invoice #1400 t0 ERG’ Hod wer (Shi fast year. Address iy ipyaat, Gao roevaue ven for eolling. 1880 VELVE PAGES, WASHINGTON. President Hayes’ Reception Last Night to the Dip- lomatic Corps. The White House Thronged with a Gay Assomblago of ‘ Officials. Senate Discussion of the Bill Relating to Military Land Sales, Reagan's Inter-State Commerce Meas- ure Defeated in the House Oommittes. Members Said to Have Been Influenced by the Rail- road Interest. The House Passes: the Bill to Estab- lish Titles to Hot Springs Realty. Mr. Ackien’ Endeavors to Explain His Recent Irregular Nica- raguan Keport. Fort’s Paper-Duty Measure to Be Reported Favorably to the House. Gen. Boynton Questions Secretary Rame sey Concerning the Sherman ‘Mattor,. ¢ And Discovers that His Charges Have Been Duly Noted. PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION. A DMILLIANT GATHERING, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiunatoy, D. C., Feb, 10.—Theo enter- tainment at the White Houso to-night In honor of the Diplomatic Corps? was a fit con- cluston to the gay seasoh to be ended In a few hours by the matin bells of Lent sum- moning the faithful to the religions obsery- ances of Ash Wednesday, Tho invitations were extended to members of Congress, ofll- cersof the armynbove the rank of Captain, ofticersof thenavy above the rank of Lieuten- ant-Commander, the Cabinet, and heads of bureaus, and the leading newspaper cor- rgspondents resident here. Hequests by Congressmen and others for invita- tions for visiting” friends were posi- tively declined, and. the company was more select than is geagrally seen at the White House, The invitations fixed the hour of assembly at8 o'clock, and tho diplomats were promptly on hand, A private entrance for thelr oxclusive use had been improvised. at the basement deor, and on alighting from their carriages there they were escorted to dreasing-rooms fitted up for their use, and thence to the Red Parlor, where Secretary Evarts awalted thom and escorted them into the Fast Room, where ho introduced them to tho President and Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Layes invited Lady Thornton to aid her IN RECEIVING NER QUESTS, and she stood at the right hand of Mrs, Iluyes during tho evening, After the Diplomatic Corps had been pre- sented, the other guests began to present themselves, Tho East Room, in which the reception took place, was exiulsitly decorated with flugs and flowers; rare exotics were lanked in front of each of the four fire- places; the mantels were covered with bou- quets, and the chandellers were decked with smitax. Tho whole house was thrown open, and everywhere gay fings fluttered, while the rarest flowers were displayed in great profusion, ‘The Marine Band, in thelr searlot uniforms, were in the outer vestibule, and performed choice se- lections from oporas during the evening. Sir Edward Thornton, tho Doyen, or eldest member of the Diplomatic Corps, wore the blue uniform, heavily embroidered in gold, of a Knlght Commander of the Bath, and the other diplomats worg the dresses of thelr ro- spective Courts, with the Insignin of the Orders of Knighthood to which they belong, The Turks wore thelr scarlet fez caps, and a Hungarian Hussar uniform was espectally notleenble, Lady Thornton wore white satin with Ince, and her two daughters wero dressed In white satin and tulle. NEARLY ALL THE LADIES of the diplomatic corps were dressed in white silk and satin, and some of them wore muigulficent dlamonds or other Jewels, ‘The other guests entered by the north or main cntrance, and were shown up-stalrs. ‘Tho executive oftees were fitted up as gen- tlemen’s dressing-rooms, with convenient receptacles for hats and coats, for which cheeks were given, Tho bedrooms wero used us lulles’ dressing-rooms, an arrango- ment never before made af the Executive Mansion, Whion the ladies left thelr dress- Ing-rooms and joined thelr escorts, the guests went down the private — staircase and along the corridor Into tho East. Room where the President and Mrs, Hayes with tho Diplomatic Corps, awaited them, As the column moved around tho East Room and approached the President, it presented a brilliant mosale of humanity, ‘There were grave Senators, deeply engrossed in Presidential plots, clegantly-drossed Indies, looking anxlously to see what other ladies wore, army and navy men, some of them in outgrown wnlforms and others gay with bright buttonyand gold Ince; young belles with wonder and delight on thelr beam- Ing countenanees, grave Judges and blushing: school-girls; the blonds of New England and the brunutsof the Sunny South, AT THE LEYT OF THK PRESIDENT stood onvof his sons, Into whose ear those whom he did not’ know whispered thelr names, and all were Individually preemie The guests wore then presente by Cal. Casey to Mrs, Hayes, who wore a white ollk «tress embroidered In‘gald with o court train, and a silver comb and pearls in her halr, ; Lady Thornton stood next to Mrs, Hayes, and next to her was Mrs, Astor, of Now York, who wore a white silk dress with her wondroug diamonds, the — estimated yaluo of which 18 $800,000, and which are go. precious that two detectives attended even In he President's household, ‘The ladies of the Diplomatic Corps, some of whom have fing sets of dlamonds, all agreed that they had never seen such a collection of diamonds yor even by Royally as was that of Nearly every Western Congressman, with dis farn[ly, was in attendance, Mrs, Senre- Wie Kectiy ats hal Ua he ra, Bear mnsey In blac ret ant lace; Aru, Tostuaster-General Koy in arich Mrs. farce satin and light pink brocade com- hinet with polnt-lace; Mra. Assistant Postinaster-General ‘Tyner wore a creain- colored and brocade velvet, trimmed #eroys the front with seed pearls, and orna- mented with large bunches of cardinal flow- crn Secretary Seluirz escorted one of his daughters, who was dressed in white, GEN. BIERMAN, In full uniform, escorted his two daughters, who were dressed In blue. Ex-Attorney-General Williams was present. with Mrs, Willlains, ag beantiful as ever, her first reappearance in Washington soclety. Meanwhile tea, coffee, and chocolate had been served through the evening, and at 10 o'clock Secretary Evarts escorted Lady Thornton to ‘the state — dining-roont, whero © sumptuous repast had been provided. ‘Tha usual supper — table fusillade of — chamyagne corks was nothenrd, and there wera not the conse- quent exhibitions of maudiin intoxication so common at a Washington entertainment, From the Supper-room the guests returned to the Eust Room, or visited the conservatory, Which was Ighted up or strolled through the sulle of parlors, twas the end of ear- nival tlme; the “fat days’? were losing themselves Sn the niotnlug of Ash Wednes- day as the brilliant assemblage separated. REAGAN’S BILG. DEFEATED IN COMBITTER. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnatoy, D. €., Feb. 10.—The Reagan Inter-State Commerce bi this morning was defeated in the louse Commerce Committes by a vote of 8 to 7, another vote which will perhaps become historical. The motion to reconsider, which was entered, is to give the Dill one mora chance, and was made out of courtesy to Mr, Reagan, who is much cha- erined. Reagan Js understood to have sald that he has all along suspected that the support of the Committee would bb withdrawn from him at this critical moment, ‘The action of the Comittee in deciding not to report the bill {o the Honse was not unex- pected by Reagan, He says ho suspected the Comunittee to have been packed in the Inter- est of the railroads at the time of Its organ- ization Inst March, Hts reasons for thinking so are as follows: ‘The sanio bill was passed in the Forty-fifth Congress by a majority of 3. Four of the old members who then sup- ported the bill are on the Committee, and IT 18 SAID that three out of the four. gave Mr. Reagan an absolute promise that they would support the bill, Since the close of the arguments by the railroad men, one of them told the Chalr- man that hoe had been converted and would have to vote the other way. Two of the four gave personal assurances of their adherence to tho cause of the bill, and their action this morning. Mr. Reagan fs said to regard as rank perfidy. After the vote was hail to-day Mr. Reagan showed the vote to the Speaker, who expressed much surprise, and doubted its accuracy as an expression of tho will of the Committee, When the speaker was form- ing this Committee he promised Mr. Reagan the privilege of n conference from time to time, with a sight of the list as he made It up, These promises Randall never fulfilled, but filed up the Committee without letting him (Reagan) know anything of its composi- tion, Reagan now thinks Randall was over- persuaded by the friends of the railronds to ick the Conunittee, perhaps unwillingly on. fis part, but nevertheless to pack it with inet tho majority of whom favored the rall- roads, Mit, MEAGAN WAS IIGULY INDIGNANT at those members of the Committee who voted against him to-day, and openly. eharred gona of thom with having acted in bad ‘aith. A number of the recaleltrants said to-~day that the eight voted aguinst the bill because it was forced upon them. They are not ea- sentintly aguiust a measure to regulate rail- ronds, but to tat particular bill. ‘The mo- tion to reconsider was made by Mr. Bliss, jenn “the motion tp adjourn, simply to leave the question ope@, and also asa matter of courtesy to Mr, Keagan, who may be ablo at the next meeting to get permission to brin, before the House — for action, Bhe change of one vote will do this, and itis reported on good authority that Reagan can bring such pressure to bear ppon ong member of the Committee as to foree him to reverse his vote, In this case the bill will come before the House, and stand or fall upon its merits, or atleast be passed upon by a tribunal less Hable to be under tho influence of the railroads. MR, NEAGAN, IN REVIEWING the history of this DIIlJ says the railroads have actually established a reign of terror over all other Interests claiming the benefits of transportation, Hu instanced the case of n large dealer in wool, who, during the hear- Ing before the Committee just closed, camo ton and said he had important facts bear- ing on railroad extortion to disclose, but he did not wont his name mentioned. “Why not?” asked Mr. Reagan; “the information you give me js utterly useless unless I am at liberty to give ny authority for its be- ing genulne.? “Oh, said the gentleman Ss the rallronds would apot me, and I should inevitably be ruined.” “ That man," cone tinned Mr. Reagan, * was present at some of the mnectings, but dared not open his mouth, and it isa singular elrenmstanes that during all that hearing, which occupied two or three weeks, not amin opposed to the railroads was heard or asked for a hearing, although I rent messages of Invitation to themt repeated- ys! NICARAGUA., A NEW TREATY UNDER CONSIDERATION. Spectat Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune. Wasutnaton, D. C., Feb. 10.—The Senate would have closed {ts doors to-day, under its sixty-fourth rule, before continuing the discussion of Gen. Gordon's resolution pro- viding for a special committee on the inter- oceanic canal, had not the expiration of the morning hour prevented the further cone sideration of tha subject at that time, When the discussion Js resumed to-morrow tho question of privilege will be raised, and the doors may be closed, the galleries cleared, the reporters excluded, and nothing will bo, known of what transpires except what may teak out through the Senators themselves, The sixty-fourth rule Is one which authorizes any Senator at any tine, when he thinks tho public interest itemands It, to move that the proceedings be conducted with closed doors, Resource has seldom been had to this rule of late years, although in the earller history of the Government It was quite common to en- forea this rule, Indeed, the Senate for many years conducted ALL OF 178 BUSINESS IN BECRET SESSION, Onco in the last Congress, on motion of Senator Edinunds, tho Senate sat for an hour, not in executive session, but In the consideration of public business, with closed doors, and a strong effort will be mace to haye the entire Nicaragun Canal debate in secrut. The Senntors doubtless desire to dis- cuss our treaty relations with Nicarmgua, whieh It fs equeraly understood are rather wt loose ends. ‘The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty hing been so often infringed and disregarded by Grent Britain that Jf has virtually beeonio abrogated. During the Grant Administra- tlon Secretary Fish “uniertook to negotlate a new treaty with Nicaragua, und came to the point where it was about to he signed and submitted in the Sennte for ratifleation, when It was discovered that the Nicaraguans had not bean neting In perfect good faith, ‘The negotiations accordingly fell through, and have never beon renewed. The firs! thing for this Government to do new is to negotiate 4 now treaty with Nicarugua, COMMITTER WORK, vout’s NLL. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiinaton, D. C., Feb, 10,—Mr. Morrl- son, of the Ways and Means Committee, to- day expressed the opinion that the Comult- tee, when it could reach the subject, would certainly favorably report to the House for passage Col, Fort's dill providing fora ro- duction of the price of printing paper, and the bill of Mr. Aldrich relative to the Imme: diate Transportation act, Mfr, Morrison ulso 1s of the opinion that the Committee will re- port the bil to reduce the tariff on steel rails, Daily Tribune. but It Is not thought, as has been expected In some quarters, that the vote will divide along the party-line. -There are some indications that two Democrats will vote agalnst the bill, and two Republicans far it. KINUT TO BEVEN, To the Western Assoelated Presd, Wasninaton, 1. C., Feb, 10.—The House Commerce Committee took up the Reagan In- ter-State Commerce bill and decided by a voto of 8 to 7 not to report the bill to the House, Teagan then requested the privilege of pre- senting an adverse report to the House, but Representative Bliss, who had voted not to report the bill to the House, inoved to recon- sider that vote, and pending consideration of his inotion the Committee adjourned until Friday, DEPICIENCY DIT. The House Committee on Appropriations decked to fraine_a general deficiency bill to cover several deficiencies in various depart- ments of the Indian service, which appear most urgently to demand attention, CANNON DONATION. The House Committee on Military Affatrs agreed to report favorably to the House Rep- resentative Frost's bill donating four bronze and eight iron cannon for the proposed statne at St. Louls of Gen, Francis 1’, Blair. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, The House Committco on Public Buildings and Grounds agreed to the bill proyiding for a public building at Clarkaburg, W. Va., to cost $40,000, : ‘The House Committee on Public, Lands took final action upon’ a number of public and private bills to-day, and agreed to make favorable reports to tlie House upon the fol- jowlng: Ryan's bill, authorizing the Secre- tary of the Interior to certify sehiaol lands to the State of Kansas; Cobb's bill, authorizing the Secretary — the Treasury to sell certain real estate h. ucng to the United States, and vesting the title to certain other lands fn the City of Vincennes, Ind., for the purpose of a public park; Diekey's bill, to construe and defing an act to cede to the State of Ohio unsold tands in the Virginta military district, of said State: Davis’ (Mo.) bill, to declare forfeited to the United States lands granted to the State of Missouri in-ald of. the con- Stritetion and extensionof the Iron Mountain Rallroad from Pilot. Knob, by act of. Con- Bress approved July 4, 1866, MILITARY LAND. THE WL UNDER DISCUBSION. Spectal IAspateh to The Chicago Tritune, Wasiinaton, D. C., Feb. 10.—The Senate toxtay commenced the discussion of the bill Which nuthorizes the Secretary of the In- terlor to ascertain and certify the amount of land located with military warrants In the States of Ohio, Indiana, Ilinols, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ne braska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Aln- bamna, Mississippl, Florida, Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado, whose enabling acts of admis. sion Into the Unton contain a stipulation for the payment of 5 per centum on the sales of the public lands therein. It Is not known how amany iillion dollars this bill would take from the Trensury, but the Repre- sentatives of the several States named say they will not demand in money the $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 which they think each State ts entitled to receive, but will be content with debt certificates to run twonty. years, and to bear one cent per day interest on each $100, Senator McDonald is engineering the bill, and ts admirably adapted forthe task, as‘ho Is reticent and concentrative, never falling Into impulsive exrors, and always displaying great tenacity of purpose. He did not get an op- portunity to describe the bill to-day, how- ever, as Senator Edmunds moved to tay sone sinendments reported from the Com- mittee on the table, and then attacked the weak points of the bill, He was Interrupt- ed by Senators from seven or elght of tho States Interested, andhe replied to each one, seriatim, until the hour for adjournment ar- rived. He will conclude hls remarks to- Morrow, unless the day _{s occupied In de- hating the Interoceanic Canal Comission, The Conunittee reporting the bill arrived at THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS! The Government of the United States in re- ceiving the Western and Southern States into the Union stipulated in thelr several acts of ad- inission to pay them & per eent upon tho sales of tho public Innds situated therein, The con- sideration for the per cent sa reserved {a sub stantially the samo in cach of the cnubling acta of suld States; that is to say, Ohio and Indians stipulate that the public Innds therein shail re- pidin exempt from all tax whatever for tho term of five ycurs from dite of salto, Jowa in the cern aRt. atipulates four things: (1) ‘Phat sho will not interfero with tho primary disposal of tho soil; nor tax for any Ls pore the publio Innds; () that the non-resident propriotors shall notbe tixed mare than the resident; and (4) that lands granted for imilitary services in the war of 1812 that may bo tocated therein shall not be taxed forthree years from date of parent. Tilinojs same as Oblo, and the third and fourth stipulation of the Town compict, Alabama and Mississippi same us Ohio, and ombracing the second and third stipu- Intions of Town, Mlssourl same is Oblo, and in- eluding that of Towa, Michigan and Arkansas same a3 Iowa. Florida SAME AS THE FInST and second stipulations of lowa. - Wisconsin, Minnesota, aud Oregon samo 18 tho first threo stipulations of lowa, Kangas tho sane as tho first and second of Towa. Louisinna the same ag Ohlo and Indiana, These stlpulations were proposed tothe people of the soveral States by Congress as the contl- don of union, for their free acceptance or re- Jection; and, if accepted, wero to be obligatory: on both parties thorete, They ware ae AG copted by the States, which huve also faithfully observed thom. ‘The binding effect of those compacts is specifically recognized and set forth in an opinion rendcred by the Hon. He F, Butler, then Attorney-General of the United States, dated March if, 1836, in passing upon the jeg effect of the act for tho udmission of Aln- bata tnto tho Union, as follows; "Thin propowition’ having been seceptod by the Convention, became and ts obligatory on the United States; that is to say, the falthof tho Nation fs pledged to execute it iterally, provided the Government of the United States posscsaos or nequires tho ability to do so." BINOK THE ADMISSION of the several States referred, to in many of them the entire domain bas becn dispoxcd of, and within the limita of tho othors but a small portion remains unsold. Tho mothods of dis- Position have been various: For ensh, in Katies inent of obligations of the Government to its soldiers represented by military land warrants, iu sid of rallroads and camils and othor works of internul improvement, and tndor the Home- stend law. The States huve as yet mado no clan for compensation on wecount of tho lands disposed of In the list two named mothe ods. The Goverment bas pald, or is in recess of paylng,5 per cont por Cho cash antes; is up to the present Ume bas inade no pay ment to any of the States upon entries of publlo fonds with’ military land-warrunta, though do- mand bis been mado for tho sume, Phe on! ground known te 7eak, Committee upon whic tals payniont has been refused ta, that such dis- peated of the public domain wos not vates of ho public lands within tho meaning of tho enu- bilug acts. ‘TUG WIGHT OF THYSR STATES to the 6 por contum upon millitary locations de- {ome in the opinion of your Camnmilttee, lnege- y upon the fuct whether, as between the Gove ernment and the soldier, the lands disposed of formed a part of the consideration of his hire, Upon this palnt your Committee hnye had little diticulty tn arriving ut the coneluston that such disposition did in fact enter into and become a part of the consideration for the enlistmont and sorviecs of the soldiers ta whom land-warrants were issued, Tho nota of Congress for tho bone. At of the recruiting service of the United States at the opening of the Rovolutionary War aro dated in August and September, 1776, - TIK HOT SPRINGS, TITLYS OF SETTLERS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiunaton, D, C., Feb, 10,—The bill to estabtish the titles of settlers in the Hot Springs Reservation, which was offered to be passed under a suspension of the rules in the House yesterday, was passed to-day by a yote of 125to 121, ‘The bill, if enncted into Jaw, will practically destroy the work of the Not Springs Commission which was cstab- Ushed by taw {n 1877. ‘The findings of the Commission, briefly told, were that the sot. tlers at Tot Springs, having, in the firet in- stance, entefed lands situated on a Govern- ment reservation, and In the next place hay- ing purchased such lands from persons hay- ing so entered {t, could have no ‘valid title, ‘his decision made all FIVE CENTS. people homeless unless they} cy 23 J buy back thelr lots at the rate of Foch. Mr. Dunn, of Arkansas, who” 1, ® the passage of the bill yesterday, heru-hatin precisely similar instances tho people of Denver, Virginin City, and Salt: Lake City—these sites being found on Gove ernment reservations—wwere allowed to buy titles nt the rnte of $10 per lot, He argued that an exception, and the only oxception in the history of our Internal development, was inade. in the ease of Hot Springs, Tho ad- journment of yesterday left THE BILL PENDING at today. Mr. Converse, Chairman’ ‘of tho Public Lands Committee, from which the bill has been nnnnbnoualy reported, tlefended it, in an ablo speceh, These fands were entered, forty years Aigo, he sald, and since then haya massed from hand to hand by purchase untht Wo years ago, when the Commission Reling under law took thent aaray from the Hahei owners. Mr, Hawley took the gfound that As the titles to this reservation had béen - decided by the Supreme Court to rest in the United States, and sincea Commission anthor- Ized by Congress had [n vestigated the whale matter, in the course of which $102,000 had been expended, he thought J¢no moro than just that the Government should be re- imbursed for this outlay, The sale of the land at $10 n Jot would ‘net the Government about $20,000, and leave a loss of $92,000. IIo applied the aneedote of tho colored minister who, in making a collection and noting an inclination on the part of some of the congregation to nbstract the pennies, called outs “Bredren, please leave de hat.’ He thought the Government ought at least to get back Its hat. i : ——_L__. ACKLEN, HE ATTEMPTS TO EXPLATN. ‘ Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutnoton, 2. C., Feb. 10.~The House; Foreign Affairs Committee occupied the entire day with the conslderation of the, Acklen case, Mr. Acklen spoke from 12}: o'clock until 3, with an Intermission of bit: fifteen minutes, and in the course of. thats time, a3 one member of the Committes re- marked, scemed to be constantly “makingy evidence against Mmself.” In all thése* hours of talk there was scarcely a new thin sald in explanation of the peculiar conduct of Mr. Acklen. The purport of Acklen’s argument to-day, which was entirely secret, » was to explain that he had no sinister pur pose In Inducing the House to print asa ro- port of the Foreign Affairs Commitee a doew. ment favoring certain Niearagua clams? which ‘in no sensa owas 8 rex port of the Committee, but wa: Acklen’s private document, It fs dimen! tosee how Acklen will escape without the severe censure of the House. As near a: Acklen made any point in his explanation a: all it was that he simply took a document ofF Jast Congress and omitted inadvertently + TO ERASE WonDs ‘i which snid Insubstance thatit was the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ‘Tho Stenographers who took down Acklen’s ox-; planation testified that the matter printed in’ ccord wag very much more than Ackler really sald, They took the Information whicly they inserted to make his speech clear.frony tho document itself which le presented. The Journal Clerk, who was 6x-; ainined to-day, insisted very strongly’ thatthere had been no alterations in the journa!, as had been intinated In somo quarters, The Committee decided not to come to any conclusion in the matter wtih the voluminous fostimony had been writtens out. ‘There probably will be.a decision Fri- day. . Meanwhile Mr. King, of Louisiana, |. wlio is a member of” tho “Gommittee,. anc whom. Acklen, unfortunately ‘for himself, has managed to connect. with this, unau-e thorized publication, is sald to be by no means satisfied with Acklen’s explanition to-lay, and has privately remarked that he very much disliked to fave. his namo con= nected with that of Acklen. oe RHOMBERG. WHY HIS CASE WAS COMPROMISED, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. _ WasinaTos, D, C., Feb. iu.—The Treas ry Department has furnished an explanation of the reasons which led to the compromise ing of the cago of Rhomberg, the lowa diss tiller, The substance of this explanation has already been published In a special dispatch to Tue Trinune from Lowa, but the follow- ing letter on tho subject from Commissioner Raum to the Sollcitor of the Treasury isnew: TREASURY, DEPAKTMENT, OFVICK OF INTERNAL REVENUE, WAKMINGTON, D, Cy Dec. 10, 1870— The Hon, KX. Rayner, Soltettor of the Treasury— Sinz I have Fecrlved your lotter of the 13th inst, inclosing an offer of Julius K, Graves to pay . $5,000 in compromise of bis individual Itabulty: upon a judgment in favor of tho United States | for $103,011.55 obtained on the dlstillcr's bonds, of Joseph A. Rhomberg, against sald Joseph A. Rhomberg. as principal, and Dominick Rhom= berg, L, A. Rhomberg, Abraham Greenwald, and Julius K, Graves, sureties, nt tho October (1876) term of tho United States Circuit Court, Distros of Towa; and juesting an expression of my: yiews as to the advisability of uccepting an ofe ferof comproiniso in the case. io letter of United States Attorney Lane and othor papers forwarded by you show aufliolontly what ure the facts, I would say that the statements made by J. A. Rhomberg Ini his letter to the Scoretary of the Treasury should, in my opinion, have ne wolght in pussing upon the acceptance of thi offer. The frauds committed by Ithomberg wore notorlous, After yours of litlgntton the Gov- erninent succeeded in obtaining judgment on tho distiller's bonds for tho amotnt stated, bub Mr. Hhomberg had In tho meantime put his propel aa of his hands, and nothing bad been. realized. Thore is u sult pending, however, to + enforce the Hen of the Governmunt on property once owned by Mr. Rhomborg, and which has, been conveyed since it is cluimed that tho Hen was attached. No relicf should bo afforded to him or to thoso who haye knowingly ase slated bim in defrauding the Governmont. Hut ne to M » Graves, the potitioner, in) viow of the statements of District= Attorney Tune, -and of DN. Henderson, Esq., who was Special Asalstant United Stites Attorney in the cuse, to the effect that ho is hopelesly Insolvent and that not w dollar can bo collected from him, and that there is no ovi~ denee that he was implicated in the frauds come initted, I recommond acceptance of the proposl- ton, provided ft car be and shall be accopted ag not to impalr tho claim of tho Government aginst either the principal or the otnor co-8uro~ tles for eich balance as suai remaln due in the [idgment. Tho papers forwarded by you are jerewith returied. ary . 3 Gheen B, Rau, nenaleelanee ——p _NOTES AND NEWS. * A FAMILY QUARREL, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, - Wasitnaton, D, C., Feb. 10.—Thero Is & eurlous wrangle among the Democrats of the Senate, Gordon Introduced n resolutfon about the Interoceantc canal, and usked for acommittes in hls absence, and while it wag pending Groome, of Maryland, Introduced a resolution providing fora special cominittea, ‘This was to securo the Comuittes and clark: for himself. On Gordon's return he was much exasperated with Grove, and under« took topush hisown resolution through,: After Its passage, Davis, of West Virgtula,. stopped it with » motion to reconsider, Davis being at work in Groomo's Interest, Gordon + having sharply antagonized Hill, of Georgia; in the mattor of Censts Supervisor, Groome, Davis, and tholr friends have joined hands against Gordon and his plan for acommittee, and the contest Is waxing hot. A number of those not yet involved onthe Democratic sido ars trying to arrunge the affair lest tt develop in # genoral family quarrel. ff SOUTHERN MOONSIINERS, Gen. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, is tobe furnished an oR ortunit: of showjng the country the hostili whielt exists In a great many sectionsof theSouth to the execution of the.Fedoral laws, Spear, of Gvorgla, to-day presenta an indignant reso- lution to Inquire how it happens that armed gen are used by the Government to collect Teyenue in Northeastern Georis. Commis sioner Rauin will undoubtedly be able to show to the satlsfuction of the country that armed men were used because ordinary Processes of law had been defied, and tha people have practically sult to the Govern: Inent that they dld_ not intend to recognize the Federal itevenue laws unless they were forved to do so, SHERMAN AND BOYNTON. Wasuivaton, D, G., Feb, 10.—'The follow INGTON, D. O, . 10,—" I. Ing correspondence in’ relution to the yer me