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

___ The Chicago Baily Ceibune, VoLUME XL. HOUSEKEEPING Goons, TWPORTANT SALE HOUSEKEEPING ‘GOODS. BROTHERS. "Notwithstanding the recent ad- yanco in Linon Goods, fally 30 per cont, we shall offer to-day, Feb. 14, 50 Thousand Dollars WORTH Linens, Damasks, Towels, Napkins, Quilts, and other Housekeeping. Goods, ~ OLD TIME PRICES, ‘ ‘This opportunity no housowifo should neglect to avail herself of, as wo intend to inaugurate the largest sale of the kind ever had in this city. TOWELS. 500 DOZ. Bleached Damask Towels, supe- ‘rior quality, extra size, 24x45, $3.00 a doz. : Extra Heavy Unbleached Dam- sask Towels, 24x42, $2.40 a doz. oe 1,000 DOZ. Heavy Bleached Barnsley Huck ‘owels, 19x38, $1.50 a doz. ' Knotted Fringo Towels, Heavy Damask, $3.00 a doz. ‘| DAMASK. Bleached Tablo Damask, 50 ents, 65 cents, 75 conts, and 85 cents a yard. Bleached Doublo Damask, now pattern, 64 inches wide, at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, and $1.75 a yard. - NAPKINS. 5,000 DOZ. 5-8 Napkins at $1.26, $1.60, and $1.75. 3-4 Napkins at $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 a doz. | QUILTS. ‘ 10 cases full sizo Marseilles Bed Spreads, fast back, $1.50 and: $2. Extra Size and Extra Quality Marseilles Bed Spreads, now de- sign, $3.00, $8.50, and $4.00. MANDEL BROTHERS, : 121 & 123 State-st. Branch, Michigan-av. and 22d st. Benn nen, JLMATIAWAY. COAL, 38 MARKET-8T. 68 KINQSBURY-ST, 267 ARCHER-AV, Coal delivered in all parts of the city or on ars, promptly and in good order. ORDERS RECEIVED BY MAIL OR EITHER TELEPHONE, CaveRPsce 88 cHOYNES.CO2S Relall Stationers and Engrave, avo just rocoived a yory boautiful assortment of PRANG'S VALENTINE CARDS, Bho son tate both tn design and execution, ‘O4ome now Deslyos In. Menas, and Dinner and Tea Dlentnsted Co trespondence and Hegrot Cards, Mateus Ward &' Core tran Lines Poperne Stee! and Sopper Plate Engraving, ee 8tamping and Itluminating. TOCK HOLDERS MEETINGS. mene a pireiiReedesweniire ste’ © Chicage, Hurlt Gai Maltroud Company. | SNSY CHICAGO, Jan, 27, 10. peas! eaqiaboldere: Notieo ls Beruby given that w Ontong ing OF sockholders of tho Chicagu, Mure fed annoy Atallroad Fompany will be held at day of ¥, he Company ta C! Heawo, TU, on the Bee Raat ae eek RL ae ‘ pose Of vou n a ® contract to Consolidate with is ory Scroed upon, th y id, BLOCK, , fect of the urington & Missburs ira? tet pany fo Nebruska, and also Bhagt),aP00 8 Fosolutign of te Ionrd to inerons Moet" oft, .Pycvisious of your Charter the capt aay pany to the extent touKnt ne th? OF $e purpose of sue ‘coneolldation and for tat ri { Reeryigtaieton Stang’ other business. tnoldan . index of iy ut 1 SSC FORBES Sraaidens, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. PIANOS. A. REED & SONS, Proprictors, KED TEMPLE OF MUS! ESTABLISHED gr 1-42. - CHICAGO, Ss C. & 193 State-st., Our Senior Partner, Mr. Alanson Reed, haa spent the laat tivo months ina close and eriti- cal cramination of the Piano markets of Boa- ton, New York, Phladelphta, and Baltimore, purchuaing for oaah the beat and largest ase sortment of Pianos ever brought toa Chicago. Bpectal attention waa given to obtaining alt the latest improvements in UPRIGHT Planoa, @ style of instrument rapidly coming into favor. In every respect these are exceedingly desir- able, as they ocoupy less apace and their form admits of much greater variety and elegance in case, Those who are unaware of the recent great progress mado in the conatruction of UP- RIGHT Pianos wilt be both surprised and de- lphted tf they examine tho tustruments note dn our toarerooma, The application of the Full Iron Frame (used before only in Granda and Squares) and @ critical study of the defects of the OLD STYLE Uprights has reaulied in the produc- tion of a NEW SYTLE Upright that stands tn tune as long and isas DURABLE as the best Square. Our Sentor Partner purchased TWO HUN- DRED Upright, Grand, and Aquare Pianos of WM. HKNABE & €0., whose remitation ta enown the world over. Their Upright Pianos are splendid specimens of Modern Plano- bultding, containing everything of value to the latest date. For usweet, rich, sympathetto QUALITY of TONE, for VOLUME of tone, and for LIGHT- NHSS of action under the fingers, they have no equal. They ara fintahed in the richeat of Rosewood, Walnut, and Ebony, and are of the most thor- ough workmanship ineule and ont, WE MA¥' SURELY PRONOUNOCE THEM THE MOST DESIRABLE PIANOS EVER BROUGHT TO THIS CITY. nother mirchase made teas ONE HUN- DRED Upright Pianos of JAMES £& HOL- ATROM, New York, a firm whose reputation as Manufacturers of fine inatruments ta raptdly * rising into national fame, These UPRIGHTS are of threo alsca, from the amatteat to the larg= estrandanpplya demand for @ WEDLARLE Plano at a moderate price: ainother purchase was of ONE HUNDRED UPRIGHTS of CHURCH, GUILD & CO,, Rose ton. Thess are ult of the targest stxe, of fino workmanship, containing many new and vale uable improvements. Stl another purchase waa ONK HUNDRED UPRIGHT Planos of FUSE & SONS, Hoaton, @ firm eatablished in 1861, and th Pianos have ylven uniform satisfaction under years of wae. These Uprights are all Hosewoot Cases, three atrings overatruny base, tory keys, und K- DLIABLE in att reapects, They are very moderate in price, ranging from $250 upward. For uae in familles, schools, education of children, in fact wherever @ GOUD instrument for a rery amatt amount of money ta destred, thean New Seale Uprights areinvaluable. They must not be confounded with the cheap, poor Planoa with whieh the Weat has been flooded tn the tant few years, The above FIVE HUNDRED Pianonare ae lected in person by ottr Senior Vartuer, who haa spent isla life in this Wuainoss, and wo can safely aay that his selections are the very beat Planoa brouyht to Chicayo. Shipments ave now arriy- ing almost daily, and all are invited to call and examine for themselves. We buy for CASH and sell for CASH, or very short time, and there- fore sell at the very lowest rices. MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. ne GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. WILSOY BROS, MS & 15 STATE-ST. We invite tnspection of owr stock of Underwear,!-2 Hose, | Silk and Linen Hdkfs. Neckwear, Cloves, White & Fancy Shirts LinenCollars & Cuffs, French Scarf Rings, Pins & Sleeve But- tons, ‘ Silk Umbrellas, &c., Which is the LARGEST in the city, and offered at Reasonable prices, Retall--First Floor. Wholesale--Upper Floors. CHEWING TOBACCO. REASONS WiAHOGANY CUT PLUC iS THE Best Chewing Tobacco. Ast-~It is made from Best Leaf. 2d--It is/Entirely New, 3d--It ts Sweet and Pleasant. dth~-It ia more lasting than any other lind of Chewing Tobacco. Sth--It ta the Cheapest and Best. wy 'THE FINANCIAL, Assets, $18,000,000. Money to Loan. The Northwostern Mutual Lifo-Insuranco Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, In prepared to losn money on Improved pro- auctive, roperty in the Gy of Chicago, ‘and’ on improved property in Cook County, at Inwest cure ront ratos of interest, in numa of #100 and up- 1s, roe from commissions, Applications forsuch Joans aro Invited and may bo mado to the Company at Ma office In Milwaukoe, or to the undersigned, who nre rovided with blanks for that purpuso, and who. will juroish all neodful infurmation, Office, cor. Randolph & Dearborn-sts., DEAN & PAYNE, General Agents. ted: \d Prindtville, Bpecial Agont. Eicawocdan 2a tae Sheet Aw FLOUR, THE FLOUR We sell at retail is fully equal to the very best flour manu- factured in this country, and is sold delivered in any part of the city at much less than equil grades can be bought for elsewhere. We manufie- ture all we sell, and guaran- tee satisfaction. We make a specialty of choice grades of Graham, Oatmeal, Buck- wheat, &c., which we sell be- low the price of the ordinary grades usually kept by groc- ers. Prompt delivery. Order by mail or Am. Dist. Tele- phone. NORTON, BRO. & C0.,, NORTON MILLS, Madison-st. Bridge. ‘OLU ROCK AND Tt Se zit SURE CURE FOR Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and all Diseases of Throat and Lungs Lawrence & Martin, 11 MADISON-ST., Bolo Agents U. 8. and Canada, Importers Wines, Liquors, and Seyars. For sate by Droggista ‘ond Deaters orerywhere. FOR SALE. — A valuable manfacturing property in Be- lojt, Wis., on which is located a fine three- story and basement stone building, 100x35 feet, builtin the most substantial manner, capable of running the heaviest machinery. Ample water power and railroad facilities. For terms apply or address Wm. B, Walker, No. 170 Washington-st., Chicago, IN. C.F, Rau, Jr., Beloit, will show the prop- erty, and give information in regard to it. Hardware Business for Sale Located in the county seat of ane of tho bast countics In Centeal Kanens, Population of town about 400, Stock elvan, and will {nvolce €15,000 to §3,0U, Bad ovur 40,00 nat year. Quod reasone given for sollliig. Adaross A 41, Tribune amce, Nv PATENTS. 8 On ES. HONEY 10 LOAN On Improved city property at current rates, MBAD & COH., 169 1a Balle-at, REAL ESTATE AGENCY, ROOM 8 REAPER BLOCH, No. 97 Clark street, Chicago. Property bought and sold on com- mitasion, : Special attention given to the care and management of Real Estate, Taxes paid and Rents collected, Interestao f non-residentacarefully looked afters ’ PLINY 8, SMITIE. T. 8. B, DIZON, DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 48 & 45, 145 LaSalle-st., Major Block, Chicago, Patents procured, and Patent Litigation © conducted, Charges reasonable. Correspondonce Invited. (Take Elevator.) STATIONERY AND PAINTING BLANK BOOKS, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY, - J, W, MIDDLETON, 55 State-st Large Stock, Good Wark, Low Prices. MATS, 41880 Spring Styles Gents’ Dress Silk Hats.on hand and made to measure, at BARNES’ Hat Store, 86 Madisos ¢ Tribune Building.) LJ. AUPTING & CO.’S SPRING Ulsterettes, Are the “NE’ PLUS UL- TRA” of Clothing Art and Skill. We already have a Large, New, Unrivaled Stock on our counters. It will give us pleasure to show them to all interested parties. 104 A JOEMADISON ST; 1880. & A Tt 1880. ENDS NEXT WEDNESDAY. In the interval, we shall offerinour -, UK DEPT “VALUES” That CANNOT be DUPLICATED at the OPENING of the SEASON'S TRADE. “COMMENDABLE” For their CHEAPNESS and MERIT are GUINET BLACK SILKS AL $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, and $2. COLORED SATINS, xoo DIFFERENT SHADES, $1.00. And the Bast Dollar Black Satin in the market, C2 Tho request for SAMPLES twill be cheor= fully complied with, LEADERS OF POPULAR PRICES, Madison and Peoria-sts. ARTISTIO TAILOHING, ELY &CO. TAILORS. Our IMPORTATIONS of Se- lect Fabrics, sulted to the sea- son, are now daily arriving, in- cluding the Cholcest Novelties of the Old World. WABASH-AV,, cor, Monroe-st, OFTICAL GOODS, Fino Spectacles sulted to all sichts on actentina principles. Opera and Field Ginasos, Telescopes, Mie croscopes, Murumetors, oo. WBUSINE: _Newsdealers! 9 dallivs b; = 7 WALLS NEWS _AGENOY, a Nourborirats Chicago. CORK LEGS, sities : BD CARDS, Hooke sent free, Write to W ¥, Chicago, Iu, DR. DAY, — RUBBE! | Teeture: chlorotorns "oF =| her fee for painioss extract: ., Oflies open Bunda; ogg, Also, the ne plo teow, bo plata re | testing against his bill. WASHINGTON. No Action Yet Taken on Mr, Fort’s Paper-Duty Meas- ure. What Various Congressmen Haye to Say Concerning the Im- portant Bill. Business Interests Prompt Some to Oppose This Praiseworthy Purpose, Mr. Acklen’s Nicaragua Report Liable to Get Him into Trouble ; Some of the Committee Investi- gating It Favoring Ex- pulsion. : Henderson's Compromise for Reagan’s Inter-State Commerce Bill Adopted in Committee. It Retains the Features of the Orig- inal Measure, Except the Pooling Provisos. The New Retunding Proposition Discussed at the Cabinct Mecting Yesterday. Conflicting Interoceanic Canal In- terests Represented at the National Capital. Naval Vessels to Be Stationed at the Isthmus to Watch De Lesseps. PAPER DUTY. HOW FORTS BILL, BTANDS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunt, Wasutnaton, D. C., Feb. 13.—'There has been no action taken with respect to the Fort “bill reducing the tariff on paper. Mr. Fort sald to-day that he had recently recelved a number of letters from persons interested in the manufacture of paper, most of then pro- Me hns received marked newspaper articles severely critiels- ing his bill, but these are merely from. high- tariff localities, Some of the papers, how- ever, have been undergoing a change of heart on the question since its agitation was begun. Mr. Fort disavows any intention to be set up: os on apostle of free trade, but in order to maintain a taciff for revenue only,— and for the greatest amount of revenue, he says some of the monstrosities of the present law must be lopped off. If any article ought to be free, ho thinks it should be paper, Lis reason for this view is that In the present condition of the country a tax upon educa- tion Is not necded. The rond ought to be as free and as open as possible for the youth of the Innd and to the poor to buy books and newspapers, which are our chief engines of education, THE IMMENSE INCREASE in the price of paper has almost put it be- yond tho power of poor people to get school- books for thelr children, Any tax on the matorials which enter into the production of books, pamplilets, and newspapers is a tax on intelligence, and should be abolished, Artleles of luxury might bear the tax, and nobody be infured, Mr. Fort has talked with several members of the Ways and Means Committee, who look with favor on his bill, Othors oppose It becanse they regard it ag an attonpt to tinker with the tariff, and, no mat- terhow much the measure commends Itself to thelr judgment, will not support It, ‘This class is afruld to seo tho question opened. They are tariff men, and out of a spirit of self-protection protect thelr neighbors who haven snug monopoly, Itis likely, however, that the Committee will report the bill fayor- ably to the House, after which its fate will, of course, bo uncertain, If the Comnnittes docs not report it to the House, Mr, Fort will offer It under a suspension of the rules, if hecan got the floor for that purpose, and foreo n voto on it. MIL FONT HAS IAD SOME COMMUNICATION with paper-men, who claim they have put up the price because of the heavy duty onthe material, such as soda-ash, enterlng Into its manufacture, Still this duty Is no higher than it was when thoy were selling paper much Jower than now. ‘There {isno duty on rags and some othor ingredients of paper, and that on soda-ash is what it has been for years, Mr. Fort argues that, if the duty on soda‘ash makes the cost of paper high, then to take off that duty will help the papor-men and enable thom to make It more chonply. Mr, Fort says the duty left on paper by his bill will afford o Handsome profit to tho manufacturers, ‘The cost of tran portation of foreign paper to this country, he thinks, would be ample pro- tection to the manufacturers here, Indeed, if the duty were entirely removed, tho paper men would make a comfortable profit, ‘he vill dovs not touch any of the fancy papers, and only affects that needed for books an newspapers, ‘Thro are two Congressmen who are intor- ested in papor,—Russell, of Massachusetts, and Miller, of Now York,—but they do notin- tend to appear before the Committee, A son of ex-Congressinan Averill, of Minnesota, Is also changed ina paper business, and hoe may be able bring pressuro .to bear upon the Comnittes, ‘The principal oppasition to the ‘Dit will come from agents who have not yet arrived hero, and. who are reparing: argue inents, Mr, Siler, of New York, who Isa large manufactyrer of paper, says he will In a fow days be able to furnish data to show that the rise in paper is not because of the present duty, but DY REASON OF AN ANOMALOUS CONDITION in the markets of the world, A large con- stituent of paper Is rags. Rags are imported free of duty from Europa, Alt the cheinicals used, except bleaching-powder, pay a duty, it is only half what itis on the other pro- tected articles ‘There has been no profit in paper-innking, he says, for throe yeara pee Thy price of rags in thls country went down until it became tnprofitable for people to save them up, ‘The price, fron one and ahalt conts a pound last year, has suddenly bound: ed up to tliree and one-fourth cents, BUT AS NO RAGS have been saved in this country, papermen must import from abroad, This its now dotng,—golng into the Mediterrancan rts and ypt. The Europoan paper-men have seon this and are gompating in the mar- Ket for the best rags. It is this In large part that puts the prices of paper up. In peneral Mr, diter sald all tho materials entering into the manufacturing of paper have advanced in price 100 per cent, while paper has advanced only 50 per cent. When the sar over 1 prices become regulated these will arrange themselves, : dr, ‘Kelley was not ready to talc about the y are. ons, Committee, of which he is a member, pred Lae td tth ennsylvania would support the t takes the duty olf sod he he thought not, as they would not so inconsistent as to ask for thenselves, To take off the d to inake the siuy certainty is the bane of trade, I Stultlhy of Pennsylyi committal, Husselt wens satd that he will favor the bill, INTER-STATE COMMERCE. A COMPROMISE FOR NEAGAN'S BILE. Spretat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxaton, D.C. Feb. 13,—Gen, Hen- derson, of Iilnots, whose bill on Inter-State commerce. adopted by the House Com- inerce Committee this morning is — substi- tute for the Reagan Inter-State Commerce -bill, sald, In reference to tt, that the question is of such great Importance, and Is so com- pitcated, that it was diMicult for the Commit tee to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion, “ My own opinion has been that thereshould be a Commission, with full authority to in- vestigate the whole subject, that should have the right to call upon the rallroads for infor- mation and reports, and should be ablo to and at the sane tine submit some general propgsi- tion that, while being just to the people, should not be unjust to the railroads. ‘The Commission ought to havo authority to pre- vent unjust discrimination, and to provide that corporations shall give the same rates wider the same circumstances to all persons collect intelligent Information, alike, and that the rates shall be reasonable, The majority of the Committee hopes that if this is not accomplished by this bill, at least an Important step lins keen taken toward the accomplishinent of such purpose. The strong point of OPPOSITION TO THE REAGAN BILT in tho Forty-fitth Congress and now on my part,” sald Gen, Henderson, “was directed to the fourth section, which would have the effect to Increase the tariff on freights from the West, rather than to diminish themn,—_a fact which Reagan himself was forced’ to acknowledge, Chicago is particularly well Jocated to derive advantages from competing routes of rail and water transportation, Mr. Reagan sought, In portions of his bill, by: law, to create in regions of country east of Chicago the natural condition which existed nt Chicago, and he could not do it,” Every aubstantial feature of the Reagan bin tts been retained in the bill adopted to-day, except the provision rela- tive to pooling. 4 here seemed to be a great difference of opinion on that subject, Piero were strong arguments on’ both sides. The Orgtinent of Str, Adams was that, if we pre- xentany. such combinations among railroad companies, and turn them loose upon each other, we deliver the railrond companies over tothe doctrine of the “survival of the fit- test.” The vote on thecompromige bill was 9 to 6, ns follows: 5 Yeas—Billas, Ross, MoLane, O'Nelt, Deuster, Russell, alte, Baw neon. an Henderson, Nays—KReagun, Acklen, Kenna, Turner, e, mcg oe eee ero etl Mr. Deuster is one of those whom Mi. MEAGAN CHARGED WITIE HAVING deserted him on the test vote, but. Mr. Daus- ter explains that he was converted by the ar- gament niado before the Committee against the Reagun bill, Since the vote was taken on that bill, on Tuesday, Mr. Deuster has re- celyed numerous letters congratulating him upon his vote. ‘The bill ndopted to-day was the Charles Francis Adams bill. Deuster and Adams are old friends, and the tormer was convinced What such a bill from such a soureo must be sound at the bot. ton. Mr. Deuster also says that the statement made, apparently on. Mr. Reagan's authority, that members of the Cominittee were inituenced by railroad men, is utterly absurd. In commenting on the auloptton of the Conunission bill, Mr, Denster, of Wisconsin, suid: *’The objection Western men had to the jean DI was its fourth section, which In effect would have diserim- inated against the West to an extent almost sufficient to make trade impossible. The location of Chicagoand Milwaukes are such that the water competition pelngs through rates on railroads down to what is a reason- able charge, Muke this through tratile pay the high local rates, which the Reagan bill would make necessary, and the water-trans= portation stone could be resorted to by those arge cities, and Inland towns would be destroyed,” The bill he looks upon as a compromise measure, and tolerably safo to both interests involved. THE ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT in senting vessels to the Bay of Chiriqui may perhaps be Interpreted by the friends of the ja Lesseps scheme as a threatening move. Lt has probably been forgotten that ht Buchan- an’s tlne an American citizen, Mr, Am- brose Thompson, obtulued from the Goyern- ment of New Grenada the concession for a perlod of sixty years from 1854 to a strip of territory In the Province of Chirlqul, of New Grepnda, extending froin the Gulfof Mexico to the Paeliie, and including cont-mines, and: lands, and harbors withii that strip. The attorneys of ‘Thompson have been here within the Inst few weeks In confiden- tlal_communiention with the Secretary of the Navy and with persons Interested: in tho Interoceanie canal scheme, and, it Is under- stood, haye expressed the willingness of. Mr, ‘Thompson to cede his rights as an American eltizen in this strip of turritory, At all events Mr, Thompson will minke If very easy forthe nited States Government to acquire the real estate and water-rights necessary for unval and conling stations in the Bay of Chi- riqul, as he, until the year 1914, has “absolute control of that section of the territory, ‘The question of Thompson's TITLE TO THE PossrsstoNs, i rights, and privileges claimed by hit Is sald totiavs been settled by the highest legal au- thority. ‘The Attorney-General of the United States once pronounced the title sound in Mr. Thompson. United States oMcers who years ago examined the harbor report. that every part of the Cliriqu, Lagoon atfords secure anchorage and contains harbors with- in harbors which will admit sips of the heaviest burden, and where, In many In- stunces, they might be concenled by the side of the shore, ‘T'Gis harbor is sald to, be one of the best on the whole Atlantic Coast, in North or South America, and is spac ous enough to float the navius of the world, INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL, To tha Western Assoclated Pres, Wasinnaton, 1. 0,, Feb, 18,—The Inter- State Commerce Committee to-day adopted Representative Henderson's bill a3 a substi- tute for eagan’s bill, Henderson's bill was amended in several particulars before tt was accepted as 4 sul stitute, It provides fora Board of Commis- sloners with powers and duties siiullar to those proposed by the McCord bill and “the Charles Francis Adams plan.” One of the amendments extends the jurisdiction of the Comuissionors over the transportation of ail property by railroad from one State or Torrl- ory intg or through one or more athor States or ‘Territories, or to or from any foreign country, whether such property bo carried by one rallroad or by several rallronds running: Jn connection with each other, and whether such conunerce be carried on toads lying wholly within one State or more. Another dmendment, adopted on motion of Mr. Bilss, requires the Commission to inquire into that inethod of rallrond management known a3 “pooling,” and to state the result of its ine quiry In ft fret annual. report, and whether, In the judgment of the Connnlasion, any, and if 0, what, legislation is expedient fn relation thereto, By the bill diserhninations and rebates are forbidden, ‘The bill wasordere t be reported to the House, with the request that an early day be assigned for Sts conald- eration, ‘The last section of the Dill appro- printes $25,000 fur carrying Into effect Its pro- vislons from the date of enactment to June 80, 1851, and provides that uo pending lithxa- tidn between raltroad compantes shall In an; way be affected by the provjsions of the ac THY“ COMMITTEES, MR. ACKLEN IN A CORNER. Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribwes, Wasttxaton, D, 0., Feb, 18—The For elgan Affairs Committce mot to take Anat baper question,—-probably the best-Informed man In the House on protective tariff quies- tl Tle dova not wish to speak untt) the subject comes before the Ways and M ais nen he did not think the Fiassinen aft III, because a-ash, he replied that free trade which could only result injuriously to uty would be Hy an wuncertain one, and un- lowever, he preferred not to talk about the subject until { came before the Committee, Mr. A. Herr hin, was equally non- tussell Errett, of Pittsburg, a tariff? man, Is 9 newspaper editor, and ft is PRI,...° FIVE CENTS, es os action S decis} & S.Ul Tuesday next, Tho reason age signe ~® the postponement ts that the teatt- mony 40 voluminous that the Committee could not act intelligently upon it,and a sub committee—corisisting of Rice, of) Afassae chusetts, Herndon, of Alabama, and Bick nell, of Indiana—was appointed to constder the testimony and report te the whole Com- mittee. Meanwhile, the strictest secresy is attempted, both as to the deliberations of the Committee and as to tho «probable con- clusions that will bo reached. From various expressions dropped by different members of the Committee, however, it is very evident that the Committes unttedly beilove that Acklen’s explanations of his resolution of Ine In greater diMeulty; that the further he has gone the worse ho has made his own + case; and that there will be an unanimotis report nally published In the newspapers wero sub- stantially true, The converse of any such finding woutd, of course, be that the dentals and CXplanations of Acklen ara " gmphatteal ly + for the licwspapurs told le truth, that Acktien did note THERK WERE RUMORS TO-DAY that the Committee would probably’ report a resolution recommending the expulsion of Acklen, but there is no reason to think that. the Committee will not go further than to re- port tat the newspaper publication is true. The Committee really has no further juris- diction, ua itis only charged to inves gate the truth or falalty of these publications and. to Feport its finding. The Committee wilt probably avatl itself of the Innguage of tho rosolution, giving it jurisdiction not to re~ port a resolution even of severe censure, al- though the language of the finding ‘ Inay” clear! convey a censure, The resolution . under whieh: the Committee Is acting was drafted by Ackien himself. {twas apparently designed to re~ atrict the investigation. Of course the Com- inittee hns not comp eted ita report, but the Indications nre that Acklen, by the verdict of committee, the mafority of which fs come posed of members of his own party, will stand convieted of having inttempted | fo im. pose a false report upon the Honse..: It will remain for the majority of the House to de- ween efter atte a report, Whether the, dig- nity of that body requires that anything moro is to be done than declare that - ae THE NEWSUAPERS TOLD THR TRUTIE * Mr, Cox, of New York, the Chainnan of tlie Committee, referring to-day to the pecul: far phinseology of the resolution, sald that while the Conimittea were precluded from making any recommendation with thelr ro- port, yet the scope of the investigatlon,%ag inarked ont by the order of the House, hind been ample to clictt ull the facts of the ‘case. ‘The report, therefore, will be confined toa plaln statement of what the Committes has found to be the truth with Acklen’s pro- eceding, leaving the House to deter- nine what action In respect of the offender is demanded by 9 proper _ap- preciation of its own dignity, The Republicans will take no initlatlys in the matter, but will leave it to. the Ina{ority to determine what course to pursue. Mrs Ack- Jen appeared yery much depressed to-tiny, and spent the greater part of the.afternoon in the room of the Forelgn Affairs Commit- toe In examining f innss of manuscript con- taining the evidence taken, Many members ° declare thatif the facta are ag ‘generally bellaved to be they will unhesitatingly insist upon Afr. Acklen’s expulsion, at WASHRURN AND DO! Tho Sub-Committee havin ELLY. in charge the hold a mecting to-night and decided to report to the full Committee to-morrow. Tho ma jority report will favor the seating of Don- nelly. THE EXopus. To the Western Associated Press, Wasninaton, U, C., Feb, 18.—Tho session of tho Senate Exodus Committee to-day was Jong, but nearly all the evidence adduced was ciunulative, both as regards tho state- ment of facts connected with the condition of tho emigrants in Indiana, their condition in North Caralina previous to leaving thare, and individual opinions of witnesses as to the responsibility of Republican politicians in Indlana and elsewhere for the Inaugurae tlon and contlnuation of the exodus, THE WASIINGTON MONUMENT. The Committee on the District of Colam- bin adopted n bill appropriating $007,000 for the completion of the untinished shaft of the Washington monument, It will be reported Monday, INGALLS’ CASE. Tho Senate Committee will vote upon In- galls’ casa on Monday next. THE LONCAS. At the Senate investigation to-day into the removal of the Cheyennes and Poncas, the attention of Bright-Eyes was called to a pa- per, ptr] porting to be signed by the heads of nearly all the Ponca families, requesting the President to remove the tribe to a naw. rea- ervation in the Indian ‘Territory. Bright- . Eyes exclaimed: “ Why, White-Esgle has told mandozen times that he never signed any such a paper, Why, tat is monstrous !* Standing-Bear was thon shown the paper. , He rea it over, siniled incredulously, mado several gestures of disgust secompanled by. expressive Ughs” and finally ‘aaid: } “That's white man's way. They write one thing and tell us onotlier.” We then ex- plained tho cirenmstances nttending the signing by the Council of Chiefs of a paper. i supposed ‘by them to be a refusal to leave thelr reservation. F; INDIAN TERRITORY, Tho Senate Sub-Committee reported to the.- full Committee to-day a measure Providin for the organization of 9 Territorial forin at , Government In the Indian ‘Territory, a INTEROCEANIO OANAT. A DIVERSITY OF INTEREST, / Spectat Dispateh to Ths Chicago Tribune, Wasgytinaton, D. C., Feb, 18.—There seems toben great’ diversity of Interest here, all working, however, to tho same end, in the \ Interoceanio canal matter. Firat, "there are tho friends of the Nicaragua route; then those who want nothing but a new examina- tion of questions that -hova already baun ex- amined; and, last, Capt. Eads, with ox-Con-/ gressmen Cochran and Maish of Pennaylvae nia, who want to’ promote tho great sh{p- allway scheme, Malsh {s hero constantly, and Cochrano gft and on; while Capt. Eads and his secretary, Representative Conger’s son, have taken their abode here. Just at present all Interests seem to bo united on a plan for creating an impression that De Lessops isthe Government of France, and that that European Republic fs sceking a foothold on Amorican territory, WILE PROMINENT MEMUERS - - of the Administration decline to give details, nous of them deny that orders have been ta sued by the Secretary of the Navy which wif result fn the occupation of atatlons on the Bay of Chiriqul, on the isthmus ubove Panania, and of oxstutionon the Pacific side, opposit, on the Quit of Dulea, These are to be held by « ships of the United States, ostensibly as co ing stutions, and under color of authority from an American citizen who claims to haya’ owned, for some eighteen years: pe ry strip of territory reaching geross the thmus between these two polnis, While the move is made os Involved — nothing more than 6 matter of convenient coaling stations, it Is well understood to be a step in the direction of preparing to uphold thas construction of the Monroe doctrine by which {tis held to be the right and duty of the Unitad States to sce thar no foreign Power extends Its influence upon this continent, ‘There is great diversity of serttiment in -re- gard to the matter here, and noither party ta Snare deme ties far a8 ¢ cove! amo! ‘Southern Democrata, . ied REFUNDING, SUKRMAN'S VIEWS, a Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmwaton, D, (., Feb, 13—A Sub-Comi- mittee of the Ways and Means Committee waited on tho Seoretary of the Treasury this evening to recelve iis suggestions as to the form inwhtch the new Refunding bill should bacast, It appears that Mr. Sherman‘ déos" “not indorse that part of the Comumitteo's bIUl-” which relates to the lasue of §200,000,000 in. 3 s case of Acklen, but postponed a, vestigation have only served to involve him ° from the Committee that the charges origl- Donnelly-Washburn contested election have ° «