Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1880, Page 5

FEBRUARY 26, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. 5 of the bil i THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, i hi trebonds from $100,000 to, perhaps, $1,000. When it isI ask the 77$9S and nays on the | though the investigation is incomplete, to re- | num in coin on the whole amount of the on? Wilson—“There would be no trouble nut es sn in elsins." that.” ‘ingle—' z ice is necessary. 7 “The objection I make is that - je make the basis for THE BRIGADIERS. THE PADLOCK REMOVED... special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. qasnrxeTos, D. C., Feb. 25.—The padlock icy Pralure. ator Gord ple for dential ips of , an ithe! of the Democratic leaders has proved That golden silence which Sen- ion proclaimed as the guiding prin- the Democracy, prior to the Presi- campaign, has been broken. The the Rebel Democracy have been un- ed. Three months of the session have d not a word has been uttered in ; r House that could give offense to Union that could revive the memories of the session, or that could remind, the éoun- as those who once sought to destroy - are now ambitious enough to control its destinies. At to a beginning of to-day’s session of the senate, which lasted some eight hours, there yosan innocent little bill called up author- jing the removal from James Monroe Has- yell of such disabilities as arise under Sec. 1 «No person W! 218, Revised Statutes. That section reads: ho has served in any capacity military, naval, or civil service of the aed Confederate States, or of either of the States in insurrection during the late sebellion, shall be appointed to any position ja the army of the United States” Mr. Baskell has SERVED IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY, and bis Senatorial friends said that they had yeason to believe that he could be appointed tos position in the United States army if his disabilities could be. removed. Why they jad such on opinion they did not say. The pill had been reported as a case of exigency, the Democrats not being disposed, prior to the Presidential election at least, to pass any of the several bills that are upon the calen- dar to repeal this entire section. According- ty, when this bill was called up by Senator Edmunds, whose interference in such . matters is ed by always greatly dread- the Democracy, . there was a murmur of disapprobation on the Demo- cratic side. There was more than that. Some of the distinguished Deriocratic states- men who bastily gathered in groups to take part in the council of war were heard to ex- press their displeasure in very profane terms. Senator Edmunds proposed to break the seal from the lips of the Democracy, and ‘to tear away the hypocritical veil with which the ex-Confederate leaders, during the crit- ical months preceding the Presidential cam- paign, are seeking to conceal their designs. Senator Edmunds could not see why a spe- cial bill of this character was whens BROUGHT FORWARD general bill for the repeal of the entire statute was pending, so that any per- son who had served in the Rebel army or navy might be appointed to the United States army. He read the section above quoted. The Democratic Senators, who feared before that trouble was coming, knew itnow, and thatit was too late to suppress the debate, After a hasty consultation, Senator Bayard arose and said that the Com- mitice on Military Affairs. had instructed him to report this bill, because it was a case of personal exigenzy. He could sfot sea why a case s0 enirely unobjectionable should not be considered by the Senate. For his part he would speed the day when the youth of every section of our country with their relatives and friends should be able to testify their devotion to the publice service by serving in every branch of it. He said: “This young man went from Maryland to Virginia when he was only 16 years of age, and he was under age when the War closed.” Senator Edmunds replied in a strong speech, showing the tendency of the Democratic party to wipe out all war legislation, and an effort thmught passed. the pro many of SAID THAT THIS WAS teats to repeal a statute that had been wise and necessary when it was Ile called attention to the fact that sed beneficiary had not. as had 's merely followed his State into rebellion; he had left his State and entered into a sebelfion in which his State took no there is anything in what the nator from Delaware says about the time when nothing that ay gome time past, for I tl existed on the statute 1 _understand rectly well,” Mr. Edmunds, what all do, that has been poparently hastening for hink it may be safely affirmed that there is no single Statute passed elther to suj tion of the rt-the war ‘or the preserva- inion or to guard the liberties and tights of the People preserved by the Union that has not been assailed within the last two or three years. and to which it can- hot be truthfuliy said there has not been Presented and pressed a measure to repeal ‘or set aside; ibe thes? and it has been proposed to SAFEGUARDS OF LIBERTY and equal rights from the statute-book. ‘The day has every bul been apparently hastening when iwark of fi tf wa iberty under law and se- cured by law is to be wiped out, and to leave wo what is called State-sovereignty the for- Lunes and safety of. citizens of the United States who are’ endeavorin, authority fahanit pan laws of the Uh a aster tion. ™ to execute the ited States. So lent. the fay has apparently Whether it is a day ‘that ee and good order, which we | love, has been a grave ques- Senator Garland said he agreed with what e Senator from Vermont had so well said, ere this statute endment atnte. Gi: spe oy out exeentteng ‘ord in ‘seainst th United States army, turd: rea favor of removing Was no good reason for repealing ; in piecemeal, and moved as an asubstitute repealing the whole reat excitement was at once man- | @ Democratic side, but it was , and the Democrats, with- Put themselves squarely on all restrictions‘ le restoration of ex-Rebels to the The vote was upon the; ding of the Dill as amended, # and the yeas Edmunde Sand nays were called for by Mr. } tion to the ‘dmunds then called atten-} fact that persons young enough to‘) Enter the army through West Point were too | oung at Del the time of the Rebellion to have ct Servieg in any capacity to the the statute did not, therefore, es. apply to their cas, and effect fore, to restore THE SOLE PURPOSE of this repeal, he said, w: there-’ to the army of the nited States, among others, the very men who de- Berted itt they h Port, ae Senator 'o make war against the flag that been educated “and sworn to sup- Logan also made a stirring speech essing the belief that the chief result o! He repeat‘of the statute would be to place Bpon the Teti i yO! those who Ta list of the army_many of nator Th left it to go in the Rebellion. hurman came to the front, as al in emergencies, and said that the people of the North were hot so easily alarmed. He bell of war to leved in the right of every man in time serve in the armies of his. country, Li the right of the country to their service. i € question was not disposed of, but went Yer at the expiration of the morning hour. To the Wester Associated Wasmrxeron, D. C., Feb. . unanimous consent to have the bill to asked A PLEA FOR TREASON. * Press. Mr. 3. Whyte Beers the disabilities of James Monroe Relskell, of Baltimore, taken up. Mr. Heis- Rell served in the Confederate army when a and, under Sec. 1,218 of the Revised hoy, . Statutes, Mr. avo ited open and al bit » Break d k down a bills is ineligible to ‘appointment in the ah He thinks hemay etanae i3,Faymaster in thea s disabilities under sai pind asked why ass entirely, He t intment y, and asks to have section removed. the Senate the bill repealing the statute hought that would be a more brave act. He characterized this of its kind Hs part of a policy to tarantees of our liberty. Garland thought it high time that Sec.. “1818 was the pending ena Bit of of the Revised Felege) bev and repealed. He proposed to amend. bi by striking out all after the clause and inserting “that Sec. Statutes [naming its the same is, hereby re- Mtr. Edmunds—“Iam, very gladthe Senator from Arkansas » logical and always brave, as made (Garland), who is always t mo- st risen to make it myself in n I had ju order to put duis questfo: Thope the ON ITS TRUE GROUNDS. Amendment will be agreed to, and ead The america Was ggreed to, question being on the third reading 0} fhe Dill, it was determined in the affirmative— eas, 36; nays, B—by a strict party vote, the pemocrats Voting yea and tho Republicans hen tr; Harris’ name was called he stated that he was paired on all political Sianone with 3h ‘. Gonkling, and asked Mr. Whether i eal gestion. considered this a polit- - Hdmunds—T think decidedly it fs, an one of the chief ones of the nee ‘pend Mr. Harrls—Then 1 will withhold my vote. ape bill ayas Tead a third time. question if OD its passage, Mr. Ed- munds said: “We have now ine westion presented upon perfectly fair grounds. No Special legisiation to provide for the favorits of particular men, but broad principles.” He went on to say that the object of the bill Was not to affect young men unless boys 12 years old were enlisted in the Confederate army. -Senators would see by figuring it up that the sole Purpose of the repeal was to restore.to the United States army, among others, the very men who deserted it to make War against the flag they had been educated andl sworn to support, That is what it comes Afr. Thurman—* With due deference ta my friend, U say it comes to no such thing, and that it is the mere ghost that is fil itting before his eyes when he sees any such vision. 1 did Suppose that the people of this country had arightto the services of every able-bodied man in time of war, and that if we should get into war in—and no country can say it will always be at peace—we have the right to the services of men who wore lately in the Confederacy. I did suppose a long enouch time had elapsed to quiet the fears of any~ body who is not harassed with a nervous- ness that, God forbid, should ever harass me, about the loyalty of the people of the South. “How can any of these men get appointments in the army ? Only by nomination by the President and -conmirmation by the Senate, Who are likely }-to get the positions? Certainly not old men; certainly not men who_are verging on three Score years and ten. Who are likely to be needed in case we should go into war again ? Not those alluded to by the Senator from Vermont, who left our own army and went into the Confederate service. But there are men of military talent and experienced who are as ready to serve now under the Star- Spangled Banner as any men between here and Canada, and we are asked to PUT A BRAND ON THEM for which there is no political or. an necessity. [am not afraid of the people on the subject. The Northern people, a majority of them, want to bury the hatred of the War. They want peace.” They want fraternity once more; and they do not want to reject the service of any competent and now loyal nfan by inquiring whether or not he did not at some time or other bear a mus- ket in the Confederate army. ° = MR. BECK i supported the bill, and remarked that he had urged such a measure “upon appropri- ate occasions, and sometimes Perhaps when it was not appropriate.” Afr. Logan called attention to the fact that Congress had several times of late authorized appointments in the army, in order to be placed on the retired list, of: persons who re- sizned at the beginning of the War in order to keep out of the War. Under this bill, any person in the Confederate army could be ar Pointed in the army.. He denounced the in- Justice of such proceedings. ‘“I.claim,” he continued, * here in the presence of Senators for whom I have a high respect, some of whom fought on the other side from mine of the late contest,—I say there should bea dis- tinction made in our army to-day, in time of peace. between those who’ fought for the Unien -and those who fought to destroy it, I have always maintained that, and I ever shall maintaim it; not be- cause 1 have feelings of animosity against those men. No such thing. They may have been iuisguided or not. That is not the uestion. They were found in a certain posi- op, against the Government. Being found there, they are not entitled a uniform of this country and itssword in preference to men who have always been faithful to it. Now, sir, in time of war, the Senator from Ohio (Thurman) asks if we ould not allow these men to fight. “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” When war comes, we will CONSIDER THE QUESTION. But in time of penee, I say, without giving any opinion of the future, I would not place men in the amny by the side of men who struggled. for the-existence of this Govern- ment who fought for its destruction. I would not do it. “I never will do it. 2 Mr. Thurman—The Senator from Mlinois {Pezan) would not remove this brand from ese men in time of peace, but when war comes, should it come, with any foreign Power or Powers, he is willing to say to these men: “Here, we have branded you during all these long years of peace, and all the while when you were perfectly loyal, and now, in the hour of the country’s need, we appeal to your patriotism to come out and ages i I did not say that. ir. Logan— not say tha’ Mr. ‘Thurman—No; but that is exactly what it comes to. Mr. Logan—I beg the Senator’s pardon. I said no such thing. Isaid it would be time to consider_that question when war comes, and if the Senator wishes fo call me out on that question I will argue with him honestly. Peace or war, had 1 the appointing power, I would give it to those men who have never failed when their country called. (Applause in the. gallery, which was promptly checked by the Chair]. Mr. Thurman—That sounds very well in- deed, and we know now what the pro; of the Senator is,—that in war he would not commission one single man, however loyal, however eminent and distinguished his mili- tary talent, if that man, fifty, thirty, twenty ears ago, ind been onthe Confederate side. Yam perfectly willing the Senator shall take that ground and stand on it. In further remarks, Mr. Thurman safd he could not understand how a Republican Senate had confirmed nominations to the army in order to be placed on the retired list of the cowards, referred to by Senator Lo est. Logan—Thatis an astonishing thing ‘to me, *The discussion for a while turned upon the merits of two appointments of this kind Viz: those of Cols, Shaller and Wyse. Mr. Teller objected to the further con- sideration of the bill. The Vice-President ruled .the objection other orthern 4 came too Jate. The bill had been taken up . by unanimous consent, and could not be laid | aside on an objection. Mr. Edmunds then said: “I wish to say to the Senator from Ohio (Thurman) that he is atly mistaken when in this _and other like discussions he uses the word “hatred” as apparently im- uting to the gentlemen who differ with him in opinion any sentiment of animosity te our colleazues on the other side and their friends who, as we think, contrary to the Constitution and in violation of their duty to it, went into rebellion. Now I want to state that any munn, ifort or South, who jippiites to an: publican, anywhere, that heard of any such sentiment. of hatred or animosity, MAKES A GREAT MISTAKE, It is nottrue. Weare only, when we op- pose these measures, doing what we consider to be necessary for the security and Eood or- der of the whole Union, and it is not hatred, animosity, or prejudice against these gentle- men. We have labored under the impression and in every controversy there must be aright and a wrong side, and the delusion that we are under is, evidently, that we are on the right side of that controversy, which pre- vailed, and that the consequences that fol- lowed from being on the right side are those whieh the Senators desire that, those who turned out to be on the wrong side shall reap and not those on the right sida. “STAR”? ROUTES. INDIGNANT OVER APPROPRIATIONS. ‘Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasurxetos, D. C., Feb. %5—“I de nounce 16 as an odious and defiant infraction of the statutes of the United States. I have said it; I have said it deliberately.” It was in such denun- ciatory terms that Gen. Hawley, of Connecti- eut, beran his severe philippic upon the Post- Office Department for its administration of the “star ”-route service, and it was in the spirit which these words imply that the mem- bers of the Appropriation Committee, Repub- licans as well as Democrats, were- disposed to treat the results of the “star ”-route in- vestigation. The investigation, and even the “star”-route system proper, were not before ‘the House, The sub- ject was the bill to provide for deficiencies caused by the great extension of this system. The effort was mace to sim- ply pass the bill without any considerable de- bate, but the members of the Appropriation Committee ‘who have been active in this “star ”-route investigation were unable, al- strain themselves, so. that’ before this bill is disposed of it seems evident. tliat the en- tire “star”-route system will be discussed. Mr. Blackburn used THREATENING LANGUAGE towards the Department. Those who have watched the investigation closely think that the Democratic members of the Com- mittee are inclined to report arti- cles of impeachment against the Second Assistant Pogtmaster-General if the facts. shall warrant. Blackburn Proposed to strip the Post-Office Department of the discretion. ary power which it claims to have, and Gen. Hawley even Said that the Tecent order of the Postmaster-General, cutting down the “star” service, was a deliberate insult: to the House of Representatives, and might be an impeachable offense. -The assumption of Gen. Brady that he had a right to spend the Whole appropriation in. thirty days if he Wished. was not reasonable, as Congress intended that the appropriations should extend over the whole year, annon, of ‘Illinois, who has always been 2 consistent friend of the Post-Offica Department, but an opponent of subsidies and jobs, criticised yery sharply the action of that Department. He did not think that the increase in ex. pendlture last year was a wiseone, or that the usiness of the country warranted it, The Price agreed to be paid when the contracts Were made was quite sufficient, and there Was no possible excuse for swelling the ex- Penses to nearly $3,000,000, He entered into @ careful analysis of the principal “star?” routes of the country, showing that there Were 107 routes, nearly all of them west of the Mississippi River, which have been EXTRAVAGANTLY ‘INCREASED. He traced the history of several of the more prominent ones, and said that it was very evident that some change was neces- sary in’ the law.which made such wild. ex- travagance possible. Every year members Tepresenting States east of the Mississippi River, he said, are pressed to vote for this enormous “star” service in order to pro- Vide for their own small routes. Every year this eastern service decreases, and that west of the Mississippi increases, until it has be- come a great maw into which millions are tumbled with the effect only to sharpen the appetite of the insatiable monster. Haskell, of Kansas, was the most zealous supporter of the star-route system. He sketched the growth of such routes in the West, and said that they were essential to the development of the country. He attacked the bill before the House, ‘claiming ‘that without a word of inquiry, without a particle of investigation, it would put the people back to the days of the pack-saddle. Leadville, in a year. had ‘own from, 2,500 to 40,000 people. yet this ill will resttict that city'to one mail a week. ‘These mail-routes have saved the Government millions of dollars in property and the lives of citizens along the line by transmitting im- dortant information to the military posts. POSTMASTER KEY’S COMMUNICATION. To the Western Associated Press. 7 Wasurxaton, D. C., Feb. 25—The com- munication from the Postmaster-General relative to the star postal service, which was Jaid before the House by the Speaker just be- fore adjournment, is dated Feb. 21. After re- citing the fact that the attention of Congress Wag called to the subject of the star service as early as Dec. 6, the communication says: “It is, of course, impossible to continue the pres- ent service without additional appropriation, and in order to keep within the law Lam compelled to issue the following order, which is much more sweeping in iis effect than would have been necessary had it been possible to have ascertained the will of Con- ress before so much of the third quarter of le current fiscal year had elapsed.” Then follows the order of the Department cutting down the service on all star routes to one trip per week. - PRESIDENTIAL VOTE. A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTI- ‘TUTION. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, _ Wasarveron, D. C., Feb. 25.—Mr. Bick- nell, from the Committee on Electoral Count, to-day submitted a joint resolution propos- ing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, together with a long report. ‘The amendment provides that the President of the United States shall be elected by the people of the several States. The machinery of an election under the amendment is_ to be the same as now in all general features, A wide departure is that which prescribes that “the Electoral votes and fractions thereof of each person voted for as President in any State shall be ascertained by multiplying his entire popular vote therein by the number ot the State’s Electoral vote, and divide the product b¥ the sum ofall the votes cast in the State, and the quotient will be the re- quired number.” “WHEN THE RETURNS have been sent to the President of the Senate they shall be counted by that officer, in the presence of both Houses sitting in the Hall of Representatives, and it shall require the concurrence of both Houses to reject.” The report is very long, and reviews the history of the different Presidential elections, The present system was adopted at the birth of the Republic, and was far from being popu- larthen. It hag never been considered safe by thinking men, and the events of the Electoral count demonstrated this danger. ““Phis system,” the report says, “was based ona distrust of the people, It has shown that the Electoral vote does not necessarily represent the people’s will, and, when hon- estly cast, is but partially an expression of the popular votes, . . . The Electoral sys- tem,” continues the report, “is not merely useless, it is full of danger and difficulty. It is peculiarly open to treachery and fraud, and has brought the Nation to the verge of anarchy and ruin. The effect has been to re- yerse the relative power of the large States. It has happened that the vote of New York, cast solid by a general ticket, has decided the entire Presidentialelection by a few thousand majority. 3 IN THE ELECTION OF 1876 eleven contiguous States might have decided the election with an aggregate majority of not more than 10,000 votes against an agere- gate majority of 500,000 votes in twenty-seven other States. Where the parties in a State are nearly equal a successful fraud may carry the entire State and settle the question for all the States. This system has become peculiarly odious to the American people, and five times in the last sixty years proposi- tions looking to a direct election of the Presi- dent by the people have passed the Senate. Andrew Jackson urged a reform in this direction in his eighth annual message. Gen. Jackson said: ‘The evils which can be clearly traced to the organic defect in the Constitution ought not be overlooked through a too scrupulous veneration of the work of our ancestors,’” The report advocates an election by a lurality vote rather than by a majority one, ‘or the reason that by this system an election would rarely be sent to the House. As the Jaw now sfands, an election. by the House might result in the choice of the candidate who had the least number of votes. This Committee have had this subject under dis- cussion for many months, and itis by no means certain, however, that the bill will be considered by the House at this session. NEW BILLS. . SAN ANTONIO & MEXICAN BORDER RAILROAD. Wasnrnetoy, D. C., Feb. 25.—The House Committee on Railways and Canals agreed this morning to report favorably Representa- tive Upson’s bill authorizing the Secretary of War to contract with the San Antonio & Mexican Border Railroad Company for the immediate construction of a railroad from San Antonio to a point on the Rio Grande at or near the Town of Laredo, for the purpose of establishing a postal and military highway from United States military headquarters at San Antonio, Texas, to the Mexican border. ‘The bill provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, for and in the name of the United States, shal] indorse and guarantee the bonds of the Company to the extent of $15,000 per mile: of the whole road to be constructed, but not exceeding the total issue of $3,400,000, the bonds to be made payable to the United States, either registered or coupon, payable in coin, hate years after date, with interest payable half yearly in coin at the rate of 4 per centum per annum; the United States to be secured by first mortgage on the railway to be con- structed, with its buildings, equipments, and telegraph lines necessary for its opera~ “tion, with provision in the mo! ge for a sinking fund to be paid into the Treasury of the United Statesot 2 per centum per an~ bonds issued under the mortgnge, until the bonds are all redeemed or until the fund on deposit, with its accretions, shail be sufficient to redeem them. The bill further provides that the entire line from San Antonio to the Rio Grande shall be. compicted within two years from the signing of the contract with the Govern- ment; that the Gnyernment shall have pref- erence in the matter of service, and the right to withhold the payment therefor until ‘all advances of money to the Company are re- paid, the amounts carned by the Company for the transport of supplies, ete., for the Government, and for carrying’ the Mails, to be credited to the Company; and no mone’ is tobe paid out of the Treasury for such service until the whole amount guaranteed for the Company shall have been paid, LOUISVILLE CANAL. The Committee also agreed to report fayor- ably Representative Willis” Dill, which pro- vides that after the ist day of July, 1880, no tolls shall_be charged oF collected at'the Louisville & Portland Canal, but the Secre- tary of War shail be authorized to draw his warrant from time to time upon the Secre- tary of the ‘Lreasury to pay the actual ex- penses of operating and keeping said canal in repair, i PUBLIC LANDS, The House Committee on Public Lands agreed to report favorably Representative Ryan’s bill To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of a part of the Fort Dodge military reservation _to actual settlers under the provisions of the Homestead laws.” PUBLIC LANDS. President Hayes to-day transmitted to both Houses of Congress the report and draft of a bill submitted by the Publie «Land ‘Commis. sion, appoluted under the. act of March 3, 18:9. ‘The President, in transmitting these documents, says: “ The subject of the report and accompanying bill is of such importance that.I respectfully commend it to the prompt and earnest consideration of Congress,” The public lands are to be divided into five classes, viz.: Arable, irrigable, pasturage, timber, and mineral, and each class is tobe disposed of under laws es; thereto. The bill provides in’ regard homestead entries that the term of residence required be reduced from five to three year: avolls ting the commutation system, ani extends the homestead system to ‘settic- ments upon unsurveyed lands classes. except’ mineral and timber Provision is made for. ‘‘eolony homesteads,” whereby twenty or more persons may dwell together .in a village and acquire title to a corresponding number of homestead claims by eultivating them without being required toreside upon them separately. The Com- mission recommend a sweeping repeal of the existing Mineral laws, with a reservation in favor of all vested rights, and an allowance ofa suficlent period to Be fixed by Congress Within which possessory rights must be per- fected or be thereafter barred. 2 2 NOTES AND NEWS. THE REFUNDING BILL. Svectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmwneroy, D. ©., Feb. 25.—The 5 per cent funding bill was discussed in the Senate until 8 o'clock this evening. Logan and Plumb advocated it. Edmunds arose to close the debate, and suggested an adjourn- ment, but the friends of the bill decided to sit it out. At5o’clock the gas was Nghted, and at 6 Edmunds, having concluded pis re- marks, moved indefintt postponement of the bill. This .was carried by 28 yeas to 21 nays, and Edmunds said that as Plumb had voted in the affirmative he might move a reconsideration, He (Edmmnds) would make that motion. The friends of the bill hoped by a reconsideration to recruit ad- ditional strength, and did not desire to have the motion disposed of at once, 60 they moved an adjournment, which was lost by 27 yeas to 98nays. The friendsof the bill then resorted to filibustering, and, as the Senators left for their dinners, duly paired, the result of the successive roll-calls showed that no quorum was voting, although a call of the Senate showed that a quorum was present, Logan took the floor and savagely attacked those who had opposed the passage of the bill, declaring that he would speak six hours before he would permit the vote on re~ consideration ‘to be taken. Finally, Senator Edmunds consented to postponement, and the Senate adjourned. * Friday the debate on the bill may be continued, or the Alabama Claims bill may be taken up, or the Fitz John paren case, with the chances in favor of the latter. ecially applicable to TANING SAVINGS BANKS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasurneroy, D.C., Feb. 25.—Joseph Kirk- land, of Chicago, to-day appeared before the Sub-Committee of the Ways and Means Com- mittee in support of the bill extending the Scope of the law which excludes savings de- Dosits from Government tax.. Mr. Kirkland claimed that the operation of the present law is unjust to the Western States, and that it makes exceptions in favor of savings deposit- ors in New England and the Middle States. He claims that the law should be extended so as to be equitable everywhere, and that in the following named States and Territories, during the last fiscal year, every dollar of de- posits of all classes pnid the Government tax— viz.: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Dakota, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Missis- sippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Caro- lina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Vir- ginia, and Wisconsin. In many other States the deposits exempted from tax were trivial in amount, but deposits were exempted in certain other States as ‘follows: Connecticut, $65,000,000; Maine, $23,000,000; Maryland, $20,000,000; Massachusetts, $250,000,000; New Hampshire, $15,000,000; New Jersey, $15,- 000,000; and New York, $250,000,000. SENATOR HUSTON’S EULOGIES, To-morrow, after the morning hour, the eulogieson Senator Huston, of Alabama, are to be delivered. GHOLSEN G, RUSSELL PARDONED. Mr. Charles Reed to-eay, after six weeks? continuous efforts, has succeeded in obtain- ing from the President the pardon of Gholsen G. Russell, who was the original squealer in the Chicago whisky troubles when the at- tempt was first made to break up the Whisky Ring. Russell visited Washington twice, and had conferences with Bluford Wilson and Secretary Bristow as to the terms upon which he was to turn State’s evidence. At one time he came with Asa Matthews, then Supervisor of Internal Revenue. Russell’s distillery was seized in 1875, and the Government obtained judgment against him for some $15, on 2. bond which stands against him and_ his sureties in the United States Court of Chica- go. Theeffect of this pardon is to cancel that judement. The pardon was not obtained untif after a conference between the Presi- dent, Attorney-General, and Secretary of the Treasury. Judge Blodgett wrote a letter here stating that Russell had turned State’s evidence; that the Government had used his evidence in the Chicago whisky conspiracy cases; that, in his opinion, he had testified fully, fairly, and trutl nfully, and that he was equitably entitled toa. pardon. The basis for this pardon is in the decision of the United States Court in one of the Chicago cases, re- ported on the 9th ult. NOMINATIONS. GTO, Dy Cy Feb. 2 othe Prest Wasztneton, D. C., Feb, 25.~—The Presi- dent nominated Henry Sterne, of Indiana, United States Consul at _Pesth, A Postmasters: Robert 1. Smith, of Austin, Minn.; John E. Bliss, Ottawa, Kas.; Samuel Moorfield, Jr., Circleville, O, BARRED OUT. ‘The Postmaster-General to-day issued the usual order denying the privileges of the registered mail and money order system to BH Martin & Co., No. 123 Clark street, Chicago, alleged to be engaged in obtaining money under false and fraudulent preten- Ses, : THE RECORD. SENATE, Wasutyetor, D. C., Feb. 25.~In the Senate, the morning hour having expired, the Five Per Cent bill wastaken up. ~ After remarks by Mr. Kirkwood in sup- port of the bill, and by Mr, Edmunds in reply, the question recurred on the motion of Mr, Edmunds, made several days ago, for the indefinit postponement of the bill, and it was agreed to,—yeas, 28; nays, 21—as follows: ‘YEAS, Anthony, Eaton, Mo Bayard” Edmunds, Plumb, Beck, Farley, ‘Pryor, - Blair, lampton, Randolph, - sired to stay here and Rangom, Rollins, Sanco” lace, Maxey, Williams—23, ‘aii ‘NAYS, ison, Jon: Baldwin, Tones (Fla), Call, Kirkwood, Cameron (Wis,),Lamar, Cockrel! fogan, +»; Voorhees, Davis (Ol), — McDonald, >. Walker, Ferry, Paddock, Windom—21, es ae Edmunds moved to reconsider the Pan Tellgr moved to adjourn. Lost—yeas, 5 , 25, . - Mr. Logan charged the Senator from Ver-. mont (Edmunds) with urging Senators to yote against the bill because they would be taxed to pay-grants under it. Senator Edmunds denied this assertion, and read from his remarks to show that what he had done was to_ndvise careful examination of the bill by all Senators, as it was an impor- tant and expensive meastire., ri impl T. Logan still claimed that the implica- tan-ot Ar. Edmunds was ashe (Logan) had Mr. McDonald, at 7 p. m., moved that the Senate adjourn. The result of the vote was—yeas, 18; nays, S—no quorum. : Ar. Edmunds. moved that the absent Sen- ators be sent for. The roll was called to ascertain the number of Senators present. Forty-nine answered to their naines, more than a quorum, A vote was again taken on McDonald’s motion to adjourn, and resulted: Yeas,-18; nays, 19. No quorum. Mr. Logan said that he was not through with his remarks. He would prefer to con- tinue in the daytime, but if the Senate de- si listen to him to-night, he would send for books and papers, an thought he could entertain them for about six hours, “and my friend Edmunds for the balanea of the night, probably.” [Laugh- ‘The. presiding officer (Ferry) directed the Seeretary to call the roll of arate A quorum answered to their names. The question recurring on the motion to adjourn, the vote resulted: Yeas, 18; nays, 19, _No quorum, Ar, McDonald again moved to adjourn, Mr. Edinunds raised a point of order, that the question was on the motion to send for absentees. “ Filibustering could not be kept up all night on one motion to adjourn.” ‘The presiding officer overruled the point of order, and put the question of adjournment. Mr. Edmunds then stated that, as the sup- Porters of the bill, who had Tefused at o’elock to adjourn, now wished to adjourn, and as there seemed to be no prospect of get: ting the absentees brought in, he would now vote for an adjournment, and Jet the bill come up as unfinished business to-norrow. Mr. ‘Teller demanded the yeas and nays on the, puotion to adjourn. 1 le vote resulted—yer 3 ays, 18; and the Senate adjourned. ee * HOUSE. Mr. Blount, from the Committee on_Ap- pr riations, reported back the “Star Serv- ice” Deficiency pill, and it was referred to the Committee of the Whole. Memorials were presented by Mr. McLane, and referred, praying for the removal of the tax on paper and the repeal of the duty on printing type, and praying for a law to pre- vent the adulteration of fond. Mr. Beale, of Virginia, from the Commit- tee on Manufactures, reported a bill to pre- vent the adulteration of articles of food and drink, Recommitted. Mr. Bicknell, Chairman of the Committee Election, reported back the Sharon, Teller, Thurman, Vest, on Presidential joint resolution amendine the Constitution as to the election of President and Vice-Presi- dent. Recommitted. Mr, Davis, of California, offered a resolu- tion calling on the President for copies of such dispatches 2s have been: recently re- ceived from the Consul-Genera) at Shanghai on the subject of slavery, and that portion of ne penal code. which forbids expatriation. opted. The House then went into Committee on the bill. Mr. Blackburn raised a point of order against the bill, that, while it did not itemize the appropriations, it did‘not specify the total amount appropriated as required by Rule 77. The Chair (Scales) submitted the question iN the pommlites, which refused to sustain e point, 3 a Mr. Blount then explained the bill, and in the course of his speech denounced in very severe terms the Postmaster-General and Sec: ond Assistant. Postmaster-General for their violation of the law in making contracts to the amount of $1,700,000 beyond the approp. ation, and thus placing Congress in an at! tude either of Indorsing their action or leav- ing the country without such mail service for three months. If this was to be the manner in which the public funds are to be used, he trusted the House, withoutreference to party, with due regard to the Inws of the land, with due regard to good administration of them, would resort to such an example as would drive such miserable sophists out of place hereafter. Mr. Blackburn, a member of the Commit- tee on Appropriations, while advocating the main features of the bill, made a criticism on some of its details. “The estimates of the Post-Office Department had not been pruned or cut down to the extent of a single dollar, and act the appropriation was about ex- hausted, and Congress was told that on the 10th'of March next there would not bea dollar left to carry on the great postal serv- ice of the country unless this or some other Deficiency bill was passed in the meantime. ‘The main:features of the bill were two: First, to_ provide such sum of money as was necessary to meet the deficien- cy. With that "purpose he sully con- ‘curred, It mattered not whether it should be found hereafter that there had ex- isted abuses in the Post-Office Department, and that the money had been injudiciously and extravagantly expended. That was not the present issue. No one wanted to deprive the country of the mail service on these 10,- 000 star routes. The second main object of the bill was to put limitations on, what the Committee on Appropriations believed was the abuse of discretion on_the part or the |. Post-Office Department. With Was thoroughly and heartily in sympat But he did not believe the bill fully enough drawn to accomplish that second pe rporevand that was the principal objection to e at, too, he thy. ill. He knew exactly what the Commit- tee would be met with when its report camo into the House. He thought that he could see without even the aid of a prophetic eye the legions that would be arrayed against the Committee. He did not mean ‘to prejudice ‘the case, but he would say that when the time would come and when the report would be brought into the House no man would go further than he in vindicating the Post-Office Department if it had been honest, or in pun- ishing it even by prosecution to Impeachment if its heads had been dishonest. He saw be- fore him to-day on the floor of the House the heads §f that Department plying thelr vocation and actively at- Temptin influence _the — votes of members. He had seen them here yester- day, when the public prints of the country had given out that an effort was to be made by the Post-Oflice Committee to withdraw from the Committee on Appropriations any further duty in connection with the matter, and to_take this work out of its hands, Mr. Money, Chairman of the Post-Office Committee, asked Mr. Blackburn whether he had got the information from the prints of the country that the Post-Office Committee had intended to take hold of the matter. Bir. Blackburn repeated his statement, Mr. Money—Then I denounce any such statement on this floor as without founda- tion. had been care- |; THE TRIBUNE WEATHER-MAP. From Observations Made by the Signal-Service, U. 8. A., Washington Mean Time, Feb. 25, 1880. 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UT 89 Ras if SI Omaha HICACOs Toledo REP A ne seg eo are Bar 29.88, Springfela rena) Bar 29.72 f Ohio, pptoulsvilio Py Bar 29.75 ; Pees Ts yo ee Norfoixe & ay) Laggan aes Ge T3@) 9 i W aehvitte L7G sen AiseN\) |} St 8 5 Phase, 048 Ravenyt ar ay Toleso ae et nstanapolis SORA Bar 29.68, 7A ema Ricnmone, 3 r 29.78 Knaxy, SL RIO. 2 Chattanooga - \T 65 Calunibis Atlantas T G4, BUN RAND MONKEY & co” Stay Knerave Observations taken st the ssme@ moment of time at all stations. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Cntcago, Feb. 5. Time. _| Bar| There = Va[ Rin, (Weather. || Time. | Bar| Ther] Ha) Wind] Val] Fn.) Weathers G80. m.) mate (eS w..| T| a {ie min, | epm..| wel a sala wed o (Clear. Ta. Miws| R43] 3e as 4 Ht rain: Fei a eh ao ear. 1:13am] es! $5 | oS well 9 ilcloudy.” |holepan) oe) as | RB Awisw) dpe ‘Maximum, 67; minimum, 3 : 3 INDICATIONS. OFrice OF THE CrmeF S1oNAL Orricen, Wasuina7ox, D. C., Feb. 22~1 a. m.—For Tennessea and the Ohio Valley, slight change of pressure and temperatare, southerly winds, occasional rain, followed by clearing weather. For the Lower Lake region, rjsing, possibly followed by stationary pressure, stationary or Jower temperature, winds mostly southerly, occasional rain, followed by clearing weather. For the Upper Lake region, falling. . preceded in_the eastern portion by_higher pressure, variable winds, stationary or lower temperature, cloudy weather, with occasional rain or snow: Forthe Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, southerly winds, . veering to colder with rising, preceded in first district by lower barometer, clear or partly cloudy SILKS. Mr. Blackburn—I can satisfy the Fentle: man from Mississippi by saying that imme- diately upon my appearance in the House yesterday I received an assurance from him that so far as he and his Committee were con- cerned there was no such purpose in view. Mr. Money—The matter was not even men- Honed by the Post-Office Committee. Mr. Blackburn—No, sir. I simply desired to. protest that whatever contest mai arise in regard to this investigation, it shall not be thrust upon us -before the report of the Committee has been made to the and its labors concluded. I do not see th that matter has any connection with this bill. I believe that the purpose of the House is fixed, not to let the star service of the coun- try be stopped, not to let it be stricken down by one fell blow as the Post-Office Depart ment proposes to do. I do not want that done myself, — STARVED TO DEATH. Crncrsnatt, Feb, 23.—The Gazette’s special from “New Albany, Ind., says: John F. Fil- ley, aged 74, was found dead yesterday on the floor of his house, in Spencer Township, Barrison County, horribly gnawed by rats. He appeared to have been dead a week. There was no food in the house, and nothing to prepare food with. He was refused credit for flour three weeks ago, and it is supposed he died of starvation, though he had money hid away and owned a good farm of a hun- dred acres. He liyed alone and was a wid- Chas. Gossage § Co. Announce an unusual and “Extraordinary Reduction” Platz, Colored, and Brocade SILKS To make room for Spring Importations ower, Wusox, Bradford Co. Pa.—3ears. Morgan é | Now daily arriving! Allen, 59 John strect, New Fork City—Dear Sins: I find the “Constitution Water” an excellent remedy for the disenses for which it is recom- mended. Ihave used a considerable of it in my practice with entire success. Ihave on banda case of cnlurged prustate gland, with irritability of the neck of the bladder, which I cannot re- Heve with anything as well 25 Constitution Water. You will please send me one half dozen bottles by express, C. 0. 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