Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1880, Page 1

1, _ SPRING SUITR, OVERCOATS, Kc Bile pallet ease Some Practical Points on the Subject of the Duty ; on Paper. WIL-0-6 & HIL, PROPRIETORS OF THE “DAYLIGHT” CLOTHING HOUSE. What in the World Do They Mean? rigs Why the glorious Sun” now shines upon: Wil-o-b & Hil right through a hole 22 fect square in the middle of their splendid store, making every man, woman, and child in our store in jolly good hu- mor, Allour deeds performed in “ daylight,” every one in our store “smiling,” from the “old” man down. The whole town should work for Wil-o-b & Hil. A good deal of pleasure working for this house. If you feel out of sorts + | come to Wil-o-b & Hil; they will introduce you toa man that will cheer you up. ‘Tis true the busi- ness of their lives is to clothe the body of the men-kind, but there are different ways of doing it. Wil-o-b & Hil's way will perhaps please. Willoughby & Hill would like to recommend Wil-o-b & Hil as having always done the fair thing by them, Don't forget the “ Dollar Prize.” We want to pay out twenty thou- sand dollars before March 4. We want just twenty thousand more boys to clothe to be “ perfectly happy.” We will never forget you. WIL-O-B & HIL, “THE HAPPY’ CLOTHIERS, Corner Madison and Clark-sts., Four stories high, 190 feet front (we. mean the store). Another store corner Blue Island-av. and Twelfth-st. Great Opening of our Milwau- kee-av. Store Saturday. ‘Elec- tricity” and “ Music” in the even- ing, a “high” old time expected. Lotter of Mr. Joseph Medill to Gen. James A, Garfield, SPRING OPENING How the Manufacturing Publish- ers Are Discriminated Against, - CLOTNNG 196 & 138 Madisonst, PUTNAM) ‘ieeis tarest, , Clothing House Would call: attention to their. WILL TAKE PLACE Spring Suits, April 3. - Qvercoats, and Ulsterettes Men, Youths, and Boys, 131 & 133 Clark-st. We Madison-st.’ The Hargost, ; Stock af Boys’ and MINER, BEAL & HACKETT, CLOTHING Including all the New Designs’ and Novelties of the season. .~ Proprietors and Manufacares, IN SERIES " $ A All Goods retailed for Cash at | WL FURLONG, Resident Manager. } wholesale Prices. : WAKES CHOCOLATE, And the Few. Are Protected at tne Cost of the Many. The Revenue-Reformers Completely Outwitted by the High- Tariff Ring, Democratic Delay in the Set- tlement of Contested Election Cases, Indignation of the Anti-Chinese People at Secretary Evarts’ Inaction, Lae MAL Movement-to Correct Abuses in the. Management of Sol- t diers’ Homes. ° Passage of an Important Bill in the Senate Relating to Homestead Land Entrieg, THE PAPER TY. A PRACTICAL FRESENTMENT Of THE QUESTION BY A PRACTICAL MAN, Speetat Dispateh to The Chicdyo Tribune. Wasiinaton, D. C., March 01§-Tho following letter, which was written at fhe request of a large number of Weatorn publipbers, and which represents the viows of thosd{ publishers, has been sent’to Gen, Garileld, of tho Ways and Means Committes, by J. Medill, of Taz Trwuner: ? Citcano, March 23,—Gen, J. Ai Garfidd—De an Sra: The sudden and abnormal advance tn the price of PUES nEEE has noturally filled tho FINANCIAL. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY TREASURER, ‘a Cook County, Illinois, Baker’s Cmcago, March 19, 199. | ;* Ses minds of publishers with: alarnt. Tho paper- \ Cook County wiit traue ft bondsto tho amountot |' “PRERAIUNA No. Everything WAY UP but the |-mukers meot, monthly, und voto a furtuer “e HAd4100, to be known as “Refunding Bonde,” bear- Ine Intorest from the first doy of May, 130), nt the rate of 434 por cent por annum, payable scrol-annuatly on tho tlrst day of May snd Novombor iu each yearatthe County Treasurer's Office In Chiéngo. f ‘Tho bends run twenty years from. May, Ist, 1880, and our imemorials on ‘Congress justifying it, and Arguing that «the ~nowgpapor business - is {so tlourishing and profitable that itcan stand ‘almost ‘any concelvuble rise without being ‘ruined. Thoy.point to tho ex: rated reports tite of u fow of the older nnd stronger prices, Sce you again. RIBBONS AND FANS, Chocolate. . . caf the prot re payabte at the County Tronsurors Office, Re og : : * é journale in justification of ; thoir combination ‘Thoy will be issued tn the foltawing dodomii eS Se pare ‘ drald, but are careful: ‘make-no allusion 30 unde &@ each, os “$34 The purest and best preparation of | ' a ety naltiow OF 2a, pingty and nine gia Han ga eae vi \.platn Chocolate in the market. A o - ap dey) Mi, or tho. await baw thom: hore “4 Nonds 91,00 exch: er ofa Niko amount hich matura on thatday, Bids for the purchase of the “Nefunding Bonds," (04 por cent) for ullor any portion thercof, will bo recolyed at the County Treasurer's Office nt” Chiengo, on ar before tho Wit day of April noxt, and they will bo ready for dolivery on the {ib of April. ‘Cyok County reservos tho right to reject any or ally 38,200 century of experlence has convinced consumers of this fact, and the pub- Ue demand for this wholesome and delicious article of houschold use is constantly increasing It may be obtained of all leading Grocers at moderate prices. \ ‘Thoso bonds wilt bo Issued fn pi ofTpercont “War-Fund Bond: Ids, Parties bidding must givo refercnces as to tholr ro- bponslbillty, g i W, 1, JOIINSON, County Trosaurer, fy. TL..yoon, Hc BENNIE ako. Wi HLORFORD, } Finance Committee, it, LAKE NAVIGATION. Gonich Tranpotation ~ Co, he STEAMERS ON ROUTES, [r-Weekly for Racine, Milwatikee, ‘She- boygan, Manitowoc, Ludington,” Manis- tee, Grand Haven, and Muskegon, ‘roight shipped to si! above nd r statins on tro rand Haven e Mitwaukes iat: + Way, und to Bayinaw, May City, Holland, Allowed, Big Staplaa, ead City, Pentwator, ote. + OMlce and Docks—Foot Michigan-ay. 1. G, BUTLIN, But “ OPKNING, Opening To-Day HAGEDON'S 4 42 & 44 Madison-st. ‘FRENCH MILLINERY, ~ BEAUTIFUL PETITE BONNETS.’ ..JUST ARRIVED, ‘A MAGNIFICENT LINE oy oe and: Seasonable Novelties ! \ ‘ BUSINESS CARDS. an unsatisfactory sheet. ‘hoy are thus placed between the upper and nether millstone. Thoy are caught on the horns of a dilemu literally. ' Second—Tho protective poiley Is not gintend- ed to enablo one class of manufacturers to de> your another. Publishers mre manufacturers, and were #0 classiied and: taxed during and After tha War. They give omployment to ton times $s many operatives ns pulp and ‘piper makers, and whatever puper-tux policy strikes them Injuriously injures on times ons) many employers and omployésus !t helps. An artifolul rise in paper, romoted and protected by Congressionn! inter ‘ference in bebult of pulp, ond paper mills and pulp mills, must necessutily resufe in w reduo- Uon of tho wages of compositors, preasmen, clerks, carriers, reporters, editors, correspond ents, and other nowapuper omployés, and tn loss -also to tho proprietors. The damage done by _ this Congressionit favoritism reacts buck on the entire pablishing business by a low of polltioat coonomy with which you, of course, arc fu- millar. Third—Nowapaper. publishors have no protec- tion froni the tarlif such as other manufactur- enmtenjoy, and ull the “protection thoy nro seeking 1a to bo relieved from an unnocessary, revonueless, burdengome, aud damaging tax line posed for the emolumont of papormikors nt ‘thelr expense, Tho pulp and piper tax is antl : protective {n operation, and therefore volutes Jrotetive Principles, It docs nut even possess ‘the oxcuse of being levied for revenue pur poses, na it produces no revenue for tha Gove ernment, and never hus to an amount worth mentioning. ‘This tax, ay T havo suld, Is antl ratective, as it seriously damages the manus ifacturing business of publishers, which . is -euormuusly RrUnter than that of print-paper- been very ‘clearly presented heretofore, ‘This is a «flnue to thom tho power of tobbing a third cinss the burden upon the publie.or consumers, ag lscriminntion against thunn” If publishers in- ESF" Our Book of Chotce Chocolate Recelpta will be + paper thoy lose thoir subscribers, 1s recent cx-, : Fa l 1 L ie £ their ability to accommodats thelr advertising Dorchester, Mass. ve ? ee er i 0 | C Have received a choice selection of : a Styles, and of their own importation: SATIN and GROS GRAIN ‘Will continue for another day ny .{ aro sola points in this contfoversyyto which 1 eb case fn which: two claasea of ? * ‘or manufacturers; tho luttor,from tho peculfar- + morchants and deulers cau fo, but must eulfer crense thelr subseription prices to correspon sent free to any adi perimenté fully demonstrate, If they materi- “patrons, or thoy must suppress so much of their . &.C Ud Trimming Ribbons N. MATSON & (0, PLAID SERGE, ROMANSTRIPE their special oxhibit of Sterling i desire to cnll Jone, attention: which, hayo not anenufacturera insist that Cobyross should con- “} ity of thotr business, being unable to transfer Ai i] F AWS 17" [ Aho whol. loss entatied by tho, Congressional ‘ ie B}-with tho great and suduen rise in the cost of ally reduco the sizo-of tholrshcets thoy cripple WALTER BAKER & CO., OWS Spice ns to furnish the reading public with GENERAL NOTICE State and Washington-sts., In New Designs of Late Oriental. PERSIAN BROCADE, SATIN, . JEWELERS, All widths, the largest assortment ever exhibited here, _ FANS! In newest “JAPANESE” Patterns, Silverware. ! SHIRTS’ TFONMLINSO . BLACK SATIN, with elegant Hand- |.muking and woud-pulp- minding, and, At tho SM ITH & co., Painted and Embroldcred Decoru- Forofgn eu ino by tos latter azairat Fuurth.—There is no country in tho world tn ‘which paper cau be manutactured ao cheaply 18 in tho United States, aud tho reasons ure that the raw ninterlals ebietly uscil, wood and straw, are found in xrenter abundance ut the lowest ‘gost; that rugs, uld rope, refuse, gunny-bagging, cotton waste, and tho tke, are duty frec, cheap, and plentifulsthat the motlye power for driving the machinery {a water, costing Httle or nothing: that tho ubor employed ix mutnly boys aud xitls and women, and but fow "men, and ‘the wages pid thorefor aro snl], und tho busi. ness iy nourly or entirely free. fram labor strikes and trades-union dtotation; werens tho pubs Manin business $3 conducted Shy skilled, high- prived oxparts working in league or combinus -tion for the advance or maintenance of wages scales, Pulp and paper making are now carried on by most thgenious labor-snving machines and proceases, by which gruat products are turned out with few and low-puld cmnpliy and tho wer, being wuter, Is almost gratuitous; hence it may bo sutely atlrmed that, of all branches of tions; a large line of ° EVENING FANS! AT LOW PRICES! 8 4 MANUFACTURERS AND LVSIIE WHITESWAN SHIRT Our “Patent Continuous ‘Facke" in the markot ¥ Ole ceee rt Ikund oxamino 186 & 158 VIPTHYAYV. FIRM CHANGES, DISSOLUTION, ‘The 61 : Wunsettiod businges of th so PARRRINGRN, tio fine perinee netted or 1 © Driltiont OPTICAL GOUDS, 48. ‘ pennants ener. : : INGTON, Agonoy for I, & J. Beck's Amorloun inunufietures, pulp and printepaper . JOHN F, HUMPHREYS & CO., s hate Mensa, g___Wremtors Seaney for Be Bae Bees inking. have. the. loust to. fene trom furelga i Mini rs ner N On of comparition, and stand Icasteln need of what is { Mining and Real Estate Agents,:| cucaco, apritt, 190, galled * Congressional protection.” AB at ine {420 Marricouav., Leadville, Cotorndo, dustry it fg not a “suckling Infant’? that res COPARTNERSHIP, quires a pap-bottlo, but is a stalwart, robust ' ' Hines. of Interestethoratn,cholca locatfons &20 Api Fall Jane: of: Aocoesoriets ailliuit, potrently able to tuko core of itsclt with and “upward, Hundrads of our boat mines have made tho a ‘| ri ‘out coddling from Congress. (Re pie eogbeat con pecan signer tank | ip geey guspwcaunioal SLANN AUTO ides Se ease seca et ‘well securdd, 255 . PI for the purpose of a fT resents 0 WO! y ou gly Follatlo intoringtion, and bent reference winery unaided arasery tteln ena fsugaemoers tn tho late Fino Eye-Glasses, and valuos Sonsonitnit ly tho fcaignt oxpensed of = i ae importation ure heavy, and afford paper-m! a <2 ges, i | SIP OTA OES, | eters Oraaeiy ae Aner planers ¥Titentipar, orchrn Comy sate by? Har 1. UNDERWOOD, ton ylives an abundant proteclon so long as Cuicago. Aprit 1. 380. CANDY. J. G. LANGGUTH, OPTICIAN, 43 RAST MADISON-ST,, between Wabaaliav, and Statest. jpormukers ure contont with a fair profit on Their products, ‘The oxtatlog duty is only uscd to “ protect" pooling combination and une heaity prices, and to placo publishers under tha sholter af an yurightoous law, % Sirth—Tho gonenit potley of Congress he Celebrated Bicycles, THE STANDARD OV EXCRLLENCE IN A’ Bis \CYCLE. Bxtre: Tighdit, Wwoluhty tho Troladaatae the rider from ent meats rider fro | vibration; eas hurvtofore been to porinit manufacturers to build aid eigatuke of ioray Sestinntet alan mse OF A PR | ‘ F ( pore thelr mw materia tree vt tas oteo i wa! Seaburn rein jorge tree Wat {nthe Tarlit uct, ‘This poltuy is of lie we contra og monopoly la nucessary. to rruoubtedly, wise, and under it tho pulp-maker Tiiposaible ta teak the Geet ieee Te roe ete ttle 5 ’ Importa bass and gaft woods fred of duty if bo ihaiiyiustrated prico nt frag on applisauons = MAuST tot umpore enins Md itor old rOpe, cl rent ean cba 5 aly tots Oo tipport ri iy ty See ease eetns Ga Ere Untans ’ { Curious russes, and alurge variety of raw ma cel Ae Conan Lind Cae Raa, London Ofdges, Holborn Viaduet, By: * terlal used In puperguumufacture too numerous here to montions ti order thut thore may bo no further prvieat fer. retaining: he tries ener ous duty on print, paper, many bundreds, pore haps Thouwaais of ' publishors have poutianed AtGUNTHER'S CONFECTION- : SVERY, 78 Madison-st. Fine Hpectacioa sulted to all sights on sclentitia, ‘principles, Upora alta fo1d ‘Cinasvs, Mfbioacopuss Mie: troscopes, Burometuns, ote. x taxed 2v pur cont, surpasses tho comprehension Nor: e : : 3 — TS. iS y x id othor pulps and soda aa 10, : STATIONERY, Xe. Paccstne sees SENES: eee ae eed fiat. Gn whut ecouuneal OF ATTENTION t MERCHANTS AND MANUVACTUBELS, BL A NE BOOK' , Gentlemen’s “Dress “Slik Hats, { revenuy principle wood nod other pulps ure b LN a \- are Just compliod s carefully arranged TRADE LIST of the leading Manufacturyrs of the Thiri “Broadway Spring Style, on hand or | CP Subnsners. fs nota patent monopoly sulle ths Gath tae een eee 4, STATIONERY AND PRINTING ) [onade to Geers Ree fog ae arm lear iprotectlon wile ae, pee muking? ata, close thas bled f will send to your eddrusson | All Of Huperior Quality and at Law Prices, Price, $5. At B. us lat~Store, | rics hick te a cent ® pouu UHL TOUS Meg Wa aiooe | “bed Ne a ay 8G Mudisonest, (Tribune Building), | touake ball be w pooectoa os 10 sell tor tarve ‘1880, caoy of rovenue O72 27-3 anda baif to four cents a pound? Is ff the duty ph Cures to afd by tho law this kind of rob- ry Sceventh—Tho raw material used by publishers consiats of unsized print-paper. par should not this nov inaterial of publishers be placed on the free-list na well as the raw material of tho man- usacturere? Why docs Cougress discriminate Buoiinst publishing manufacturers, denying thetn free raw inaterial, while it gives free raw material to pulp and paper mak- ers? Congress. ucts as if it bed on enmity toward the newspaper business antl maltelously desired to cripple and injure it. 'Tho retention of the onerous and wholly unnec- oasary paper duty furnishes grounds for a pro- sutnption of that kind which the prepuyment-of- newspaper- postage uct Is-not caiculated to ro- move, T have thus placed before you some napects of the cose us iby appear from the standpoint of tho publisherain the West, It {s eald that an apprebension prevails in the minds of some members of the Ways and Means Committeo that if ‘on bill bo pree sented to tho House removing the tax on pulp, soda-nah, and unsized — printing-paper, other Interests muy obtrude themselves, an loud It down with amendments affecting sugar, iron, stecl, conl, sult, ete. Mut this fear will not ‘be realized uniess a mnjority of the House ta hostile to the bill and resort to this method of killing It, But they cannot do It without mant- festipg and discovering thote mala and, it thore be n majority of the House intont on ro tuning the present tax on paper, lot’ it be so rocorded, Tho bill will be pussed without amend. ment if the Houxe desires to remove the taxs [ need not argue this point further, but subscribe myrels very respectfully yours, J, Mrpiit. ", B=! observe that a committos of New York publishers recent appeared before tho Ways and Means Connittes. only uaking for a removalof the duty on patent Protacied pulp, and Tnotice fromthe reports that thoy were retty. well budgered and bulldozed by the ton. M. Gs for their temerity. They would have asked for the removal of the dutyon paper alan, but were linpressed with the bellef that it wantd bu useless; and hence they restricted thelr petition to: rer humble dimenslons, and prob- ably with tho effect of having It treated with contempt. MM TARIFF LOG-ROLLING. ROW THY YIUENDS OF REVENUE NEPOISM HAVE TREN POOLED. Sprctat Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Waentnotox, D.C., March 31—The action of the Ways and Menns Committco with respect to paper and other mattors has been milgunder- stool by come of the friends of revenue reform, as tho Protectionists on the Committee probably Intended that it shoukl be. Tho trick, however, has heen discovered to-day, and thore is ade- elded conviction that the true friends of tariff modification made a great mistuke in consent- ing to Incumber one bill with so many separate subjects, It fs, diificult to understand, for in- stance, why Tucker, of Virginla, should have helped to further overlond tho bill by moving to reduce the tariff on woolens. Them will be no further action until next week, as both Fernando Wood and Gibson nre absent. There is a curious cireum- stance cotnevted with tho absence of Gibson, The latter !s nn avowed Free-Trader with re- epect to everything except Louisinna suger, and ns to that he fs un extreme Protectionist. It appears that in committee yesterday Frye in- sisted that no final vote should be taken until Gibson returned, as he (Frye), WISHED TO GIVE GINSON NOTICE that If tho latter voted to put wood-pulp, a pro- tected Industry of Mains, upon tha froo Ist, ho (Frye) should vote ngalnst the further pro- tection to Louisiana sugar. It ie in this ‘way that tho protected interests are welded to- gethorhere. It is not doubted that after this notice Gibson will make it certain that his voto shall protect Loulsluns sugar, whether print- te ony wood-pulp uro placed upon the free or not, Fernando Wood has become so sensitive at the criticimy of bis course that he maxes tho fullow- ing statoment: "There has not been a meotin, ofthis Committoe for threo months at which have not urged action upon bills proposing to re- duce tho tarlif, and no question has ever beén taken ut which Lbave nat voted In favor of ro- duction of the ratesof duty. I regrot thut by some ‘unaccountable misropresentation an ad- verse opinion as to ins firm and consistent udyo- reform §s being catertainod.",, “0 BLECTION CASES, Tie DP-NOTHING POLICY OF THE OEE COM- f MITTEE. Spetiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. . . Wasnixaton, D. Cy March 81—Chairman Springes, who had returned from: bia visit to New ¥otk, tried this morning to’ get ‘the Huuso to take up tho Curtin-Yocum case. This éffort was. defeated by a majority which’ deatred to conser tho Senate amendments to’ tho Star- Route, Deticlency bill. Mr. Springer evidently felt avipo chagrin at his defeat. There is this much; tp be sald, however: tho Approprintions Committee 1s much farther along with ita work than thé Elections Committee is, Four months ago tha Domocratlc members of ‘tho latter Comaifce were very free with promisosof Intus- try and carly action on all contested-clection cuses, {They would not be to blumo, thoy sald, if asingle one of thoso casca was left unills- posed of by tho Houso atthe end of this scs- lon. Thore were about adezen cases of con- test besites that of McCabe against Orth, In that;cnso the contestant had been guilty of Inches! whivh ought to have kept him’ out ot court.j Four months havo passed, and only two eases havo been reported to the house. Ono of those was disposod of to-duy. Among the cases still $x Commutteo are three In which THY COUNTY GENERALLY 18 INTERESTED, becaube tho decision in regard to thom will pos- segs Natlonal political significance, The tirst of those is tho Indlana case of McCabo against Orth, which the Committee recently decided to reopen, Tho second fa tho case of Donnelly against Washburn, regarding the progress of which tho renders of Tue Titnuxg bave been kopt protty fully informed. Thero is somo tulic that this cago {s to bo held In aboyance until next winter, Chairman Springer 16 reported to bo. in favor of this courso, he fearing that if Mr. Wushburn {a ousted his own chance of lection to Congress next fail will bo alim.; But Mr. Springer and a majority of the Democratic members of the Elections Commit- too have alrondy gone so furin thle case that thoy cundeceivo nobody us to tholr purpose. hey may ug well go on and consuumute thelr nluity. tlio titrd eago ig that of isbeo against Hull. The urguments in this cise were concluded eight weeks ayo. Siice thon nothings his been dang (n regurd toit by the Sub-Committce which hig Itincharge, ‘The uppurent purpose ia not to gut it before tha House for uetion Unis ses- sion, or tN very near the close of tho next acasion, ‘There ia very little rouson to doubt that if tho cuso could be brought up toa yoto in tho Houso : MN, DIBHER WOULD DE REATED, Ho has ono of tho atrongest cases that was over forore Congtvss, und a great inany Democrats admit the Justice of bis claim. Mut tf ho were ivon the seat which bolongs te bin, and which js now occupled hy Mr. Hull, the Congresalonal vote of Vtorida would be a tle, and that Bite would no longer stand in the Deuoerutiv col umn. As It stands now, Florids would cast a yojo for the Democratic canditato for the Presidency ju cigs tho eleotion should be thrown into the House of itporaneri tives, Similar considerutions govern the Demo- cratsin regard to tho other: two cases mete tloned. If Mr. Washburn's seat can be stulon, the vote of Silnnesota will bo safo for tho Demo- emtle candidate In the Mouse of lepresentas tlyes, insted of being, a8 now, Republican, If age Orie seat sdould be given to McCabe, the vote of Indiana would depend upon dtr. Do La Matyr, who bs under too many obiigutions tg tho Democrats to disobilgo thein, Lt is sufe to predict thut, if there jy no election of a Fresidont by the peoplo next November, the Hemocrats will deny Sir. Bisbeo's claim, and will uneeat both Mr. Orth'and My, Washburn. ‘They will thus by able to thwart the will of tho poo- Be and cleet a Democratic President, and that thelr only ambition. If tho bope of capture ing the Presidency und the spolls of oillice were destroyed, tho Detuocratls party would fall to nicecs tu-morrow, It could not beheld togethor. fora day in the House of Rupresoutatives wero it not for the vobesive power of that hope. ONE OABE BEITLED. (4 The Houso decided tha cloction caso of Brud> Joy ugulust Slemons in uw very romurkablo mans ner this morning. There was not opposition prowl, to the altting monibur to avcurd a divise fon of the House, und ho was pormitted to retain his seat by ao plinost unanimous vote, Tho elforts of the Groenback party to seat Hrudioy wore vain, ‘Tho buckwouls orator Urudtoy, the contestant, will not, however, bo ontiroly with ‘out bis reward, as tho House will allow bln some $3,000 for the ountost, Moxuwhile, nothing has bout’ beard of tho threuts of tho sitting mombor that Bradicy would not dare to say utile sido the lonso that which be did suy in bis spocoh yostorday. eh ANTI-OHINESE, GREAT DIGSATISYACTION WITH THK STATE DEs ty PAUTMENT'H INACTION, Apectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Waantyaton, D, 0. Mareb 31.—Thore is a good Acalor elnsaslagaotion on thg pars o* all jutervated on the Pacific Slope aide of the Chinese question with the Administration, ond especially with tho State Department. Some two months ago Bir. Willis, of Kentucky, Introduced a resolution fn- quiring of the Department whether any stops hud been taken to modify the existing treaty with China in respect to Imiting the right of otnigration from China to this country. ‘Mr. Evartsnppenred on tho floor of the house tho day tho President's voto of the Chinese bill of the last Congress came in, and promised that steps would be atonce taken to modify our treaty relations with that Empire. Tho frionds of that Dill, among whom Mr. Willis fs one of the chief, Insist that that promise was morely a blind, and that the Administration bad then no intention of making an attempt to moairy cao treaty, and really had made no attempt. This led to tho ine troduction by Mr. Willis of his resolution. Ho walted patiently for an answer for two months, but Mr. Evarta had even told blm that on an- awer would bo incompatible with public inter- cata, Mr. Willis and those who believe with him now fnsist that the State Department never took nny steps to modify tho treaty until this resolution went in, and have appointed a Commission a8 a means of not doing what the PacitieSlope wants done. Not only the {dea of the Commission, but its personnel. ia distasteful to tho California members, and those who act with thon, Dir. Paige, of Callfornin, says that Swift iss much opposed to the oplilon of his peoplu os elther_ of the other two, and wishes that all who betieve that the Chinese. must 70 should unite in both preventing the vonfirtnu- tion of tho Conmniasioners and the posure oft any bélt Nppropré ating: nonce for tholr support. Jn’ the meantinie Mr. Wills proposes. to go on in tho direction in which ho bas started ont, and this evening has written Mr. Evart¢ a private note, telling nim that untess he replies to his resolution between now nnd Mons day ho will reintroduce tton that day. Itis thought nleo that u delay in reporting back nominations by the Foreign Affairs Committee ia significant, ard it is rumored that even some Senators who urs not hostile to Chinese tintni- gration will vons agninst making 1 Commission Tor tho negotintion of a treats ABUSE OF VETERANS. SOME OF THE INDIGNITIES PRACTICED IN THR SOLDIERS’ HOMES. Special Dispab:k to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiunotos, D. C., March 31.—Since it has become evident thit the vacancies erented by expiration of termt: of officein the Board of Managers of tho Netional Soldiers’ Homes are to bo supplicd with Darocrata, tho presont Board is endvayoring to pat the different Homes in a presentable condition.’ This morning Gon. B. F. Dutlor, Gov, Martindale of Indinnapolis, Smyth of New Hampshire, ‘and Col. Len Hurris of Cin- cinnati. wont to Hanrpton Roads to inspect the Home there, - On Saturday It is understood there will be a meeting of tho Board of Manugers hero to investigate the charges of crucity and maludministration . brought against Hineks, Governor of tha Home at Mil- wnukee, Tho charges aro of several yenra’ standing, and to the effect that Bincksim- poses heavy fines on tho inmates of thejHomefor trifling infractions of the rules, such as spitting on the floors, loud conversation, absence from quarters without leave, and the Iike. These fines aro levied by Governor Hincks, and are de- ducted from the pensions of these poor follows. ‘Two years ago complaints of this kind wero made with sv much persistence that tho Board of Managers visited Milwaukee, and went through the form of an investigation, Every: thing was ‘sail to have been found in good order, and a report was made, but bus never boon published. In. the meantime petitions and letters “havo rained in here on Mr. P. V. Douster, tho Milwau- keo Representative, praying for relief from those unjust exactions. Oneor more of 'thoso petitions were submitted to the House, and this action excited tho iro of Gov, Hincka, who abused Deuster Ike uw pickpocket. making uso of Janguago too foul for publication. Deuster thereupon introduced at é THE FOLLOWING BILL, . which was referred to tho Military Committec: “De it onacted, etc. - That itshall be unlaw- ful herontter for any Board of Managers of any Natlonal Homo to ipose upon Inmates thereof. any fing, loss of pension money, ur other pun- ishmeut involyiug pecuniury lds os 8 ponulty for any offense or misconduct.” . $ The dircet motivy for this bill is found ina letter of which tho following is the substance: “NATIONAL Honk, MiILWAUKER, March 17, 188.—T tie Hon, 2. 'V, Déuater, House uf Repre- sentatives—Dean sin: Lwrito you by request of a veteran, lute of Company and also a pensioner. He is nearly blind and othorwiso un invalid by rengon of u minahot. wound through the lungs, After comfug hore zante, ie ago be left to have his ree treated. n ° ia return the Buant Managers ut oa: fine on him, and it had to paid out of his penslon money. 6 Board has tuken away from bln four years and w halt of pension money for bis readmission to the Home, and at tho preacnt time, though he is a pensioner at the rate of $10 per month, he can- not gota poetage-atump ‘until this tine 1s paid, Now. ho wishea to know if this is Jogal, and if the Bourd has any right to take his pension, and to know {€ Congress will not do something for tho rights of {ts old, disabled soldicrs, 80 a8 to allow thom to draw and do whatever they wish with tho ponsions that tho United States has granted thom. 'Thore arc some 200 othora bere who are or huve been in the sumo position.” Hineks, who bas been sharp enough 10 hood- wink tho Rourd of Managers, now wunta the re- portof that Board, made two years agu, to be rinted as an exouerntion, He is ulso disposed Po ehurge tho binine af withholding poneious and other mousures employed for tho punishment of soldiors on the Steward, Mr. Rowe, while Howo repllea by denouncing Gov. Hincks. - IN THE SENATE. ACTION ON THE DEFICIRNOY DILL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninatox, D. C., March 31.—The Senate considered tho Immediato Doflelency bill, tho Republicans, under tho lead of Mr. Edmunds, slinply demanding n.yea-and-nay vote on his propoaltion to strike out tho objectionable feut- | ures concerning Doputy-Marshuls, Thore was also a yea-and-nay vote onthe third reading of tho Dill, but the Iepublican Scnutors guve no reason for thelr votes, ‘The bill was thon pro- sented for passage by tha Democrats,and Ina position where it cannot be amended, except by a formal reconsideration of to-day's vote, Sen- ator Itolling, who was In tho thair, thon put tho question “Shall the bill pass?" but on that sov- | eral Republicans will: have something to say. It will bo shown that the proviso vosting the appolnting power in tho Clreult Judgea is virtue ally a nullification of the law, and that In other respects the provisions reported from the Cam~- iittee, and passed by the Democratic Sonators to-day, are impracticable. The dobuta on tho biil to-morrow will bo a very Interesting one, ‘Thore wasan exciting little turcy early in tho afternoon over an amendmdnt offered by Bun- ator Blaine, whieh provided for the paymont of tho hands it: the Government printing-oltice on tho Yd of Fobruary, Senator Edmunds ob- Jected to the consideration of thia amendment na bdelng now legisintion and out of omtor. A spirited. colloqual debato ensued, in which> Blnine had to answer Edinunds, Core ponter, and Dawes, Ho sald that it was not bis wood fortune to sit in tho Sunute under tho rulings of Carpenter as Prosident pro tom, to which Carpontur repticd thut bo bad never sat. Jn the House where insvlonce was the rule. At this Hluine retorted that wore it parliamentary ho might say that tho insolence of the House was not equal te the Jimportance sometimes inunifeated in tho Senate, ‘The verbal encoun tor was good-natured but at times very sharp. Mr, Blalne’a amondigant was ioally declared out of order, A NEW HOMESTEAD LAW. Bonator Paddock, of Nebrask: having passed through the Bonute to-day ble LIL to equalize bomesteads. ‘This bill, which has buon julto generutly misunderstood in the Wost, ig a very Smportant mousuro tontl homesteuders, as it gives thoin an opportuntty of scouring an nddittonul ulghty acres, and 1 uirdedd it cannot by used fur tho benollt of speculators. ‘The following i the Lext of tho bill: © 4'bat every porson cutltied wader the provis- fons of See, 225, Chap. 6, Revised Statutes oF teceeded Lis fae the United States, to enter a homestead, who inay Have hervtofore entered under thy Homes stead laws.leas than 160 acres, sbull bo permitted to enter so much land ia when od to the quantity previously cntered shall not exceod 180 ucrea; provided, ‘that when such additiousl entry cannot be made of land contiquous tu the original entry of tho eppilcant, ho may écleot lunda elsewhere within tho State or Terrhtory in which bis or bor hoimuatead ta located; put he shatluot be catitled ta patent therefor with- out autlafactary proof tu tho General Land- Oltico of tho plantiuy and continuous cultlvyas tion of craps or forest or frult trocs on an urea of the samo cqual to one sore for vach forty ueres therouf during a period. ‘of thrve yours, and ull aasiynments and transfers of right bereby secured, and ull cuntrugts to ‘aasign or tranvfer auch rybt made prior to the Issue of tho puteut, sual! be null and vold; and yprovided further, ‘ho hus jgarrondes tie original ent tutes’ fur cuucellution, thereupon: » Eightoenth Now * York: Infantry, who fs an inmate of this Home . a: na SVE CENTS. ~ ow ; entitled t¢ J tands under the fho Homestead laws the |. g iif the surrendered entry had not beex * . F.OMI0 MAN NIPPED. % ag ES fepaten to Tae Crleaga Tribione, Wad OS on, D.C, Match 31—The epidomié Of stave... icontinucs. Chere {s still anothor case in which a perton emptoyed in the Departs ments is Involved. Yesterday a woinnn named Busan Wheeler dicd.of an abortion, and the nome of Simpkins, a Treasury clork, is con+ neeted with the affair, The Simpking Invoived .4n the allegod abortion Js Fishor A. Simpkins, a clork in the oMce of the Controller uf tho Cure reney. Io used tobe stenographer to tho Con= troller, but was transferred some time ago, Simpkins isan Ohio man, Hoe was appointed in tho Departmont from tbat State nbout two yearango. He was tried in the courta hero on : sf RE SCANDAL, the: charge of rape. It wns alleged that ho mped a email colorod gitl who .brought' him his ‘Week's washing. On bis firattrinl he was convicted. He secured n second trial, and wos acquitted, A short time ago, while supposed to bo at work In bis office, he wrots an obscene letter to a woman of his acquaintance, To left It on his table, the messanger came by, and, thinkIng i¢ was an oie elal document tw be proxs-copled, bo Impressed it in the lotter-book. The book went into one of the rooms where Indies were employed, and thera it was scon by thom. Hedenled that he wrote such a letter, but, being confronted with tho proof, sald §t was written to his wife. Simp- kins mado a ataterment before the District-At+ torney to-day to tho effect that le merely be frlended tho woman, who has sinco died. : STAR ROUTES. THY CONTROVERSY RENEWED, Special Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Wasuinatox, D. C., March 31.—The star-route controversy was renewed in the House to-day, Mr, Blackburn making u very earnest specch in. support of the decision of the Appropriations Committee and in denunelation of the methods of administration -by Gen. Brady, Assistant Postmaster-General. Tho speech was n thrash- ing of old straw. It consisted in great measure of acareful anniysis of the ovidence taken by tho Investigating Committee, and showed most clearly that but for the Intervention of Congress thore certaluly wquld have been u deficiency of some $2,000,000 If the star-route systein was tobe maintained on the magnifeent plan outtined by tho Brady administration. There was not in tho speech, however, 0 material point that was not detailed at longth In these dispatches months ago. The Approprintions Comnuittee fs not to have its own way, however, in the matter, a9 the Representatives of the frontier States, irre, spective of purty, gre coming to tho rescue of the atnr-route system, and will insist upon the adoption of the Scnate amendments, They clalin that the Committee hus suppressed sume facts and party told others; that there bus been nocharge of dishonesty in the mnniyenient of tho systent, but that the increused avrvico has been tho legitimate result of the de velopment of new countries, such as the Leadvillo and Black Hills regions, and that the eearay, Pioneer has a right to bavo his mails expedi There probably will bo a dozen Bpeeches yot on tho subject,and it is by no mieans cortatn that the Appropriations Commit- teo will beable to carry Its point. Tho Western men, with few exceptions, seem to be thorough- ly in favor of the Sonuate's action Jaaapporttiny tho Post-Ofice authorities. Whatevor tho finu! action may be, a good reault. is koly to follow tho discussion: that, in making future appro- printions, the Hmits of tho responsibility and uuthority of tho Post-Offico Department will be muro narrowly defined. . NOTES¥AND NEWS. OUGnT TO HE AT HIS Post. Spectal Dispatch to ‘5. C..cecta artbune, Wasuixaton, March 3L—The absence of thy President from Washington has embarrassed the Government Prifing-OMice. ‘Tho bill making {| appropriations necessary to continue the. pubs || Mo printing, and to restore to thoir places thé i] 1,600 men and women who wero discharged for Jack of funds, did not reach the White Hougo until two hours after tho President hud loft for. without tho Presidont’s signature, and cannot be recognized 28 such, Tho consequence fs ‘that the fund 1s not available until the. President re- turns, aid the people whoare thrown out of em: ‘ployment lose three or four days’ time, whea they. might have been carning wages but for thls oversight or neglect. ‘fho onrolliug officers wero not informed of the Intenidod trip +] of the President to Now York, otherwise oxtrior- dinary efforts would have been made to obtain his signature. “There is, of course, a great deal “of Indignation at tho Printing-Oltice, ce THE LIVER AND HARUOR BILL. Tho Houso Commorco Bub-Committeo on the River and Harbor bill have about comploted the Prolininary draft, Thla work hns been done in Private sessions, and Indopondently of outside ‘pressure, #0 that the amounts decided upon will 4n all probabillty bear no ratlonal proportion to ‘the suins which will be fixed by the fullCommittco. aftterthore have been discussion aud arguments by membors of Congress and others interested, 19 amounts’ to bo appropriated kavoe bec mado up ni tho Sub-Cominitteo on tho estimates “pf the englncors, but In this bill the Cominittce bave adopted the rulo’ of cutting each one of those by ubout 60 per cent. The sums, thore- fore, a8 now fixed in tho bill, aro not sure Indlca~ tions of tho amounts which may Syontuule bo allowed, As they atand, Chicuza harbor fs ta have $125,000; Ilinols River, £23,000; tha Mis- sissinpl Tver at Quincy, $20,000; tho Wabasn River, $25,100, : JUNKETERS. ‘Thoro 1s to be another junketing trip on the partof Congressmen. ‘Tho Scerctary of the Navy, tho Naval Committee, Commerce Committer, and Appropriations Committce the Houde, with several :tmembers and Senntora, will start Friday to visit the shipyard of Jubn Roach & Co., and to inspect tho unthilabod mouitars there. Ono objoct of the visit is to ascertain whethor i. will bo advigablo to continue the appropriation. GETTING IMPATIENT. Southern members who aro unxious about tholr renonunation have becomo go Impatient at the ditatory progress of the Houwo that it is suid “elghtof them buve decided not to particlputo inthe genernl dubute upon the Ap- propriation’ bills, In order that tino may ho saved, Tho Democrats will stempt to adjourn by the middle of June, but that seems iinpusalblo, A QUESTION OF PRECEDENT. The House Judiciary Committee fs engaged In tho consideration uf a question of the denitte's right to originate approprintion bills, “This grows out of 4 bill for tha purchase of n site for Dublio bulldings ut Providence, R. 1, and Den ver, Colo, . The Sennte passed them, and whon thoy reached the linuse the Sponker intimated thet it was the province of thy House ta origl- nate upproprintion bills. Thoy were thereupon reforred to the Judiciary Committee, with in- structions to report the right of tho Sonata to originate auch measures. ‘Tho Sul-Committos hns considered tho subject, and bas come to 8 conclusion contrary to ‘the apitt~ fon’ generally entertalned by ‘the House, 'Thé conclusion, in substance, {4 that, whereas, under the Constitution, the House hus tho. exclusive right to originute revenue bills, that tho Senate tay orignate appropriation bills, . and that the precedents of Congress contirin this view. ‘Tho Judiciary Sub-Cominitteo find that the precudents do not warrant tho opinion hithorto maintained by tho Houso that a bill appropriating money out of the revenuo fs to bo oonsldoredl & revenue eee ane us bint viding for rovenuc internal tuxe Eton. There will beadivision in tho Commit. tue on this subject. REDRMPTION AGENCY. To the Western Assoctuted Presse Wasntnaton, D, 0., Maro U1.—Tho followin, ia ngtatement of the operations of the Natlonul Bank Redemption Ageney for the month aud ning more ondlny foie diay, comparid With tho vorrespondly oO ear! SNadonatebenk Piles diss For > Bur nine month, —tmontiw. pase of. Notes ft, fae circulation, uesor! and rol : . “ Wninka Of fugue... %. T16,000 °, $10,695,100 Notes unilt for clroul s So e yussorted und doliverod’ a to Controller of Currene. f oy for destruction and replacemunt . with new Bin 2,336,000 . 30,601,000 HWQLCS oreerersretenveee sees, Motes of fuillod, tiptidats fog, und reducing banks “dypoalted In Trewsury.., 448,000 4,010,000 é for a8 1513400 § 1927000 Bearer meteor BOC, LOO $ TV0, US LATION. + The National bank circulation has tuoreasest $20.6i,103 sluoe resumption-day —Jun, And legul-tandors on deposit with the “freus for the purpose of retiring cireuiution have tue creased $4,028,0e2 durinur the sue period, eee é ii THB YUBLIO Deut, " joa eo jc debt statement will show, a Lup ton OP about $10,000,000 for Marah. . ‘The receipts from internal nUS during March wore about $9,000,000. r custo: IN Io sANKINO. 1819,00,000. ' YRLLOW- Favs bo,] The Murine Hospital Bureau has reyciveg-iny Now York. Tho bill, of course, fs notalnw °