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and others and three rousing cheers for Xeere: ety Srna tho meeting adjourned for two wouks. ALATIAMA, Monraomenr, Aln., Feb. 24.—Thoa Demoerntio State Convention will mevt. tho 2d of June. VENMONT. Morrrettzr, Vt, Fob, 2%.—Tho xreater por- Uon of tha delegates to tho State Convention to- morrow to choose the delegation to the Chicago Convention havo arrived here. very deter tion expresses strongly against the tiiird-term sentiment. Edmunds ‘ns first choice js very strong. 4 & RAILWAY VoTs, A vote taken on an Incoming Hock Island dummy yesterday morning resulted us follows: Blaine, 60; Grant, 28; Washburne, 6; L. Z. Leiter, 13 Republican nominco whoever ho may bu, 1%. don, 8: Hondricks, 1; Bayard, 11 Seymour, 1; Bominod of the Demucratlc Convention, J; Petor per, 1. ANTI-THIND TERM. FURTHER KIGNATURES OBTAINED, ‘The nntl-third-torm addresses were circulated for additional signatures yesterday afternoon, and tho canvaasers reported considerable sauce cosa, About 2,000 names in all wore obtained, Tne Thinner can surrender space this morning for but a fruction of the list handed in, As many names again are Icft out for want of space to print thom In. The addrces fans fol- lows: ° To the Republican voters of Illinois: Wo, the undersigned Republican voters of Cook County, delloving tho success of the Republican party at tho Prosidentini election of November next to bg for the highest and beet interesta of our country, and Intending to vote for the vandidate ted by the Chicnyu Convention, hereby leclare that, in our opinion, the nomination of Gon, Grant by that Convention would not offer to the party the strongest or most neeepinblo candidate; and we cull upon the Republican voters of this county and Stato to unite with 1s fo taking steps to secure a true representation of cach Congressional District in the Nation Peat SLAG ANdAeh, —.etendonba Eaten Bee Gee Gt Lendenbors, 3. ¥. Farwell, 7 M. Weinberg, ). 8. A. Sprague, ©. iteholl, = 1.2", Merrill, Eis ea a a ok furry Nelson, G.8. flabbard,Jrads 8 Vilage eh urry Nols Cr bartlote J Swe Maxon, |. Mekunber, 5s Meathschltd, “AS Writ : ‘AVL Beardsley, .Jednckson; 0. W, Browntniy 8, Thompson, TAS. Kaulon, A.d. Sawyer, . Mc inky HG. savage, 1 Hutterdeld, C1 r. Hivern, Hexeltort, K ‘AUK, At 38. Mason, GM dtom, W.W, A, }. 1, Welly M. Hopkins, dr, J: Guiniloltingor, ry 8. coliter” * Eihuttisenilds in. LL W. ilaymond, ie 1, Hichardson, G. 8, 2 A. Loeb, i, Koone, dt, Be 1 Griswold, ¥, A. Swerer, q LAM, ‘A. Al. Etsuncrath,! King, 3.8, itambers. > Warren, @. F, Humpiroy, J, Baird, A, Ito! iA. Chuth 205 1s, Lowenstein, ‘Stone, ‘DM, A. Farwell, ite, Churens W, Jobnsun, ¥, Koorer, lurk EF, Dexter, jut wtarsen, TU, Norton,” Jc Murphy thuwe, U) 8, itencbaum, J! McGuire, 4; Mocktor, U, Hourke, GA. TIM, Frink beary, ». Kennelly, oN, “lannicry, re Puen, ae Mostanieg, We Howard urphy, Ko, Ww. huries D. How, “U: it Seu f Habre , Wiswall,” M.D. Brown, 4.8. Lamkin,’ ‘A. Muil, W. C. Scupham, eria, Alex Macquoen, H. Sehlolnger, Fie wines |» At. icaer, di, A. Mambright, 01. 4. M. Culby, Wed. Bnghan, — b Ajauatiaby GAL Moamber, Hu ‘Multa oF, Jo MeNuni iM, Probusou,” 5 Polachok, Be Herta, Rw Ladders ¥.u. Sokitownuy, Mul. MeEldownoy, 4, UL Myw: # Atsvee, mt AGG Aetiaiein, i Me AWilitame, N, Dompster, dM Alpe 1. MeLann, Bigirentoner, untGhbilne ar Brelimey, . re Gecrowluy, "31 Tlchards, By itony 1, Mardct, u jones, E, England, it, Hurnet 8, HON fuur, He Ian ial. Posner, Hell wenden, = Weotustun” Tc deeuvern «. Xpliyen. lourhend, X; Gohon, gy W, 1 Wiheon, + WRK i. siutth, J. A. Katupfor, * i be Ate utnnuen, g 7 Formnann, in taylor, J. I. Chiappe, ¥. thompson, t ‘qpaastus, J. Lyn i ¥ “é uyruatas, W. Mastars, onaull, "Cy ni, ALN. Browning, © Keun, me Bike Horner, A, Calvan, Avdi, Heardsloy, WV, IL Hurnen, 2M, Gnge, 2.0, dauuiiiin, 4. 5. Larocauy, Tort Iurury cH, with, Awishcimer, fe Smith, A. Batobolder, Je3t Tuan PeMolmouus, 1. i Wilder, P. Lunders, |, G. Rector, 8. Maditan, 3%, Behidte, ‘GPhone, KUO, G Hiesuevire, A A i FED: ou, Wairoa sroudti Br idan, oo" yebriganston, Uwe er P, Jonas )C, Wollor, W. earpury JH MCCIore, 4. B. busuad, Jw A. Davies, Hulmes, “A, Arend, . Graun, Ward, A. Sclinart, it Kueuunne, Schuidy, K, veblugtgor, Rtorn, J, Rice, Wulinan, 4 Buna, . . hia; a Th ykabanik, Fd, Dowes, V Lupay, Lk AM Wiken, Utd Putter, ev, Gldtoy, hE Lund, V, ints 3. Bohurr, A. Koblita, dr, N, or Aeeibore, Ue Aatgeteren Re Htovann 6. Dore, Adler, uit Pikbroder, — Bhuesen, = e'itarnen* Lees f Ronogan, Heng é piry * Barr } Bluldwacer a nde sekersto AL Gartman, God. Way, WA somoran ual, W.G. iarbosou, J. ihirke, MaoVeuyh, 8. itowell, ‘napary, . Ai, Mloomar, ‘eredman, As |, Murd, De Butthtbws, . Chapwian, i, J. Lunib, wr A. iL Maker G. + duckey, Wade Hiritiaas, I. Ebrbardt, reed, A: Mecklenburg, Alloo, UF. Adams, ce Wentworth, ©, A, Brown, Db. Thurnburgh,z, jattuow, bh 1. P, Vous, 2D Cia a, Pulls! HAE 3 D. ata = - Hann Waly {7 iivers, AvBples, Thon, on hinaky,, tale, Race, . Py . Smulth, . Anson, Ls. Pico, KA. Heath, W. K. Mann a + Weber, F. Saunitera, A. Geundel: 1. MelLean, OT. Deckinan, A, Schnelder, C. IL Stevens, Muli, Etro, 4.4. Taroo, A, M. Chesswood, arty Kennedy, oe > FP Samo cone 5 Ses 353 # M tom B 28 ete Ea > gRES B Perey Te Curnnnan, —¥. Pertenkenner, w Seulty, G Wuchtor, eau? Gc Mtnrinn’ W. Bivdel, A. Behesens, ThommeCosteno,d:arustons, benane’™* FOREIGN. GERMANY. THE ARMY BILL. Renttn, Feb. 24.—Princo Hohenlohe, the Ger- mun Ambassador at Paris, has started for Ber- In, at the request of Bismarck, to be present tn tho Netehstag during the debate on the bil! for an increuge of the army. Thero ls no duubt thut Nistnarck will bo presout in tho Rolchstag dur- ing the debate, THE SOCIALIST DEPUTIES, Hagencteyer’s motion for the suepension of tho proceedings aguinst the two Socialist Depu- tles was carried by n largo majority, which In- cluded allot the Loft and part of tho Clerical Contre. ‘ WASMINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, The Amcricun Mintetor throw open the rooms of the Legation to a brilliant Anglo-American throng In honor of Washington's birthday. TCCLESLASTICALn ‘Tho Cologne Gazette says: “ Wo lenrn that the negotiations between Germany and the Vatican Arent neomplete standstill, aaa direct agree: ment is not attainable. Prussia, thoreforo, on tho bngis of the knowledge thus nequired, pro+ poses to order her ecclustuatical affales inn ine dependent manner, aud tho Vatican assumes that tho Minlatry will lays Dill before the Cham- bers to this effect at the supplomentary session next summer.’* THY NAVY ESTIMATES, Dentin, Feb. 44.—The Reichstag to-day passed tho navy catinintes with the exception of that part submitted to the Budget Committeo. THH ROROPRAN BKITUATION. Renrin, Feb, 2—The North Gernian Gazette suys that, when once tho belief is created amon, the Russian people that an attack on the purt o! Germany Is feared, it ls only a short step from that point to. hostito ‘exeltement ngiunst u tbreatening noighbor. {[f Jt be true that Russian dosigns against Gernuny, of which Gen, Milioutine, the Russinn Minlstor of War, ly credited with belng tho chief promoter, are only. postponed until France 4s Foun, thon Tortilcations against a peaceful neighbor may be regarded ng it eure preparation fora future ugstessive wir with Germany, Noither Franva nor Russia bas evor been attacked by Germany, and the colossal armanients of thesd two states, which by compulsion weigh upon the rest of Europe, ‘ean therefore only bo based upon an uggressive policy, THE BILVEM QUERTION, Beni, Fob. 4.—Durlug the debate in. the Telchstag on the Treasury lndyot, Herr Scholz, Under Secretary of State “in the 'freastiry Ds pirtinent, sald tho salos of gilver were stoppe aiinply duse the Governnient would not bear the responsiblilty for the losses urlsing from them. ‘The suspension, however, was only pro- visional, not dutinitiye, Cho question was mere+ ly ong of tho prolungatian of thne required for enrrylog out the coinage reform, ‘Thore bad been, in South Germany especlully, n greater demand for silver coing than was expected, A bi would thorefore be presented in the. Ielch- atu, protiably during the peat rorsion, for a modiication of Chiuso 4 of the Colnuge law. ARSOLUTELY NECESSAILY, LonponN, Feb. 24.—-A Horlin dispatch saya at aninulicnce given by tho Emperor Willlam to the President of the Itelchstug his Majesty do- elived the puxsugo of the Army blll ua absolutely necessary for Gerntiny’s defensive powor, ESUGRATION, Tho srmo dispatch also reports that, owing to the dissemination of news from the United States thut trade Is reviving, emigration to thut country from Germany bus recommenced on in appreciable seule, ‘GREAT BRITAIN, TUR DUKE OF RLINRUNG'S YAMILY. Loxpox, Feb, 24—Tho Duke of Edinburg went to Windsor to-day. to leave his children with the Quoen while ho goes to Ruasia to bring the Duchess home. THY INDIAN BUDGET. Lonvon, Fob, 24.—The Indiun budget shows a. surplus of £110,000 for 1870-"80, and the ustimates tor 18SL show a surplus of £617,000, Tho nbove rosulta ure rouched after paylng from tho ordi dary revenue wll the charges on uevount of the fandug, the Afghan war, and the frontier rutl- ways, WOOL BALES, Lonnox, Fob, 4.—This (Tuosday) evening the woo! sales showed a fully-austataed demu prices were hardening’ in many enses 16 to ld nbove the pontine mites. Tho lurgost rise was in eross-bred wool. TRANBVAAL, * In tho Honso of Commons to-day Mr, Courtney (vor) yavo notice he would shortly move hv sulution tn fuvor uf withdrawing from ‘Crane. Vaal, LOADING (RAIN SHIPS, In the House of Commons a seloct committee waa appolated on loading grain ships. DISANLED, Vessels arriving at Queenstown report having: Passed on Bunday, twenty miles west uf Fastuet, the steamer Manltaban from Boston for Gluagow, prococding under sail with her propeller gotte. A tug left Liverpool to asstst her, THE NOME=NULEUS, LONDON, Feb, 25.—Thu Home-Itule members of Purllainont held a meoting youturday to cone alder thy motion to cheuk obstruction, notlos of which was glvan by Sie Stuttord Nuctticote Mone dy night. After a protrioted discussion it wit deolded to place a munber of utuondments on paper, tateriuly tnitiug the Buspeniliny: power peeposead tu bo vested in the Speaker und) con- Hing the scopy of the resolutions tu the proses session, FORTIER GOVERNMANT ASSIBTANCE will be given In tho distelution uf roliof among the distrersed Inhabitants gf the fulunds on the Galway coast, ! a AIXTRUN PERAONA DOWNED, ‘ho bark Strathnatrn, bound to Melbourne from London, has been sinc by collision, $ix- toon persons wore drowned, : ip EMMOTT, ‘he Sportaman unduritands that Eliott in- tends to start for America in April to patttel: pate In the royuttns and bouting contosts. CONYRRENCES, ‘The Times announces that tho Tabernt lenders shave determined to. ‘@ A guneral support to Sir Stuiford Northeote’y resolutions tgulist ob struction. The Home-Rule members hive do- clad hot to obstruut, but oritictsy tho yesolue jong, THE PROPOSED BIONUMENT TO THY FRINCE IMPERLAT. Dean Btanloy to-day revolved nn wddross with 82M signatures, and gave an audience w 4 deputatlon, profesting wgulndt the preposud erection of a monument i Westulnster Abboy tothe inentory of thy Prinve Impurial, Deni Stanley refused to alter bis deviaion In tho mut- ter, and sald if ho were to give way dn this instance it would open the door for complaints from overy party agaliet bonors to rivals, Relative to tho supposed feeling in Amoricn ugulnst the creation of the monument, be sald that doubtless if the Orloans Prinees hud fallen fu the war of secouston, thoir graves would have been beaped with ull’ U jOnors Ate Blutes could bestow, BOCES AS Minton RUSSIA, CONTINUED EXCITEMENT, LOnnon, Feb. %4—A St. Petersburg dispatch saya there is much excitoment there over tho {roquent acts of incendiariem, and the people are iu @ constant state of alarm. Numerous explosions of 8 tainor character, tires, and out- ruyes bre troquent throughout the city. [tis rumored that the Czar wll-closa the University of &t. Potersuurg, Humor now distlactly fuplicates tho Grand Duke Nicholas with complicity in the late ex- Posion and the plot agninst the Czar's lite Many additfonal arrests havo been mado, In- olnding’a numbor of students, The latest adviees from St. Petersburg report tho situation there ns most critical, and the for- eign population are in constant apprehension of an uprising, In whieh thelr lives might be sac- rifced. Tho excitement is intense, and many distinguished Camilles expross x desire to leave tho city. Tho Government, however has ree fused 10 grunt tho neccessary passports. Even in Russian amet circles a feoling of decided uncertainty prevalls, and ft 1s feared that In the event of trouble the Russian army cannot bo depended on to yut down any inmirrectionary movement, A DICTATOR DEMANDED, Loxnox, Feb 24.—Tho Moscow @azetle e= mands the appolntment of a Dictator to moro effectually crush Niblilann, CONFESSION, Loxpon, Feb, 24—A Paris correspondent Jearns that Uartmann confessed that tio was en- Raged in the attompt to kill the Cur nt Moscow, FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE. WERKLY REVIEW, Loxwon, Feb. 24.—Tho Mark Lane Exprees says: Plowing and sowing have procecied des- pita the varinble wenthor, aitermiting sunshine, winds, and rains, which ex gsed floods in the mld- land countles. Blsowhere 1 fulr area of lund has been phunted in wheat and beans. Vegetation Is still backwird, Varlablu reports continuo relu- (ive tothe condition of autumn-sown whet. Farin work {8 gencrally betindhand. HiCattle have thriven fulrly, but tho stock of rootela rapldly diminishing, particularly ture ips, and sheep farmers ure unxious, Heporta of the condition of winter whent in Svatland aro sutistuctury. -Potutecs huye boon steadily ris- {uy, owing to the demmud for seed for Irelund. English wheat, both in Mark Lune and the provinces, hus beon murketed Ju amull quanti. ues, and itn satisfactory condition, Growors were unwilllny to secept lower rites which wore offered, and business $y consequently VERY DULL, c Sales wero fonly practicable at ndeciine of six ences ton shilling per quuirter, Tho decline, jowever, prinelpily uffected ‘ill-cunditioned parcels, anu imports of foreign wheat inte Lone don have been muderite, ‘The demand bas been chlelly of a retall character, as the town tntllers keem determined to hold off inti thoy seo soins botter ground forthe existence of the present quotations in Ameren thin xpeculntive enters prise. Consumption, however, goes on, thougl speculation Jy absent, and business, though uitiet, very steady, Prices have been maine talned, except for {tussiun, for which sellers are pb lieeal to accept a little les nonuy, thongh ntl the depression wits recovered to-day (Monday) Maize still searce on tho spout, wid) prices iin- proved, both In London and Liverpool, DARLEY AND OATS quiet; but for tho latter an oveustonal advance of Bd per quarter was obtainatile, Arrivals at porta of cull modernte. Thero has been a steady demand for wheat, ebfetly for tho United Kingdom, at an advange of Ja to 13 Ud per quarter. Only one cargo of malzo tre rived, which brotgut 21s Gd, belug an inproye- movoment of Od per quarter, Business in wheat for shipment was limited, owing tothe indliferonce of buyers and the nde vaneo demanded by sellers, Malzo was tn notlyo demand, ehletly for February and Maret ship. ment, at 2hs toy 6d, Boles of Enullsh wheat dust week, 4,62 quarters, ut 43s ld per quarter, aygalnist 66,5500 quartors at'dis 7d por quarter the sume week lust year. Importy into the United Kingdom for the week ending February 14 were 1,112,058 hundred welghts of wheat, und 210,001 hundred wolghts of Hour, MEXICO, GEN, GRANT'S RECEPTION, City OF Mexico, Fob, %,—Furthor details of tho reception of Gon. Grant on tho night of the ist aro ns follows: Tho dopot was ihluminated with Chinese lanterns und decorated with Amor fean fings, When tho carringo started o mugniticont urch caine into ylow, illu- minted -By Bongal lighta, on which tippeared the word“ Welcome.” A column of the battallon known as Zapadors, ‘with a bund played appropriate military airs. Five hundred rural dragoons, with Ighted torches, Mturninuted the Ilne af procession ta the Miner- alColloyo, After the passage of Gen. Grant an fmmensa procussion formed and marched past Gon. Orant’s apartmonta, paying him hott ora. At tho housy isaiznod ta him the General was received by the Governor of the State and City Council, who welcomed him as the guest of tho city, anxious to pny thoir respects, ‘To-day he called on President Ding, who returned tho visit two hours Inter, The Grant reesption at the Prealdentiul palace was maynificent. ITALY. PRTER'S PENCE, Roms, Feb. 4.—Tho Bistop of Kilmore, County Armagh, has sent the Pope 4400 Potor's pence, Four hundred and Atty pounds hus boen re- celved from the Archbishop of Armagh, NONDENSKIOLD, King Humbert gave n hanquet to-night in honurot Prof, Nurdonakjont. i : # HUNGARY. TE Deer. Viena, Fob, 4.—The debate on the budget has begunin the Hungarian Dict. Tho oppost- ton of all shudes will sulze the opportunity to muke a combined attack on tho xan Ministry, They hive presented a motion declaring nv want of conildence in the Government, SPAIN. = AN INTRILVIEW HETWREN KINGS. Mapnip, Fob. #4.—An Interview will shortly take plico between King Alfonso nnd the King of Portugul, at Sfonastercablda, Andalusin, FRANO ANSTAINED PItOs VOTING, Pants, Feb, 24.—The Rightabstained from yot- Ing In tho election of Lemainne, ATTACKED THE JESUITS, In tho Senate to-day during a debate on tho Ferry Rduention bill Mf, 'ellotan vohemently at- tacked tho Josulta, DEAD. M, Cunotn Gridnin, Repubtionn Senator for the Dopartnent of Ardannas, is dead. VARIOUS. LANBUIA. Loxnon, Feb. 24.—Adlvieus hnyo been recolved of the annexation by Liberia, on mutual and Peacoful terins, of the Important country nd- Joining tho Interior frontier of the Ropublle, known a4 tho Kingdom of Modina, ¥ BATHQUAKE, TTAVANA, Fob, 24,—Laat night a ight, oscllin- tory shock of earthquake was felt at San Chris- fobnl, and this morning another and violent snocley kecompanied by @ nolgo Ike an oxplo- con. BYNOK. Costantinorie, Fob, 4.—An En, ton has arrived nt Salonien to seo wl done for tho retense of Col, Syngo, ABYSSTNIA, Lonnon, Feb. 4.—A tologram from Aloxan: aria annonces the departure of the King of Abyssinia from Dobe ‘Tabor, whieh ti In revolt, to cotlect an preny nt Tsholga, Completa anar- chy provails to Abyasinin, PEALSEA, 8t, Perensnona, Feb, 21.—A peivata: tolegram from 'Tiilts reports that Porsia is autively nasom- bling trogps. and) trustworthy information hie ecu recelvud that the Perglan army will march on Horat, lish aquad- ab can bo —— OE LESSEPS' SCHEME, New Youk, Fob, 2,—M, Do Leasups and some of bla cpginvens arrived to-day iu tho steamer Colon fron Panama. ‘Tho Punuins Starand Herald says; “Tho canal route his been thoroughly atudied, tte dimtecul- tles Investigated, and practical plans laid for thelr successful treatinent, “Tho mitortal hus been obtained for the set- tlement of all disputes as toquantities, vostJoto,, and many prejudices in the nunds of somvuof the’ Members of the Commission have been removed usto the practicability of a tde-layel cunnl, The whole work, luctudlug overy eventuality, ts set down at B4U,000,000,000 triuics, or 168,600,000, Complomentiry etudies all yolng on will doce these Mgures. Tt ta betfoved, and severnt members of the Conmbsion bellove that the votive (eater ig will not Jnyolye an ously of moro thin # 50,000, ‘The thuv allowed for tho work lacight yenrs.'* y ~ a ——$§ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Your, Fob, ‘Tho steamships Adriatlo, from Liverpool; Gellert, trou Hamburg; Bere mudi, from Bormiutay and Clty of New York, trom Havana, arelved yesterday, They report tho wenthor during thoir voyages unusunlly so- vere. Beverul uccan stenmors atill overdue, New Yous, Fob. 2b—Arrived—Stoamubips Gen. Werder, from Dremen; Utopia, frou Lan- a Gulla, from Llverpool; tne orlu, fry Glasgow, LIVERPOOL, Feb, t.—, yod—! Norron Arrlved—England, from Lonvon, Feb. ,—Stounsbips Macedonia Mutno, trom Now York) inva arcived out, out Al F —Arrivod— ylAuscna, ‘ob. -Arrivou—Friaia, from Now MARINE MATTERS, Sptctal Dispateh.to tre Chicago Tribune, MipwauKes, Feb. 2.—Currlors ure gradually obtainiug improved rates on xraly cargues, ‘To- day tho schooner J. J. Oaso was put in for corn, to Dutfaly at suven coats per bushel, THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY WASHINGTON. Summary of the Proposed Changes in the Publio Land Laws, As Agreed upon by the Com- mission Appointed Last Year. Sovoral Innovations and Modifl- cations of Very Impor- tant Character, And Partioularly Affecting Pre-emp- tions, Timber Lands, and Mining Oloims, Testimony, Elicited in the Don- nelly-~Washburn Hlec- tion Case. Democratic Opinion that It Would Bo an Outrage to Oust Washburn. Two Amendments Proposed to Aldrich’s Immediate Transe portation Bill. A Proposition to- Completely Chango Wood's 8 1-2 Per Cont Refunds Ing Mensurey Soas to Make the Bonds Perpotual, Bearing 8 Per Cent Intorest. PUBLIC LANDS, IMPORTANT CHANGES PROPOSED IN THR Nas ‘TIONAL BYZTEM, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinaron, D. C., Feb. 24—Tho Pubilo Lands Cominission appointed Inst summer has completed its report upon tho land system, Tho following are among the recommendations: A. reorganization of the Gonoral Land-Oftico and ‘an Increnso of jta force; that swamp Junds and pasturige Iands may hereafter bo survoycd and patented by townships; that botter provisions shnll bo mado for marking tho boundarics of sur- voyed trnots; that the syatem of lotting public surveys by contract be discontinued, and that nll survoys nad boundaries between States and 'For~ ritorics shall bo hereafter made under tho dircation of tho Const nod Geodetic Survey; that tho offlce of Receiver at enoh local Land-Office bo abolished. Thoro aro now about ninoty-flvo of thoso officers. If this recommentution {s mado and carried out It will save a great deal of expense. Tho Commission- ers will recommend adivision of public Innds into flve genoral classes—arablo, irrignble, pus- turage, timber, and mineral, The Commission will recommend the repeal of tho pretimption law, on tho gonoral ground that its chicf uso now Js to increaso the size of individual holdings of public land, a roault which itis known tho members of tho Comnission conaliter at best of doubtful value, HAVING MADE THIS RECOMMENDATION, thoy will supplement {t by anothor, to the effect that hereafter arablo public Jands shall bo dls- posod of under the Honestend law. ‘Tho provisé fons of the Timbor-Culture aot will probably be presorved, but the benefits will be rostriated to thoso persons who may be actually caguged in perfecting tltlos to othor ontries undor the Home- stead law, or who have gained such titles and continue to reside on their homostend. The present Inws regarding town-alte locnt{ons will Probably not bo disturbed, Tho Commission will recommont thatno limit bo pliccd upon the amounts of Irrigable land which any ono peraon may buy. It has beon found In practico that tho amount of capital neoded to irrigate land successfully {a so large that individual sottlers cunnot tndertuke tho enterprise. Among tho recommendations on this subject will probably: be that’ the land shall bo sold at 25 conta per fNere, one-fifth to be paid down, and tho balnuco at tho end of three yurrs, and that no patent to such land shall be Issued until {t ig shown that a apceitied sum per acro—say has. beon ox- bended on Its reclumation. THE LANDS CLASSED 48 “YAsTURAGE" will comprigo untimbered and minoral lands, not arable or capable or irrigution, Thoy embrace : aturgo proportion of tho wreasof many of tho’ Western States aud Territories. Kes} ect the disposal of these lunds, tt fs expected that som, highly important changes will be recommended, sto tho quantity of land which one person. imay buy, the Commission will probably recom- mond He be not Iiuilted, for the reutor that, at lenst tour square miles, or 2,000 acres, of auch - (nnd will be required to equal the valuo of led aerea. of arable land. Tho Commis- sion will, thorefore, be “yery likely | to recommend that, where a colony of twonty or more fumilles desire to onter homoatcads, olthor on tho arablo, tho trrigable, or the Paatateian lunds of the United States, they shall bo por mitted to do 60, aud that they nny lay outa yilluge ns near as cin Noto the ‘contre of the tract of lund entered, and Ilvo therein without projudice to tholr rights 4s homcsteaders; pro- Vided thoy cultivate und 1}30 the lands thoy baye entered, TINDER LANDS, In tho remoto Western Btates and Terrttorios, tha qttestion of ownership of timber tands ani timber lus tong icon a vuxed one. The Cum- imisston will recommend a radical chango in the poltey ra wurding lands or this eluss; so radioal, udeed, that ft will be likely to oveke coneldor- uble opposition in somo quarters, Among tho recommoudutions of tho Commission in reynridt ia Sister: lands will probably bo found the fol- lowing f Firdrhat all timbor lands (oxcept those hay- Ing mineruts) which aro chiefly valuable for stbbe of commercial value stall be withdrawn rom sulo, Second—That all timbor oyer a cortain slze— Buy olght inches in diamotor—growing on the even numbered seotlans of puis lunds may be sold for gash in ota of not less than forty dores or more than G0 ouch. ird—That aueh timber lands be divided Into lus and sold at prices correapondlig to tho valuo of the tibor growlng In cach gende, ‘ourth-Perians pitrobaal Uinber, ns above, shall romove tt within w spoultied period, auy lve years, or forfeit both the tlinbor and purchase money, Hi/di—~hat ag goon ay tinbor t8 soll it shall becoine subjovt to taxation like othor bropurty. Siti—That the Government shail retaln tho titlo to the soll, : Seventh—Thnt oitizens of tho United States inuy be pormitted to cut and remove from any: public lands, other “than those clussilled as “thaber hinds,” auch timber as thoy require for agricultnrul, bullding, kindlug, or other pur- poses, Dut not for the purpose of acting, MINING CLAIMA, ., Tho prosont multifarious and contlicting laws ‘and regulations respocting tho disposal of injnoral landdin tho Weat, und tho ondlews Hum ton to which thoy bava led, innke thy subject tho must didicult’ of any with = whieh tho — Contmisaion hag hal to dual. ‘Tho recommendation — reluting to the dispoaal of mineral lands will favor a rudical chango, Among tho reoomimondutions of the Commission regarding the disposal of auch lands will bo found tho fallowi Pirat—Thut the ifm duet oh a Prpsnoct- or or discovoror shall be ablo to bold his ciatin by a possesslonary title shull be fixed and Jitine Sterne that. all lel organizations and cenid—That alt toval organizations and regu- tatluns respecting: pulling Utles ehall bo abo: luhed, and tho solo juriadiction of all questions foluting thereto bo reserved by the United ates, dhird—That the “todo location," whtch por- init 4 discoverer to follow a lode! any dlatance ‘aon, whothar within thy bounds of ‘ly mirface loentton of not, be repented. i Fourth—That hereafter every mining claim shall comprise #& vertain number ot fect In breadth and length on the surfuce, and that sub- terranoun Proverty-rlghts are not to extend los yond the surface Boundaries thus Axed. {tt hy guite probable that the Commission may refrain for the presont from making any reooinmenda- Sanita to tho area which each ovation nay omniprlsa. Fijth—That a wystom of ofclal survey and minora) inspection ‘bo adopted to prevent black inail and robbery, and to obviate tho necessity of legal contoata before olulins are patented, CONTESTED ELEOTIONS, DONNELLY ~WASHBUBN, Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Triduns Wasuixaton, D. 0., Féb. 2.—Tha House Come mittee on Hlevtions, at the regular mooting this morulng, doyoted most’ of the timo to further aiscussion Of tho Donnolly-Washbura ous, effer concluded his argument in behalf ir. Washburn, and sfr. Overton, of Porn vyanta, spoke on the sumo akte. Thon Mr. Belts hoover, of Pennsytvanin, took up the etidgel In favor of Mr. Donnelly. Tle read a manusoript statement, In whieh ho tried to show that Mr. Washburn tnd been gullty of wholesale bribery of voters. Mr, Bottzhoover was frequently ine terrupted by = Repubilean = members of tho Committes, who ealied his at- tentlon to discrepancies between bis statement find the official record of testimony as printed. It is understood that Mr. Neltzhoover lost tls tomper again to-day. In regard to the necusns tion of bribery It turns out that a thorough fenrch of tho record fails to show a singlo in- stanco in which Mr. Washburn used corrupt means to Intluenee men to voto fur him. To show tho character of tho testimony on this sue Jeet, one or two Instances may he cited. Thoy aro fale sainples of all tho exses in which DUIDENY 18 ALLEGED, Emil Bhagren was sworn, Question—" Stato the names of those mon who stated that thoy Lad recelyed manoy to voto fur Mr. Washburn.” Answor—" Dun Getchell anit thut ho got. $20 to voto for Mr. Washburn. John Gregor auld he was offered $5 for his vote and Influence. D. M. Guertin sutd Carl Finkler suld to him that ho had got a eack of flour," A little Intor Dan Getehol was axamined. 1o teatiiled that ho nover told Emil Shagren that ho had recelyed any money to vote for Mr. Washi burns that be was never offered uny money, nor dd bo over recelve any monoy, directly or Indirectly, from Washburn or any of his frionds to vote for that gentleman, and, further, that he voted and used hia influonce for Mr. Donnelly, As for Mr. Finkler's anck of tlour, It turns out that tho whole matter wasn Joke told by that plensant Gorman becattee ho know that “Guertin would blow aboutit.” John Gregor's name doesnot appear in tho list. of witnesses called by Mr, Donnetly. On such testimony na thia Mr. Donnolly seeks to buge 2 claiin to dtr. Washburn’s scat, and the Democrats on the Sub- Committee uppear to bo BINAINING LAW AND COMMON BENBE In order to help him, ‘Tha Domocrats have, however, run against another snag, Thoy put Mr. Arinileld forward hist week to expliin tho new elcetfon returns whieh give Donnelly a mn Jority of 165. Vo reach this result thoy were obliged to throw out 433 yotes cast in the Coun tes of Kittson and Voll, on the sole ground of an tnformullty iu the retuens, Arinfletd Ip now sald tobe very unbappy, beennse he has be. come convineed that, 6o far from belng Informal, tho returns from these counties were {1 strict accordaned with lw, Of course, to udmit the 4:8 yotes mentloned will wipe out the majority of 103, which hud been fixod up for Mr. Donnell ‘thls mathematical problam with which the Dex oernts have beon wrestling for tho Inst three months bids quite falr to be too much for them at last. The Democrats in Minnesota do not scem to reullze tho performances of Mr, Suing: er's Committec. Mr. William Lochren, of Mine nesota, has been in Washington for several days in attendunee upon tho mevting of the Natfonul Demoerntle Committee, uf which he 1s a mem- ber. Bir. Lochren ig ono of THE MOST PROMINENT DEMOCILATS In tho Stato of Minnesota, and was tho candi- date of his party for tho United States Semute ut the Senntorint election in 1835. He was ilso 1 cundidate for the State Senate at the election int November, 1878, Mr. Lochren, on belug waked by aTntwuns correspondent about. the merits of the Donnolly-Wuashburn contest, replied in sitbstance ns follows: “Chave nothing to say agalnst Mr, Donnelly, and of course [do not desire to appenr in any way officions in regurd to this matter; but Icon say that thure fy no doubt in- tho world that. Mr. Washburn wus falrly und honestly cleated to Congress in 1878, ‘here ara few or no respectable men in tho district who gutestion that fact. When Mr. Donnelly began his contest {twas not looked upon 8 renlly sorlousnt all. read tho testl- mony as it was printod in tho nowspnpera at tho time, and havea general impression regarding it, Idid not think thon that ft mounted to much.” Mr. Lovhren was asked {f the wugent- Ing of Mr. Washburn would not hurt the Demo. cratic party In Minnesota. © Well,” ho replied * 1: don't think the Minncsota Democrats ought to be held responsible for such a proceeding. 1 should tink that the Democracy generally would be held responsiblo, and ¢bné the act would be tlke- ly to result unfortunatoly.” Mr. Lochron ap- pears very unwilling to bellove that. the Demo- crats In the House will do so unjust an act as unsenting Mr. Washburn and the counting-In of Donnelly would be, TRADLEY VS. BLEMENR, To the Western Associated Press, WAsntnaton, D, ©., Keb, #4.—The Houso Com- mitteo on Elections received tho report of tho Sub-Committee on tho contested case of Brad- tey vs, Slemons (Arkunsus). Jtopresontatives Sawyer, Springer, Colertck, and Calkins slyn the majority roport, fuyoring tho retention of his Bout by Hepresontatlye Siemens, tho sitting ber, Representative Weaver dissents from inom! the mnjority, and thinks there should be 2 now election, TRANSPORTATION. ANYNDMENTS TU ALDRICH'S HILT. Spectat Dispatch to Ths Chicago THoune, ‘Wasntnaton, D.0., Feb. 4.—Mr, Wilson re- turned from New York to-day, and has been Joined by Bir. 0. 11. Wyman, of 8t. Louis, repre- Sontutive of the interests of that olty in tho Aldrich Immediate Transportation bill, Thore aro two amendmenta proposed to the bill,one by St. Louis and ono by the express companies of Now York, The 8t, Louis amendment, which Wyman favors,and which hos been sent by Morrison, Chuirmun of tho Bub-Committee of Ways and Means, with the text of tho Aldrich bill to the Secretary of tho ‘Trenaury for his opinion, will probably not bo opposed by the Chicago people, 1t appenrs that, tho Bt. Louls morchants eannot now {mport bulky articles up the river oxcopt thoy make thelr cloarance at New Orleans. A rent many, buiky articles, sich as fron, earthenware, and} caustic soda, are imported. Light packages ' that can be brought up by steamer and placed in @ eamall cabin “under Government sent, nro * Imported direct, but steamers havo no accom. modations for bulky nrticles. During Gon. Uristow's administration of tho Troasury De- partmont he CONSTRUED TNE LAW 80 THAT cord contd be pluced over tho bulky articles on tho Miss{ssipp! River steumors, und the cord soaled with the Government seal to the deck, ‘This order Becrotary Shorman abrogated, The St. Louts mon now propose to amend tho Imime- Wate ‘Lrausportution aot in order that bulky articles may bo imported dircet Iu bond by atenmnor, rhe amendment proposed by the oxpross com- panics provides that these companica may be permittad to finport direct to interior cithes iu sented trunks dudablo pucknges without breake {ng bulk. Vhie proposition is treads before tho Senate ina sepurnte bill. The representa- tives of the Aldrich bill ara net diiapodot, to nd- mit tho express eompanics’ amendment, four- Ing that it nifght complicnte the bil, Secrotary Sherman hagreferred tho totter of Mareisony with tho Aldrich and the St. Loufs amendinent, to A. K. Tingle, Chief of Special Agents, for oxinuninu- Yon and report. ‘Tingto hra bean’ In Now York for tho Inst fow dys, Mr. Wilson thinks, to uscertain the oplalotis ‘of the New York im- porters und Custom-Houso officers of that. alty upon tho Aldrich bil, Mr, ‘Mnglo will to- morrow give a hearing to Hepresontative Aldrich and Mossra. Wilson and Wyman upon thy bill, ufter which he will draft Lis’ report and submit tt to the Bveretary, REFUNDING. AN AMENDMENT TO THE WOOD BILte Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitinaton, D.C, Feb. 2t.—2t ts probable that when the Wood Refunding bill Is taken up for gonstderauion by tho House an amoudment will bo affored providing for tho fssuing of an- hulty bonds benring $ per cont Interest per an- hum, Instead of bonds bearing 34 por cont, ro- doomabte In twenty and payable in forty years after date of issue,ne propoded by tho Wood hill, ‘This amendmont will authorizo tho lesuo of 3 por cont bondsin amountoqual totho nggregate sumé of the United Statea bonds now outatanding, and direct the Sccretary of the Treasury to {issue 3 por cent bonds tw xchange for present outstanding bonds ug thoy nature, These 3 per cont bonds will uot bo Yinitod ns to tho time they shall run, but tho Sectutury of the Treasury is directed to invest the surplus revenucs in them ngs soon ng tho hipher-rato bonds haye been refunded and cane celud. The purposu of this proposition ta to ca- tabliah 8 porpotual bond at tho lowest rute pf In- torcat, sluilar to Brith vongols, and which may ba used by savings banks and trustees of ostatos of decedenta as accuro and profitablo Invest- monts of funds in tholr charge, The udvocates of the meugure claim that ad per cunt PeUHPETUAL LOAM tbe placed more readily than a 20-40 loan at Apercent, becausy (ho cloment of time would uiuke thom more desirable than a 33¢ por cout bond. which would be subjoct to redemption at tho end of twenty yours, Tho objection which might be made to Haak log tho bonded deht pupetual will bo removed, it fa cluiined, by a provision revenues, ‘Tue portion at tha Wood til saret reycnues, je portio iy ing the Jeane of $20,000,000 in Trowsury wots, | cemabvle In two years and payable in ton ign ‘rom the dato of Lasuy, is tu bo rotalned in he amended bill, but the rate of Intorcat Is to bo made U por cent, . with the surplus CONGRESSMAN FORT, HIS PAPER BILE. « Congressman Grocnbusy L. Fort, of the Eighth District,was in tho city yesterday, and was inter- viewod by a TRinguNE reportor, who saked: him about bly bill for tho removal of the dutics on Papor and the chom{cals which go inta Its mn of rovenue arising from facture, After a gout deal of urging, Mr. Fort entds = “The Paper bill is now Mm the hands of tho Committeo on Ways and Means, with very favor- ablo indications of an carly pasaige. But the Comuitteo say, however, that thoy must wot tho sugnr question disposed of first. Tho majority of tho Committeo have oxpressed themselves to mo an itetormined to report tho bill in seme shape. ‘They may dealre tonmond ft, and they mny not, ‘Two or threo members have stated to mo thnt tho bill wre Jirat. ithout what waa wanted: that ¢ waa not very hard onthe paper manutacturers, Tn fact, the Rtriking off of the tari? on the chomlonia would really help them more than the repeal of tho duty ou paper coult hurt. them. One paper inanuficturer told ina that he was not quite Are but what If the duty was taken off on the chomigals they could manufacture sume grades of paper forexportatton. Tho paper companies wero ove stron and yigdrous and daing well, Ho raid that ho thought that wo ought not to re- dhico the tari below 10 por cent. 0 bill pro- eae reduce it to 16 porcent, Ho thought hint we ought to allow 10 por cent ad valorem for protection. “Doyo know,” continued Mr. Fort, "that tho protectionist papers have sont ine murked contes of tholr pxporain whieh thoy had editorials abusing ine. They want to be consistent and oppose nny reduction of ‘the tariff. They como nutinly from the Kurt. But you know thore is no harm in taking off tho rough cclres of 1 ploco of work, topping on Projeoting: epikes and ends, and making It the and level. Phere i¢ no dest to tamper intich with the tariff nt present.” ‘dan tit spout tho Aldrich Intand-Transporta- lon bi ‘ “The Aldrich bill 1s vory favorably mentioned, idon't know anybody who 43 opposed to that bili outalto of New York City. ‘The Western mem- bora, without hatred ure in favor of Stand thoy will gee to it that It is not. smothored. ‘They will hike good cure of it in the Hongo at leust.” “ What Is tho status of tho WASIBURN-DONNELLY MINNESOTA CONTEST?" “The repurt of the Committee strikes tho Re- pubiicans as beng monstrous, We dowt know whoso Bent Issufe. If they turnout Washburn thoy can turn outuny of tis, We will got muste by the full band before thoy get through with Ht, ‘The Republicans will realst it to such an extent, hs to call the uttontion of the country to all the Democrats who fuvor tho outrage, L'do belleve that many of the reapectuble Democrats will op- posa It and vote to retain Washburn in hig seat. ome of them now ndimit that to unsent a man elected fnicly’ and honestly by 9,000 miorits would be an outrage, and {t hhows to what ex- tremes gone Democrats will go, If thoy can only get hold of a pretext. The onty {len with them Begins to bo that the end justifies the meana,” n't wll this but w prellininury toan attempt to he tnade to count out an honestly-elected Re- publican Presltont?” “Tho object the lenders seom:to haye in nll this matter {gto count tho Republiern President out, and this Washburn mutter Ja simply an ore rangement to prepare for the worst.” is nthore {s reason forthe people to he- come nlarmed? “Lam not an alarmist by any means, ‘ ‘THE ACTION TAREN IN MAINR shows whut we may exnect. Next comes this Washburn matter, All thoso things havo tt tent- ency to shake the falth In republican Jnatitu- tons, Tf thuse things cun bo done under a re- publlean fori of fe rcroment whut will become of us?) Why, if the Democrats think thor can thoy will throw out the Electoral yote of Maino, nud cliitn that Davis, tho Governor, Is atisurper. ‘Thue [9 the talk now of some Demovratty mem- ers on the “Noor of tha Honse. If thoy could throw out Main thoy cat throw out othor States until the Republicnn majority was wiped out. «That would throw tho ‘election in the House, What we want {s such overwhelming Republican majorities as will teach these dis- organizers a lesson. I do not bettove that there will be any war, but tha poople should be on tholr fainrs and watch all tho tricks aud strangle thom at the outset. Thollove that there are good-menning, honest Democrats in the House who, with tho aid of the Republicans, aro sulticient to defeat all such dishonest schemes, ‘Thore {8 no doubt that the Ropublican party will win this fall, but thoy will huyo to wateh and seo that thore is uu honcst count.” NOTES AND NEWS. TNH LAND WILL AND FITZ JOUN PORTER, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wastunaton, D, 0,, Fob. 24.—Sonator MeDon- ald confidently expects to got n vote on the 6 Per cent Lund bill, in the Bonute to-morrow, and there will thon bo a struggle forthe floor be- tween tho frionds of tho Fitz John Porter resto- ration bill and tho frionds of the Genova award distribution bia. Senator Randolph fs undonbt- edly stucere in bis desire to have tho Fitz John Vorter cuso discussed, but other Democrata four that It mny bring on tho dreaded discussion bee tween tho stalwart Republicans and the Robel Brigadiers. It is not impossible that Senator Tandolph may be permitted to make his speech in the Porter caso, and that it may thon be lald nsido untit Decomber, GOV. NOXT’S CASE. F A private dispatoh from a prominent altizen of Cheyenuo gives the dotuils of tho lottery ox- posure at that plnco, in addition to the facts stated inthe nresa report publishod this morn- ing. It uppers that Spates, the Secrotary of tho Territory, was also concerned with Glofako, ° tho Postmaster, In this lottery; that It neverhad adrawing, and was a awindlo throughout. Tho epeeiit lenounces tho charges circulated by ofcko n# shameful, and says that full atate- iments havo been mailed to Washington thorough- ly vindicating Gov. Hoyt, = 0.3. FARWELL. Charlos BR, Farwell arrived here this morning, and will romuln bere aday or two. Ho telo- graphed to Chicuyo this morning requesting a prominent Republican to act 18 his proxy at tho meeting of the Stato Committee to-morrow. i BEN KUTLER, Tho House Military Committes will probably report Un rievarnDhy upon tho bill which Propusce to reappoint Gen. Benjumin F, Butter ng in Mun- ager of the Bonrd of National Soldicra’ Homes, Butler fs much concerned ubout thls, and to-day visited tho Cupltol to itscortain what his chunees wero, The probabilities are that Donoliue or Martin, both Jeading Democrats of Boston, will | be Bppalnted in’ Hutler’s pluce. If they aro, probubly thore will bo unotuor Inveatigution of tho management of that fund, against which 0 muck bas boon sald, STEEL RAILS, To the Western Assoctated Press. A number of additional memorinis from ralt- rond compunics, remonstriting agninat any ro- duction Int tho rute of duty upon stecl rulla, were presented to Congress. to-day by Sonutors Cam- eron, Conkling, ‘Fhurnian, Logan, McDonald, Windom, and Vert, and: Iepresentatives Kelloy, H. Wood, Garfleld, Dunnell, and Morrison, RESPITE. : Tho President to-day granted a resplto of thirty days to James: Andison Wyatt Stone, sen- toneed to be hanged bere on “ae nuxt for tho murder of hls wife. ~~ THE RECORD. SENATE. : Wasitinaton, D, C., Fob. 24,—A numbor of po- titfona were presonted, asking a reduction of duty ou chemicals uscd in the manufacture of paper. Mr. Veat presented a petition, signed by over 5,000 cltlzons of Missouri), Kanaas, Arkansas, and ‘Toxas, praying such legislation aa muy be nocca- sury to open ludian Torrjtory for settlement on terms just to tho Indlun tribes and honorablo to the Government; also a memorial of various chiofs and beads of famifics of tho confodorated Peoria and Miami tribes, praying such legislu- {ion a8 inay abolish tonure In common, and to glve Iudinng title ty sovoralty in the Indinn'‘fer- ritory, Br, Vest, in presenting these papers, pronounced us tnfamously anise, tho state- inenta that ay = Goul aud — othors were lobbying to socure the opentngy ot (he Indian ‘Worritory, Mr. Vest know of uolobby tn that interests but the man was a Itnatic who belloved tho Indian Territory could remain mich Longer 4 blank on the map of olvilizatton, and, all prictical purposes, a Uotuuy Buy, He tnyvoked the favorable action of Ooigrosd on the bill which ho would lo-day nport rom the Coninittoe on 'Torritories pro- Vidlng for cortutn: changes iu the government of Indian Territory, e Mr, Eaton, from the Committeo on Forolgn Rehitions, reported back to the Bonate a joint resolution providiug fora tronty of reaieroelty with France, aud usked that the Committee he dlschuryod from {ts furthur congidoration, it be- Heving tho matter ought to remaln in the hauds of auother fare of thy Government. The, resolution was in vlnitly postponad. Sr. Voorhees introduced u bill for the pay- Mont to the heirs of Constantine Nrumid! of 5, held buck on certain vouchers for Krumnidl's work, and appropriating $200 to defray the funorul expunses, Bir. Voorbecs spoko cloguently of tho aervices of Brumidi, and waa followed by Mr. Morrill in the same atruin, ‘Tho bil was orderod printed and laid ‘on the table for future consideration, dir, Gurdon presented resolutions of the Boclo- ty of the Army of the Potomao, requesting ityinlation for tho proservation of data Tolatlng to tho battle of Gettysburg, Mr. Walluce presentod resolutions of the Philas dviphia Dourd of ‘Trade, praying for the passuge of a bit providing for the prompt sottlement of disputed quostions arising In clectiong af Presi- dent of the United States, Mr. Harris, from the Committee on Epidemto Diseasos, reported, with amendments a bill to increase tho ufllelency of tho Nutlonal Board of Health. Placed on the calendar, ° Mr, Ferry, from the Committeo on Winance, reported auversoly on the bill to provide for t! Folesuunce of certulo stolon unslgnod National bank notes. Indeiluitly postponed, Mr, Plumb, from tho Conunittee on Public Lande, reported favorably the House bill abol- luhing tho snilltary reservations iu Dukota, of Forts Aborcromblo, Soward, and Ransom, und opontug the lands thervof to settlemont, Placed on the calendur. . Mr. avers) from the Committeo on, Finance, jo Mun can profess ouo tl reported a juint resolution, providing for a Joint vomuittes of members of the Finunug Oomnilt- toe of the Sonate and Ways and Means Commit- too of the House, to consider the alleged losses tho oy atamp tnx onelynra and other meee it tha to oxclan duties, and report ns to whae ect A What rene iy practicable, Tle naked [ts prosent conten Mr. Edmunds objected, ata posed to alt Joint eotumittces, Mr, Harris introddeed w bili to provi to construction of n rallroal and telegraph {Ye from Fut Hmith to Arkanana City. Pt tng Tr, Booth, fram the Committee Lauis, roported, with an amentunn( ie ttle ate bit to reduco tho pries of public Nuts wig in ratiroed limits, Pieced on the an Butler, from tho Camtulttee on Cly vico nn Rotrenchmont, to wham were Tee} tho memorial rolutive to al eged Violntton vot hee law and Civil Servivo rules In conneetton with Providenen Custom- tonne, reported mets hibitIng officers and employés of, wut caine? ‘agulnat, of corporations crontet or ntded, ped United States, and contractors under the ttt Btates, from contributing money for nny polite a purpose. Placed on the enteridar, Ne, Mr. Hutter also annouued that thore ¥ bon intnority report on tng inatter, ould ho Sonate proceeded td consider the algae ar. Tho bill atthorizing tho remission ort, , Ing of the dts on i altne froin Thome “reunde Jolin’s Cathedral, Tnilannpalls, was passed, ne House reaatution in ews to the memory al 0 In + BM. Lay was reeelyed, Coriell eintoaized th een eae and ie, ! r nildresses lesars. Cockrel ~ wood, nnd Vest, tho "gonate adjourned uit morrow, ¥ ting ho wag ops moves, Pa Mr, Springer, Chatrman of the Committ Elcettons, submitted a rmajority report ee3e4 Cominittes rolative to the Ponnsylyania contest. ed election caso of Curtin ys. Yokun, declaring thovlectton null and yold and remitting the question to the peoplo of the district, norlty report, submitted by Mr, Culicina,deciarey Yokuni ontitled to the seat. Both reports worg ordered to be prited aud Intd on the table, Mr. Blount, from tho Appropriations Commit. teereported the * Star Servieo " Dettelonc, y bi whieh was ordered printed and revominitted, If upproprintes out of the Trensury so much ag may be required to mect the expenses of The ine innd mail transportation on © star” Toutes dure ing tho present fiscal year at or within the Of. ‘The mf. isting contract prices, providing thas route where thoro has Freen A a erense of the orlgiuil contract r during tho last or current fisen) your uxeogtet £5,000, the compensution shall be reduced ty the fermsof tho orlginileontracton and after March 1, provided that UE herein contained’ shail be construed to prohibit the payment of ong month's pay that ts usual in the case of reduce Hon or lerminution of tho contracts, It further wpproprintes $100,000 to cnablo the Postmaster General to eee B new service a8 nUuthorized Jnw, nod $100,000 to Increngo tho eervice on 0Xe fating routes; provided that uo fncrense shalt exceed thorato of $5,000 1 yeur on ony ous route, Conslderation wns resumed of tho bill relating 0 court removals, At the oxpiration of the morulng hour the Spenker lntd beforo the Hongo a message froin tho Proaldont transinitting a communication from the Attorney-General relative to tho ay. Propriution for United Seates Marshals, The communication was referred, Inthe communication tho Attorney-General informs the President that the last Congress and tho present Congreas at the extra session ade Journed without making approprintions for the payment Marshals; that slnee inst July tho ollicers have served without appropriation, and notonly have thoy served without compenss ton for thomselves or deputies, but huve ade vanced the sums neccasary to ho expended In order that the processes of the United states Courts should not fall. Me is Informed, howe ever, that thay have renched tho flat of thelr eapacity thus to conduct thoir offices, and a fille ure In that would necessarily ei aban # fulle ureto onfore tho Inws of the United Stites, which, in such A: caxo, would occur by wantut sit,table Appropriations. No one could enumer- ato the vant nuinber of eases in which that faile ure would bo attended with grave results. dle astrons to tho individual ond public justicoot tho United States. Ho had uo doubt that thoss alcera will continue to dotholr best, but ho trusts that Congress Will, as soon ns possible, show them that tho confidence — which thoy felt thut approprintions would be made tor thelr fees and oxpentitures has not been misplaced, As the head of tho Department pepsin stice, ho fells {t hia duty to in forin the Prosident of the condition of affairs, and tho consoquent effects to be anticipited upon public justice in order that the Prosilent. muy, ure upon Congress tha necessity of a Prompt disposal of the mattar, -Mr, Rengun, rising to i question of porscnal privilege, sont to tho Clerk's desk and had read an article in tho Now York Sun of tho 1ith Inst, stating that ho, 28 Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, hid involved himself fn trouble in regard to the Inter-State Commerce bill, and thatho had charged that improper intluonce had been used to detent hls bill, and that the Spoakor stocked tho Committee 80 is to gooure ita defent. Ho declared that statomont ‘to be a gross perver sion of tho truth, which showed a desir to heap odium upon him. Of tho false state Monts it contnined he would call attention to but throe. It was not trug that the Commulttes had rebuked blin, 1¢ was not truu that the speaker had demanded ha should mnke a retraction of any nesertion whfoh he bad made, ‘The Speaker. had called bis attention to what purported to bo fon Interview Int tho Washington Post. On reade ing it ho had informed the Speaker that the lane guage was not his own, and that bo wig not m sponsible for it, Tho whole of the interviow bat not been published. The Vormmmittes had not des Uberated whether or not [t should cengure bin, as tho article stated. ‘Tho offort was apparently to bring odluin by eeeillee in ordor to defeata great measure with which his name bad bea coupled, Ho could not nace: false and ine famous attacks whon engaged In tho atruyyle of the people agulust tho fre corporations of the country, but he would continue the contest falthtully to tho ond, Sir. Randall, having called Mfr. Cox tothe chair, took tho floor aud sald that, prhen his at+ tention had beon called to the brticle in tho Post, ho naturally felt indignant, and_called tho attention of tho gantleman from Texus tol. That geutleman hud sald that the linguage was not bis, and that he would see that a correction was mado. ‘That correction had been made, and thoro bis (Randall's) conucction with the matter ended. The statemont had been a wicked oni serious ono, and thoro was not a selntitia of truth tn it from beginning to end, {nso far as it assorted that he hid Leen swayed fn the least degree in appoluting the Commiftes by a desim to defeat any particular mensuroe. Any such siatenient was wickedly apa outruycously untrua, Mr, Watt, a mombor of the Committec on Com: merce, suited that so far ug ho emild recollect thore had been nu movement on tho part of any member of the Committee to consure or rebuke the Chulrman. Mr, McLane, algo a member of tho Committeo onCommerco, said that when tho’ gentleman from Texas unduttook to suy that a comimittes hud Leen stacked by the Speaker so ns to defeat articular iweasuro— fr, Rengan—I nover uscd thoso words, Mr, McLano—The fdenticul: words: “by tho Bpeakor”™ tyny not have boon used, hut, not be. ing uséd, wht fs the sense convoyed by what tha Rentionan said, that a committee bad beca Btoekod tudofoat a vill? Who congtitutesa cum mitteo? | Who stocks a committes but tho Spenkor? Tho yentloronn trom Toxns, ho cone tinued, had mado the observation that a.com mitteo had bean stocked, and thit observation had reflected on the Spouker, and necessaril PA individual mombers of tho Committee. If tho entlomin had charged that improper intiuonce ad hoon ured to defent tho bill—— Mr. Reagin—No such word or insinuation was malo by me, Mr, MoLane—And yot, the Innguage used bad susceptible of such a construction. Ne matte what tho spirit in which those remurks eure made, 1 do not think them proper. J do not think that tho gontiomon can imulntain agrees ble relutions {f thoy indutgo In any such ay marks, I thing-the rersarks wero Improper, an mado without Justifiention, ite Mr, Kenna, another mombor of tho Commit tee, sald thaton a Anal voto on the Inter-Stal Commerce DIL some bemurks bad fallen from the Chitrman about the proper constriction a which opinions had differcd. Some muombers of the Coinmltteo had put upon it. an oifensive construction, and the Chairman disavowed any such intontion, and deuled the propricty of tha OR ALEEIO RE a 4 1o Indttar hore dropped, ho Housa then went tuto Committeo on the Rovisiun of tho Hules, a ‘The pending amuniment was (hat offere iM ©. Turnor, providing that when a public bi! uhall bavo been rofurred to n committee and n0 roport ls mudo thoreon for wlxty day's, it shal tt n ordor for the membur who introduced the bi to move on any Monday thut the Committee discharged from sits further considoratlon, ane the a < ojther reared, 9 the Cominitteo 10 Whole or passe 0 Hous. ih tho course of tid discuselon: Sr, Gurley in opposing the amendment, stated jt Niet) proposition in regard to tariit legislation, Io a hot want to run tariff legislation {1 tut ways This romark gaye rige tow Khort dobate Up tho tari, in which sfcwara, Wright, Cox 4 Hawley participated, £8 ©. Toruce's uendincot was La eae y Mr. Btovdnson presented a simi ar ainendiie a minklog it apply, however, only ta revenue dir, Weaver offored an amonitment, to ie amendment, Including fu its provistuns luau In thovcourse of thagiiscusston, he mado som Mention of bia "Soldiers bill," which vast orth wremark from Mer. Hrown (indian 0? % would vote ugalnt tho bill most che rE Mr. Weavor—Lot mousk the gentiemin | ce name {snot ona potition wount round oe stalk to which thera ure bea other names in £4) Of tho passago of this 2 rown—It is quite lkaly, ‘That only prover whut the gentleman may five lung enough 1 Joanne-that wo ave moro aenso to-day (bau & ad yestorday, Me, Weaver—It ouly proves, that, tho gente Thing bore te Car ing at home and another cro Ju Congress, . Bir, rowing gentleman ts mistakeu. 149 nol record. Mr. tovenson'e amendmont as auronded was Fejcoted—75 to ate ont Wal ii taotion of Mr, Duauell the aniend ment adopted, providing that it shatl require at¥o figs ‘Voto toguspend private business 0! lay. ‘The Committes th "| Mr, Morciton introduced a Dill ropeailng guoriminating duty on modiginal” bark the we ered. Adjourned, «= ~*~