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

Special Bargains PUTNAM CLOTHING HOUSE. We place on sale this morning a large lot of Men’s Blue Tricot FROCK SUITS Full line of sizes, 34 to 44, strictly All Wool, and warranted fast colors, made up in our own MANUFACTORY, and will be closed atthe low price of $18.00 Per Suit. One of the very best Bargains we have of- fered, Full $5.50 Under Price. Also, a large lot of BLACK TRICOT SUITS, Cut in the same style, full line of sizes, All Wool and very fine, elegantly made and trimmed, to be closed at $16.50 Per Suit, Which is $4.00 Under Price, A Bargain worth looking after. PUTNAM GLOTHING HOUSE, 13] & 133 Clark-st, and 17 Madison-st. MINER, BEAL &MACKETT, Proprictors and Manufacturers. W. H. FURLONG, Resident Manager. PARNELL MELTING. SECURE RESERVED SEATS FOR THE (reat Parnell Meeting, MONDAY EVENINO, FEB. 23, AT THE EXPOSITION BUILDING. ADDRESSES BY GOVERNOR CULLOM, Hon. THOMAS HOYNE, Hon. C. 8. PARNELL, M, P., OHN DILLON, Eaq. JAMES MURDOCK, Eaq,, editor of the "High- landers" who will appear in Highland Costume, Gen, JOHN C. BLA Gov. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, and others. MISS EMILIE GAVIN Willrecite an original poem writton for the occasion. (RESERVED SEATS, $1. ‘an bo secured at the following places: Jansen & MeClunw’s Hookstoru; St. Smitiva Hooksturo, Tal Hears bornvats Lyon & Hoaly's Susie Store; Hurke's Euro- pean Hotel; the Hibernian Bonk; Camerun & Am- eres Store; and the Wost Town Collector's Ofiica, on Talsted-st, betweon Madison and Washington. FINANCIAL, “Assets, $18,000,000. Money to Loan, The Northwestern Mutual Life-Insuranco Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, J prepared to loan monoy on, improved pro- fuetlve property, inthe city, of "Chicugoy and ont improved property In Cook County, nt lowest enr= Tent ratus of intorest, {i $ ON and up- 8 for auch ompany a Heutieutn Milmauken, 4f to tho ndorakne honey Innke for that purpuse, wil Suruish all nevdful Information, © Ss HO ie Office, cor, Randolph & Dearhorn-sts,, DEAN & PAYNE, General Agents. Redmond Prindivitle, 8) Chicago thn ey ae: Peclat Agent. REAL 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 Estate, Taxes patd and Rents collected. Interests 0 f non-residents carefully looked after, PUNY B, guren, T. 8, £, DIXON, on DIXON & SMITH, PATENT ATORNEYS AND COUNSELORS, Rooms 43 & 45, 145 LaSalloest.s F Major Block, Chicago, Patenta procured, and Patent tigation © conducted, Charges reasonable, Corrospondenca tnvited. (Take Elevator.) BUSINESS CH For Sate or To Leb A large Coal Proporty, Joped, and god Teltmegal Ptoporty, well develoned, and with Od ue Noruroa te ommuntcations to Chicago MATLOCKS & MASON, =_—_ 40 Doarburn-st, Chicago, Ti, DENTISTRY. Renee rence naman aoe DAY, 133 E. Madison-st. iat FE ELE. Ea LUT eso. OSE BEE: e facture, Gea, chloroform, or uther trea fur palniess extract- Da Ofice upon Bunday fore. " ing, sen itleo. the now utyte tooth, nO wate sTESIRA “FUND PROPERTY, lottse1a SOR West Madison snd Mutvtod-sts., also , Huorahuune’ oh eras sultsble fur the vrection of a nbove property will be re: yebosals for leas filed atthoomoo ar Fitun, a f ‘Eu 1 No, Huay., uuttl Sat jw tuard of Education, No. 6S BIRDs, c. “GERMAN CANARIES, fee all oth ‘kinds,Cages,Gold ry ALP FE: Tar Clarkat, PROSPECTUS! SPRING SEASON, isso. Aftera compilation of our SALES for the year 1879, wo find thatthe volume of business transacted, and. the MODERATE EXPENSES in- curred for doing the same on the WEST SIDE, Will enable us the COMING SHA- SON to pursue our original course. UNDERSELL OUR SOUTH SIDE COMPETITORS ! And continue to be The Leaders of Popular Prices. OUR SELECTIONS This Season will be the most BRILLIANT! Wo have yet shown. : MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. STATIONERY, &c. BLANK BOOKS Of every description---the finest stock in the city---purehased pre- vious to the advance, and selling at reasonable prices. Blank Books made to order in first-class style at short notice, Skeen & Stuart, Stationers, Priuters, and Blank Book Makers, 77 MADISON-ST., Opposite McVicker's Theatre, ULVERPAGE ©, cHOYNE6.CO.28 @E MANUFACTURING STATIONERS And Blank-Book Makers. Culver’s Perfect Ink Vent novor spille or wustes a drop. Powell's Stub Holder for Check and Draft Hook Brown’s Perfect File. Tho moxt complet tem of tillng correspondence in use, Ite ur Hook for ofiga uso. Ahiug (boxes fur Fourth-Class zc8, Tho Auntotype, or Nuplicnting Copying Pad, Taking fromd6 te tWenplor, COMSINE Mads ‘Transfer Ink for tho Autotype. BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PRINTING, AlLof Suporior Quality and at Low rte ‘Who J, At. W. JUNES Stationery and Prtting Co. Monroe and Dexruornata, BLANK BOOKS, PRINTING, AND STATIONERY, J, W. MIDDLETON, 55 State-st. Large Stock, Good Work, Low Prices, ARFISTIO ‘TAILORING. UPRIGHT PIANOS, 'The wondorful finpravemonts which hy: been Made during the pass few years tn tho Bi K UB. HIGHT PIANOS have placod thu In advance of uvery ottor plany in the world, wine superiority consists, in tholr perfect action, ox. juivite rich, andl poworful tony, und tholr wvorlassiag lurability. Call nnd #00 thoi, and no other will satisfy you, H.BRANCH, 213 STATE-ST., SOLE AGENT FOI THE NORTHWEST. —_———————— WiIRTS & SCHOLL 222 Wabash-ay., bet. Adams & Jackson. cade WA! An Expert In the Patant Medicine businoxs wishes to fonn con- nectiun with & reliable bouse that boeds a tuan of ex- portance. Write Adymty., Locily Ciroulurs, &c., wud uve large arquniniance ‘frum Aluine to Nevrinku. Address '4, ‘Tribune w! 3 PARTNET?2 With $2,000 cash, In an ostabliabod manufacturing bu- singas with Ovor §,W0 worth of machinery. Iuferunces exchanged. Cailat Metropolitan Hotel ‘until Up. a. olny. i 1880 Spring Styles Gents’ Dress Sib Hats on hand and made to, measure, at BARNES’ Hat Store, 86 Madison-st, (Tribune Butlding.) ‘ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1880—SIXTEE PAGES. PRING OVERCOATS, oul $20.00 SPRING OVERGOATS Are made expressly for Gents who usually have their clothes made to order. Our complete assortment isalready on exhibition. We put the $20.00 style in our $10.00 Overconts. REMEMBER THAT if you want a Low-Priced Cont, Ad. C.0.D. FINE TAILORS, Would like to make a $35.00 Suit this season for every render who has herctofove paid “his tailor? $45.00 to $50.00 for his Suits. We can please'you just as well as “that other fellow, possibly bet- ter,” and save you something too. 104 &106 Madison “st. Norton Mills Patent; ; Norton Mills Winter Wheat, Norton Mills Spring Wheat, . We sell the abovo Flours at re- tail, ata very small manufiaetur- ing profit, and Tower than equal grades can be sold for elsewhere in this city, and guaranteo them equal to the yery highest grade Flours made. We haye a manu- facturing capacity of 1500 BARRELS FLOUR PER DAY, And propose to make the city re- tail trade a specialty, and furnish families a strictly first-class Flour at very close figures. All kinds of Family Breadstuffs fresh and choice. Orders by mail or Am. Dist. Tol- ephone promptly delivered. NORTON MILLS, MADISON-ST, BRIDGE. T. JACORS OIL, StJacchs Oil The Great German Remedy, Capt, HENRY M. HOLZWORTH, Chief of the Cleveland Detective Farce, was approncl= od In his ofce Inthe Clty-Hull, and when subjected ton request for his opinion of St. dacubs Oll readlly answered: "Ithus done mo a world of good, L was ntiiivted with @ sort of combination of plourisy and rhotinathim tn the spine, witch xrow so bad thut T ba caine somowhat lnemed. Tnaver had such 9 severe attack,and whon [was finally Ield up with It 1 hantty expected to leave my bed for mouths, Doctors fallud to bonottt ino, and, acting on tho suggestion of 4 frlond, 1 procured 4 battle of St. Jacubs Ol, und ros celved surprising rollof on the tirst application, could plainly foul tho effocta of the preparation from tho start, Itheated the ttosh and scemed to ind tte way to tho seat of tho disonse at once, ‘Ta be briuf, It complotoly conquered all pain, and ina day or two L wus entiroly froe from tha complaint, and havo since romalned s0.”—Clovelund Iain Dealer, Doo, 4, wi0, Among othors In Claveland who havo tosted the St. Jacubs O41, and who heartily, recommond It as tho Lest romedy Of Its kind, ros” A, MOHELLENTRAGER, Esq, Mombor ‘aarutin TAGKHON SMITH, Minper of City Council SOMN VANEK, Aninuant thy Cork, BYRON POPE, formerly Deputy Sherif. Drogytste sell it, 650 OENTSH, A. VOGE 20., Balilmore, Md. gE Weare pleased to announce that our se- lections of CHOICE FABRICS for MEN'S WEAR for the season are now ready for inspection, Full Dress and Marviage Toilet. Ladle’ Surtouts & Riding Habits. Servants’ Stylish Livery. _ EDWARD ELY & 60. ¢ 105 Wabash-ny., cor. Monr TISIAN a ‘a Fino Spoctacies sutted to all stehts on scientite rinciplus. Opera und Fiold Glasagn, i i. Brusedyes, Babometuss, qe 3 os talenoyiie ah WASHINGTON. Secretary Sherman's Views on Interior Ports of Delivery. Ho Is Disposed to Complicate the Question hy a Side Issue. / The Friends of the I. T. Bill See a Prospect of Trouble Ahead, Railroad Presidents Petitioning in Behalf of Various Steel Manufacturers Against the Proposed Reduc- tion of Duty on Steel Democrats at Last Divided on the Expediency of Unseating Washburn. Distillers Urging a Modification of Laws on Liquors Before Raum. A Report on Contagions Plenro-Pncu- monia in Cattle Laid Before Congress. Democratic Opposition to Extending Aid to Oolored Pilgrims in Kansas. PORTS OF DELIVERY. RECRETARY ‘BIIELRMAN’S VIEWS, Spectut Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnaton, D. ©.," Feb. 20,—The Repre- sentatives from Indiana lave been endeay- oring to Nave Indlanopolis made a port of entry under the Inmedinte-Transportation fet. The bill was referred to the House Commeree Committee, A member of that Committee has applied to the Secretary of the ‘Trensury for Information as to the pro- priety of passing tho bill, Secretary Sher- nan has written a letter in reply, which does not give the Information asked, but which states his vlews as to a general vlan which Sherman ‘thinks ought to be pursued In remodeling the ‘customs service, From this letter Seeretary Sherman seems to approve of the Immediate-tmusporation system aud of its extension along railroads tointerlor towns ‘of 2 ) Inhabitants or tore, whore the domajtf oP commerce would warrant It. ‘There is oe part of the letter, however, which the friends of the Indianap- olis bill, and of the Tmmedinte-Transportation act generally, could seareely construe as be- ing favorable to thelr bill, or tothe act, if the abolltion of all non-productive Enstern Cus- tom-Houses is to be made the condition pree- edent of the ENTENSION OF TIE BONDED SYSTEM in tho West. A member of the Commerce Committeo to-day said that, while the sug- gestions of tho Secretary of the Treasury were donbtless very good {n theory, the prac- tical effect of them would be to put on asa rider to all propositions to extend the Imime- dlate-Transportation uct In the West a prop- osition that the amaller Eustern Custom- Ifouses should bo abolished or consolidated, ‘The effect of this, of course, would be to ex- elte the antagonisin of the Eastern men more than {t now ts even agalnst the Immediate- ‘Transportation act, nnd to unite the repre- sentatives of the sinaller Eastern customs districts, from Maine to Florida, against tiny attempt to improve or extend tha. immedliate-transportation system. The followlng 1s the text of Secretary Sherman's letter on the subject, which fs tmportant as glving hisviews on tho Immediate-Trans- portation act,—2 question of ively interest NOW IN WESTERN CITIES: Treasuny Devantsent, OFFICE OF THR BEC nytany, Wasitnaton, D.C, Feb. 10, S80 Th8. Hton, Thomas J. Hendersin, Houre uf Repreacnta- tres—Suts havo received your letter of tho 16th inst. Inclosing 8 copy of Hongo DING. 3,60, to catablish 1 port of delivery ut Indianapolis, Ind., and requesting my views a8 to the propricty of: its pnssuge. In” reply huve to state thit the polley of the Government scems to have been horctofors to estatillsh ports of der Uvery only at points upon navigable waters of tho United States, and most of the legislation on this subject was had uta period when dutiable goods could only be transported by menns of vessels on stich navigable waters. Tho porta 6o established, with the exception of some which wore finde interior ports of destination by what. fg known ng the Tinmediate-'transportation act of 1870, embraced in Soca. 2.000 to 2.008 of tho’ Revixed Btatutes, huye become of little importance, and inany of them have been discontinued by the Beoretary of the Treas. ury, In pursuance of authority conferred on him by Beo, 243 Hovised Statutes, “In my annurl re- port of 18787 recommended that wuthority bo wiven to tho Secretary of the Treasury to ‘con solidite districts and abolish ports of” entry in cuses where tho revenue recelved does’ not gmount to $10,000 per annum, At tho time of tho creation of most of the Collection Districts and ports of entry the present. system of Impor- tation by steaniships and of raplt railroad transportation of hat et goods to the Interior ports dhi not exist, In consoquence of the ¢s- tublishment of great stenmabip lines botweon the lurge seaboard citics and foreign ports, and tho increased and improved moans of rapid transportation Inlund by rail, the bualness of ftuporting forolgn goods ts now prineipnity cen- nifadelphin, Baltd- Wat Boston, New York, » Now Orleans, and San Francleco, At many pliceson the seubourd, which onco possessed gonsiderable foreign trade, no importations haye been mudo for years, and no reason exits for their continuance a ports of ontry, It is, therefore, o question tho careful consideration of ross whether the Secretary of tho Treasury should not be clothod with power to cstapllsa Ad porta of dollvery undor tho Inimedtute 'rans- portation act important interior cities of nat jvas than 60,000 inbabitunts biving direct and Unbroken gull connection with the senboard ports, wand to digcontitue ag ports these places on the seaboard which are no longer of commercial ime portance, but at which, under tho law, Collectors and otbor officers of tho customs are required to bo stationed. Buch an arrangement. would give floxibiiity to tho Customs Service, and ooubloe the ‘Treasury Depurtiont to mako such changes from timo time na might wveny to be required by tho course of trade and commerce, without Increasing the a greguto coat of collecting thu revenue. Hf the ket of creation Is not coupled with: Lian d to abolish those already established at which Httle. or no business is traniacted, the expenses of collection will be largely increased without udd- ing to the aggregate receipts from customa, which, in any ovent, must be cottocted, elther at tho purt of finportation or dolivery. Very re- specttutly, JOUN BRIAN, Becretury, AN EXAMINATION of the receipts from customs at the various porte shows that If the plin sugested by Secretary Sherman, to aboilsh ports of entry where the revennd receipts does not amount to $10,000 per annum, should be adepted, the custoins oitices of the followin; places would have tobe abolished: Aristook, Frenchinan'’s Jay, Bangor, Waldoboro, Belfas' Wiseasset, Kennebunk, and Blachtas, Me} Barnstable, Gloucester, Marblehead, Now Bedford, Edgartown, Salem, and Fall River, Mass; Newport, Re Ly Middletown, Falr- field, and Stonington, Conn. ; Dunkirk, N. Y.; Perth Amboy alld Newark, N.J.; Delaware, Castine, Del; Annapoils, Md: Georgetown, 1D. Co: Yorktown, Cherrystone, Petersburg, and Alexandria, Vang W eet. W. Vay Pane Heo, Albemarte, and Wilinington, N.C; Georgetown, 8.0.3 Saint Mary's and Augus- ta, Gas: Pearl River, Miss.+ St, Jol sacola, Fernandina, A pitiaehicoin, and St. Augustine, Fla; Teehe, Di anil Pass Del Norte, Texas and New Mexico, Secretary Sherman’s letter toes not, of course, contemplate the abolition of such a number of districts, us n great many of these custom-houses, itis conceded, are of great use to the Government as a ineuns of pre- venting smuggling, STEEL RAILS, ‘THE PETITIONS OF RAILWAY COMPANIES. Speetal Dtapateh ta The Chicago Tribune. Wasiuxaton, D. C., Feb, 20.—Emery A. Storrs, the attorney of the tariff fnterests, when here in: making his argument In op position to the reduction of the duty on steel rails, said that within a short tine he would have presented petitions from railront of- fielals against the reduction of the duty. These memorials have come, and the As- sociated Press sent a list of them, with the statement that the rallroads represented a total length of 18,125 miles of road, A close aualysis shows that this compilation of the muunber of miles has been rather ingeniously: duplicated, and that the tiles controlled by the Pennsylvania Railway syste are put down once in bulk, and subsequent- ly the Presidents of the various branches of that rond and of the ronds affiliated with it, but whieh are part of the Pennsylvania ays tem, also put down the number of miles which they represent, so that the greater portion of the miles of the Pennsylvanta sys- tem Is duplicated in thelr statement. More than that, a partial analysts of tha petitions already presented shows that a large portton of the ronds are In some way Interested in Bessemer steel works, or in rolling-iniils, or are DIRECTLY TRINUTANY TO INTERESTS which are connected with these enterprises. For instance, take the list: A, B. Stone, President of the St. Loufs, Keokuk & Nortli- western Rallway, speaks for the Union Ktolling-Mills at Chicago; Loe Grand B. Can- non, Director of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company's railroad Interests, for -the Troy Rolling-Mills; G. 1B. Roberts, Vice- President of the Pennsylvants Railroad, and J, N. McCullough, Vice-President of’ the Pennsylvania Company, and of the Pitts: burg, Cinelanatl & St. Louls Railroad, for the Cambrin Iron Company and the John Edgar Thompson ‘Rllse Samuel Sloan, President. of the Delwware, | Lacka- wanna & Western Rallrond, for the Scranton Rolling-Mills; Franklin B. Gowen, President of the Philadelphia _& Reading Rallway, and E, F, Hatfield; Jr, President of the Green Bay & Minnesota Railway, and Secs relaryond Treasurer of the Sussex Railway, for the rolling-mill at Danville, Pac: T. 2B. Blackstone, President of the Chicago & Alton Railway, for the Joliet Rolling-Millz and Isane Tinekley, President of the’ Philadel- phia, Wilmington & Balthnore Railroad, for the Bessemer Steel Association at MMarrls- burg. Besides, a good many of these rounds are especially {utorested in the transporta- thon of materials to these various mills, POLITICAL RIDE Mit. NOBESON'S AMENDME Special Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Wasitnatox, D. C., Feb, 20.—The unfa- voruble critictsms upon Mr. Robeson’s amendinent, offered yesterday to the rule which allows the fastening of politient “rtd- ers” upon appropriation bills, do not appear tobe altogether just. In the first pluce, the Warner anondment went only holt far enough, and probabably not a half-dozen Ktepublieans were satisiied with it; but it was adopted by a solid Republican vote, and if it had been allowed to stand the Republle- ans would have been practically committed tuit¢asa Republlean party measure. In the course of a conversation with a TRIBUNE cor- respondent to-day , MIL, ROBESON SAID? - “Somo persons Inclined to compromises are disposed to blame ine for insisting on asquare Issue In the matter of: ‘riders’ on appropri- ation bills, but the truth is that the Demo- crats have a majority, and the power to fix the rule as they plense. Only tive of thelr number yoted with the Republicans against ‘riders’ on appropriation bills, and prefer that the party should stand square on thelr position at tho extra session rather than to desert it for n compromise whieh {sno real gain, It is better to stand firm on the prinel- Hes of the President's veto than to make, Teepubttean votes, a rule whieh afirmatively authorizes changes of existing laws by ‘riders? on apvropriation bills.” cs DISTILLED LIQUORS. ASKING A MODIFICATION OF PRESENT LAWS. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasixartoy, D, C., Feb. 20,—A delegation representing the Natlonal Distillers’ Associa- tlon isin this elty forthe purpose of asking for a moiihention of the present laws relating to the taxes on distilled Hquors. The following arehere: Dr. Rush and IL HW. Shufeldt, Chl- cago; II, B. Miller, Springfield, Il; A. J. Gallagher, Philadelphiny C., O.. Critehton, Baltimore; Maj. Thomas, Loulsyille; E, Clarke, Iowa City; Charles McK. Lozier, New York; Charles Kellogg, Cincinnati. Several delegates from Boston are expected to-morrow. ‘Tho delegation will call on Com- wilssloner Raum to-morrow to nscer- tain what differences there may be between him and them, and to rec onclla such differences, {€ posstble, and to embody thelr agreement in a Dill to be pre- sented tothe House next week, ‘Tho pro- posed amendinents to the Inw of March Inst relate ton number of minor points and onu ortwo that are of serions import. Ono of these is the authorization of the act of @farch last of the manufacture of vinegar free of tax, The ndvantage of that law, whieh it will bu remembered was attached as a rider upon the Tobacco bill, hns resulted Ju tho manufacture of ANY QUANTITY OF INIGHWINES, which are In the market In all principal clties of the country at cents a gallon, ‘This Uielt distilling is nuthorlzed by luw, and fs tukingg Inavoe fn the legitimate’ trade, ‘The intention of the revenue olllce was not to att- thorlze this manufiueture, but the parties ine terested wring first one concession and then another” from the revenue _of- flee until =o they) ohn) what) Mr, Raum perhaps did not expect, a perfect stllt, and nll for the manufacture of vinegar, ‘The distillers do not think there will be any hesk- tation on the part of Mr. Raum or the Com- mittee on Ways and Meuns to set this matter right, Another reform to be asked Is that one bond at the beglaning of each year shall be alven by the distiller, Instead of one cach month, as now, ‘This change will be urged as in accordance with sound business princl+ Mes and the necessitles of trade, TITE IIOUSE. A PROFITLESS DAY, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Wasuinaroy, dD. C,, Feb, 20.—The [House spent another profitiess day on the rules, making but very slight progress. ‘The great- er portion of the day was occupfed with de- bate of a buncombe character, the purport of which was to make the soldier constituency of tho different nemburs who spoke appre- elate the efforts made on behalt of tho ox- soldiers, ‘Nils debate arose on a proposition to gut apart Friday of each week for private bills, A great numbor of members desired té hove pension bills always given tho %, proference, In the. course of the «de bate it was made to appear that le the House devoted its entire thme to the consideration of the penstoncases*: on Ita docket, doing no other business, the session could not terminate before Dec. 1, ‘Thero was a now amendment proposed which e Chicago Daily Tribune, prick / $& CENTS. | ee Raa reeset eet 4 has not yet been disposed of, providing that committees ANALY. NOT SMOTHER DILTS rMerred to them, but that If after the lapse of acertain tine they do not _mnke reports, the imember preparing the Dill shall have the right to Sinmediately bring It before the Honse. Some rule is evidently necessary to revent the plan of smothering bills in. com- lilttee, A great many members doubt- Jess Introduce bills to. please constituents, hoping ‘that they will rest forever In the Committers pizeon-holes, but there are many ineastres the passage of which is obstructed. by hostility of a tittle ellque of menin a comiuttee, when they might easily be passed {f submitted to either House. The Wouse imitated the example of tha Senate, anal nelourne over until Monday, To-morrow will be preupled by the Democ- raey in consulting with the delegations from the different cities advocating the claims of the diferent citles relative to the location of the National Democratic Convention, aud in discussing the Presidential outlook. WASITBURN-—DONNELUY. A CHANGING SENTIMENT, Apectal Dispateh to The Chicags Tribune, Wasutnatos, D.C, Feb, 20.—It begins to appear that there ure two opluions among Democrats regarding the expediency of atenl- ing the seat of Representative Washburn, of Minnesota, ‘There are a few Demoernts in Congress and quite 1 number out of it who are inclined to oppose the theft because they fear its effects upon “the party.’ Some of these gentlemen do not scruples to say that Mr. Springer and his Committee arein danger of overdoing the business. It i, reported that among those who take thls view of the matter are several members of tho National Democratic Committee, which is to mect In this efty next Monday. It may be doing an Injustice to Mr. ‘TIlden, but when- ever, slice the days of Crunin's Electoral College, a scheme to steal the vote of a Re+ publican State is found to be on foot, people are sure to Ray that Mr, Tilden {sat the bot- tomof it. It may be remembered that the conspiracy te reverse the result of the Maine election was openly Imputed to Mr. ‘Tilden, ‘The same is now sald of this lust attempt : TO STEAL THE VOTE of aigeens State, It Js reported upon whatQappears to be pretty good authority that #iman who was a trusted political agent of Mr. Tilden before and during the campaign of 1876,and who still claims ta enjoy confi- dential relations with that gentleman, is deep inthe affalr, ‘This person, it, Is sald, mato his appearance here early in the session, and, after some coqueting with Mr, Washburn, became an active partisan of | Mr. Donnelly. When the action of the majority of the Sub- Committee in’ Mr. Donuelly's ‘favor beeame known, [it {3 nsserted’” that the re puted agent of Mr, Tilden elntmed ® part of the credit for. that action, and, in- deed, boasted that he had brought it about, It, is further asserted that he approached friends of M Washburn, and intimated that, if he desired. he could still “save” that gentleman, There are soine persons who go so Sar ns to express the belief that Chairman Springer, who was known to_he some inonths ago an ardent friend of Mr. ‘Tilden, still entertains the same sentiments, * AID FOR NEGROES. OPPOSITION OF TIE DEMOCRACY, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitxeton, D. C., Feb. 20—When the doors of the Senate were opened, after the executive sesslon to-day, un‘ adjournment until Monday was ordered, and the week's work was apparently concluded, when Sena- tor Morriit askect for the consideration of the House bill which provides for the adudssion, free of duty, of all clothing and. other arti- eles, being charitable contributions fmported in good faith for the relief of colored per- sons who may have emigrated from their homes to other States, and not for sale. It was explained that 2 quan- tity of clothing has been sent from England forthe negrovs who have gone to Kansas, and that It Is desirable that they should re- celve itso that it may benefit them during “the present winter, The bill had been passed by the Iouse, and. It contalned provistons against {ts abuse, but Senator Voorhees, who is Justnow tg with the negro exodus, ob- jected. Senator Conkling made one of his elogttent appeals to the Sunate TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING by removing obstacles in the way of charity, Mr. Thurman replied, saying that white emf- grants went out Into the woods without ald, and these negroes inight. Senator Bruce, the colored Senator from Mississippi, made an impressive Ittle speech, tn whieh he alluded to what Is being done for Treland, and ex- pressed his thanks to the Itberal English peo- ple who have sent clothing to tho destitute emigrants In Kansas, Mr, Voorhees was finally disposed to. withdraw . his objec: tlon, when Pendleton renewed them in aplte of enrnest appeals from Mr, Kernan. Air. Pendleton wanted to speak, but Mr, Ed- munds objected, as the Senator from Ohio had objected to the consideration of this DIL. ‘There way an exelted scens fora few moe ments, a dozen Senators wanting to speak nt once, but the Senate finally nidjourned wvith- ont retion on the bill, “Those ebaritable Britons who have sent the negroes comfarta- ble clothing for winter use will not feel gratl- fled when they learn that Democratic Seume tors have put an embargo on. this clothing In tho New York Custom-louse. DEMOCHATIO PERVERSENESS, To the Western Associated Pre, Wasittsxaton, D, C,, Feb, %.—When the doors of the Senate were reopered Mr. More rill moved that the Senate take tp and pass the House bill acinitting free of anty certain contributions abroad In ald of the eolored refugees in Kansas, ‘The bill had been re- ferred to the Finance Committee, and ie lind obtained the consent. of the members of thut Counnittes during the afternoon to report it favorably and ask its immediate considera- 1. Mr. Pendleton objected an account of the irregularity of such procedure, Ir, Voorhees also objected, inthnating that. In view of the need of e! for Ene fish pulvlects at home, thore seemed to be Teas chu ty than pottey duvolved in the mak~ ing of these contributions, though he would not oppose the bill on its merits, Mr, Conkling sald, In view of the fact that Congress Iuul just provided: free. truusporta- thon for contributions from Amertean eltizens to citizens of Ireland, ft contd not constxtent- ly refuse to pass vw DIL achnltting what the eharltably disposed of other nations had sent the suffering In Amorten, THE GOODS REFERNED TO were rotting on the whaves in New York, ‘The only question wos whether private per- sons should be allowed to take and transport, them to tholr destination at their own ex- PONG, ‘ Mr, Bruce sald he had studiously avoided entering. upon any discussion touchlig the mierits of the movements of thecolored people. fromthe South, und he had no intention fo entor upon ft now, but it seemed to hin that the only question Involved was whether or not we would allow the gees DOW Ih Kansns, who had left their homes for cause oatwithout cause, wisely or unwisely,—It was B matter of na Tnportance so far as this Measure was concerned,—whether we would nilow them to dio by hundreds rather thin permit contributions which the Eneiish O=, tly had sent here to piss through the Ci om-Elouse, Te wos glad to seo we were ald- ing the [rish sufferers. It was right, and he Mimself had contributed what he could for that object, and he hoped the Senator from Tadians would not object to the pursage of the bil whieh stnply provided that the goods already atourdoors should be trans- ported FREE OF DUTY to tholr destination. He belloyed nelther the Senator from lndlana nor any other Senators Intended to antagonize the bit slinply be- couse they disupproved of tho exodus move- ment. Ar. Kernan hoped the bill would pass. Mr. Edmunds called attention to the fact that this wholo debate was irregular. * Mr, Pendleton attempted to state his rea- sons for objecting to the bill, ' Mr. Edmunds made a point of order that there was uo question before the Senate, Ing ty tho text of the order issued by the Pos! i Mr. Kernlis a J not fet us attompt to tax charity thi Ss 8 in toour people who aro alleged to/e“S ering. Iimove that all prior orders be’ 3 aded, and that we proceed to vote on tS g £ Mr, Pef 4—I withdraw my objection. There; ich confusion, several Sune . ators ationy,g to speak together. The Chdirmatt (Cameron, of Wisconsin) rapped for order, and asked {f there wag ob fection to the consideration of the bill. Mr. Voorhees—I say yea; I object. Ido not mean to say by that that I antagonize tho bill on Its final passage. Mr. Edmunds—Let us have tho regular order, Teall the gentleman to order. ae Withers—I move that the Senta; nd- ourn, Agreed to, and the Senate adjourned till - Monday, CATTILE-DISEASE., AN OLD MATTER TOLD AGAIN, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wastixaton, D. C., Feb. 20,—-A long docs umoent relating to the origin, causes, and rave a gesof the eattle-disease, especlally. conta+ gious pleuro-pneumonta, and the best known means for {ts prevention, was to~lay trens- initted to Congress by the Secretary of the . Treasury. One of the principal conclustons’ reached fs, that the disease has never been, known to exist west of the Allegheny Mount. alns, ‘Phe reports circulated in England thai the diseuse fs raging in this country turns out to be unfounded. ‘Thesa, reports wero perhaps founded on a shipment of 10%. enttls by the steamer Ontario from Vortland, Me. to Liverpool in 1679, ‘These enttle were slanghitered in quarantine, butlt has been ascertatned since thet tho disease was not contagious pleuro-pneumo- nia, but the Texns cattlefever, Speaking of this English rumor, J. B, Sherman,’Superin= tendent of the Union Stock-Yards, Chicago, said, under date of Fab, 4, 1870; “ ‘Lhe most important blow struck at the Interests of this city andthe Northwest ia the report in elreulation relative to the prevalence of the cattleddisease In the Northwest, and this ro~ port ig absolutely false’? THY REPORT CONTINUES! “From tho most reliable Information that - can be obtained, it is sufe to conclude that no- ease of contagious pleuro pneumonia wag: carried from the Western States to Jiver. pool by the Ontario, and, further, that no: case of such diseuse has aver existed in the- ° Northwestern States. ‘The loss which would: aecrue to the country from the ravages off this disease, if unchecked, Is thus estimated In 1879 there were in the United States more, than £3,000,000 neat enttle, valued at morar thar $43,000,000. The prevalence of the dis- ease In thiscountry would cause n loss greater: than that sum, England, with her 6,000,000" head of enttle, has in forty years ‘lost moro than 500,000,000, "We, with onr 28,000,000 of! cattle, would lose In the same period $2,000,- - 000,004, a sum Lonely. equal the public debt. ‘The exports of neat cattle during the: first lve inonths of the present fiscal years was $4,414,000, being $517,183 in excess oft the: VALUE OF THE BAME EXPORT during the entire preceding year.” ‘The Seo~ retary thinks the gitarantlie regulations es~ tablished between this country and Canada,, which virtually restrict catile-trada . both ways, might with safety be remitted, as it is certaln there Is no contagtons ploure-pnen= wonta in Canada, and none In the United, States west of tie Alleghenies, “It -{s é thought," continues the report, “ thatithe importation of euttle from States west of the- Alleghentes to any ports o€ Canada ‘is (per~ fectly safe, and the Departinent hopes tise. the restrictions will be removed both by our: Government and by that of Canada.” The remedy reeominended Is uxtermi- mition in all crises, This. hasy, . ‘el sutisfuctory in some of the Eastern ddle States, and notably in| Pennsyl- Thoculation Is not thought of asa y In this country, ag ft often results In the loss of tho tally of cattle, and often in the joss of their lives. ‘The report concludes by recommending the appolutment of a Coni- mittee of veterinary surgeons to Investigate all eases of reported disease, to be assisted by State and municipal authorities, when an emergency arises, and to asslat sald authori ties In turn. : NOTES AND NEWS. SETTLING PyNLIC LANDS, \ Spretat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Wasinxatos, D. C., Feb. 20.—Col. Robb and Mr. Hale, of Halo & Shelton, of the Scottish American Company, of Chicago, to-day made an argument before the House Committee on Public Lands in support of the DIN fntroduced by Representative Barbor to extend the powers of the: Anglo-American Land & Clalms Association, and to promote colonization upon the public domain, Col. Robb argued that this Association deserves National recognition on account: of the local * advantage It will be to this country to seenro the support of this strong Association in Snduelng valuable emigration . to this country. Ifo — elatmed that oo great many emigrants who had. been deceived and Induced to settle upon swamp Jands fad returned to Europe, und by their stories had greatly injured this country, Mr. hue, representing a corporation of Scottish capitallsts, Indorsed Col. Robb’s views, and. thought the country would bo greatly bene= fited by the’ passagd of this Dill, The bill provides simply that the emigrants under this Association, although aliens, may have tho privilege to purchase Jand In bulk and to settle upon it, They don’t ask for home- stead rights, and would decline ta receive them, ‘The promoters of the bitl expect a fae vorable report from the Commltten, 4 MISCELLANEOUS WORK IN THE BIENATE. ‘Tha Senate passed a number of the bills to-day, among them one to authorize the compliation-and printing of tho naval history of the War, and another which not only pros yides for the delivery of dutinble artleles sent from foreign countries, proporly regls- tured, but Insures an Indemnity of 50 franca incase the package thus registered is Ipst. An attempt was mado to havo - the Fitz John Porter case assigned for“ dis cussion fmyicdintely after the 5 per cent Tund bill, wow before the Senate, has been , - Msposed of. It was evident, however, that’ sume ofthe Democratic Senntors think that the Senators who are to speak on this caso uuty brenk the spell of silence, and thatthings. nay bo said which will provoke replies in- jurious ta the future prospectsof£ the Democ+ racy. Gen. Logan spoke at length on the S percent bill, which he advocated with ‘ | vigor, aud the Scnate then went into oxecus tivo session, COLON-NLINDNERS, An order from. tlie Treasury Dopartmang directs that hereafterall persons applying for elther renowal of Hcense or an original is conse ns pilots on steam-vessels shall be ree quired to undergo the examination, in order, * tht it may be deterained whether such per-. son ean properly distinguish colored lehts uavd as signals on stenm-vessels, and that In future Lispectors will lasue plots Heenses ouly upon certificates of Surgeons of United States Marine Hospital Service that appli- cntts therefor full! all requirements af the rule referret to. Surgeons of the Marine Hospital Serylee are directed’ to make such, examinations frea of expense to the persons applylug therefor, » Feat EACIVIO JATENOAD act, 8 discovered’ that: the. McLario bi anevnd the Pacific Hullroad ny Nisleh dy 4 Introduced yesterday, provides that the Ga¥= , ernment shall have the right to regulate the rates of freight and fure of tha Southorn Pie elfle Road, which is now exempt from the yrgylslons which apply tothe other Pacttio Raljroad acts, Huntington has already up-.°, beured on the ground, Huddoabuadthy: to en-* doavor to prevent the pissage jot such a mnvasure, 4 THE “STAR” MAIL SELYYCH, ~ 4 Ty (he Western Assoctated Pr nee * faa : . Wasminaron, D. C., Feb. 20.—-Tho follows inister-General cutting down themail servico - ” on “star” routes: - fo the Seound Asstejant Postnaster-Genorals.