Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1880, Page 1

VOLUME XL. TROMMIN FRINGES|PARSKIN GONE LOOR MOST DEPOT, 94. STATE-ST. Immense Bargailis In Finest, Qualities LISLE THREAD GLOVES. FRENCH LISLE THREAD GLOVES Full Regular Made, Extra Long, With Lace Work, in Faney Colors, with Embroidered Backs, ALGLTE, sold clscwhere at $2.25. FRENGH LISLE THREAD GLOVES Full Regular Made, ‘With 6 Buttons, Extra Long, At $160, sold elsewhere at $2.00. FRENGH LISLE THREAD GLOVES ‘With Lace Tops, Full Regular Made, Extra Long, At $1.26, sold elxcwhere at $1.75. FRENGH LISLE THREAD GLOVES Full Regular Made, 6 Button Length, At $1.00, sold elsewhere at $1.50. FRENCH LISLE THREAD GLOVES Self-adjusting Arms, ro button length, At $1.26, sold clscwhere at $1.50. FRENGH LISLE THREAD GLOVES With 9 Half Elastics, At $1.00, sold elucwhere at $1.50. LACE-TOP LISLE GLOVES. At 75e, sold elsewhere at $1. At 60e, sold elsewhere at T5e. lt £5, sold elsewhere at GOc. COMMON LISLE AND BERLIN GLOVES At 10, 16, 26, 30, and £0c. This Unprecedented Reduction on the Finest Goods at the PARIS KID GLOVE DEPOT, i Cs 50 Bi, Beaded Gimp, 3 inch wide, . at de, 94 STATE-ST. Passementeries, (IMPS AND BUTTONS. Magnificent, Display pic GOODS! Have received te-day a large invoice of new PRINUES, PA GEMENTERIES, GIMPS, etc., mado expressly for our trade, and somo entirely NEW Styles, Ladies desiring to Jae aso MRIMIAINGSS will Sind i to their advantage to ree our stock, Our prices speak for themselves. 100 pos. Silk and Chenille Fringe at 5Oc, a yard, 2 100 pes. Silk and Chenille Fringe, — 4Al-2 in, deep, 750, a yard. 100 pos. Chenille and Tape Fringe, 5 in, deep, $1.60 a yard, Jnmense Line of Beaded Fringes at ~ 50,75e, $1, $1.25, $1.50, & up, 50 we rae Glmp, 2 inch wide, a TUESDAY, ‘MAY 4, 1880— WELVE PAGKS. CLOTHING Obedient Nervants, 104 & 106 MADISON-ST., Well known and favorably known as AJ.NUTTING & 00, (.0.D. Fine Tailors and Clothiers, Invite your attention to-day to our superior advantages for furnishing you and your Boys with Tasty, Stylish Garments at Honest, Low Prices. We deprecate’ the selfish personal attacks which characterize much of the ad- vertising of the day, and ap- prehend that thinking men will give it a just reward. Our Honest Goods, Honest Low Prices, Honorable Dealings, Superior Styles, AND Large Assortments Have been sufficient to com- mand for our house a large and succéssful business inthe Better Grades of Goods. Soring Suits, Spring Overcoais, White Vests, Office Coats, Etc., etc., in abundance, at AJNUTTING GCOS 104 and 106 Madison-st. 1,000 Styles, i Gi, Jacger.& 00., *” Immense ‘Assortment,” re To match prevailing materials, 73 Wabashz-av., ; Offer during this week, at WHOLESALE PRICES, | A LARGE AND FINE ASSORTMENT ‘ Orders by matl promptly. and carefully executed. : 4 An. . OF VANDEL BROS,” sxea ' STATE-ST., GLASSWARE, Twenty-second-st. ani Michigan-av, Vee once donde SHIRTS, FINE DRESS SHIRTS ' Made to Order from the best materials in use, at Popular \ Prices. i Local Agents wanted tn the larger citics of the Northwest. ELDREDGE & WOODBRIDGE, PLATED COOCDS, TABLE CUTLERY, LAMPS, etc., etc. FOR 55 Washington- Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Asthma, Consumption, PROPOSALS. And AU Diseasea of THROAT and LUNGS Put up in Quart-Hizo Hotton for Famtly u CAUTION, 2Oxt ne pee SOL aN by unprinciplan mm oft apn, Faw Toe Pince oe OUe TOLL ROCK AND I Mel nl y at wile, thts OGOVERS IASI on on Grand Trunk Railway Co. OF CANADA. TENDERS FOR STORES. TENDERS are invited for BTORES Company during the ee ee ~ COMMENCING JULY 1, 1880, Forms.of Tender with'List ot Storos had Pera ee ane Genoral Slorokeopor ot tho Come cendore indorsad “TENDER ¥OI BTORES. wilt Bespegizegypy the undersigned on or before MUN. JOBEPIL HICKSON, General Manager. ‘Ask your I) Int fu WrAck your Graver for itt Ask archi your Wine Mer fren, Wek M ‘Hold by DRUGGINSTS, GROCERS, and WINK IM EROBLAN' HM Overy Shere, «Montreal, Aprit 19, 18°0, ; Proposals fur Tobucca. Orrich PUNCUANING AND DEPOT, a Wauminoros Ie Oy Ape T1380, Sealed proposals, in duplicate, c pasala, in duplicats, wil bo received at Hie ptiee unt 1 lark a Sly 2 Ran tars ey Competitive Designs for the * PROVINCIAL bb iuae sidet eam oue accreted | Parhioment’ and Departmental ip quality iit bu. furniabed ti sample which wi toegtay oH ,applteation 10 this ‘ogiee, Ni bid for lesa ny nye Sruiiteumes encanta oe | Building or Buildings 4 i EAU be delivarad withan Ailrty diye attor Botte to) Ds ays. 0 ergoted in tho Quoon's Purk, in the Yorunite Wik bu received by the undersignad a ce af the Department of Pabllo Works for ‘Vaturlo, in the sald city, upto noun of the lst day of Apgust next, Information and particulars ns to the extent and eburactor of the sald deslsns, what they ure tu coins risg and, euniiny uid a terbe atialadone condi, quirements. i rt will ‘ho an. peel eas ‘undtwith beh, thoy" mre to coMply end ale F Chleagurane i Washing fow York, Bt, Lauls, bleh It te propose * st uiutt be wnectfraliy satad in tas proueaal ecitieauiuns and conditions ratattya t the y required, and forwe uf pruputaa, tay bo OU; abelstanee APaiication to the 1 awot Commlanary of cine? Washington, altlinura, New York, a and ceed ike bicaga. A papy of the apece tise, wether with a capy of tia went, must ba ntiachud Wy ouch proposal, be cluractor of opasad Bite, tha extent ni mfvormdel pereln and fora: pars thereue Bae Ae on aes adods dio taciiition for wbtaln= siderod, from manufacturers only will bo cone | jng bullding matertal, ete, con ‘bo ebtalned wt or upon By uppileadan te the onlice of this Noywrtinont, Hhesright to reject any or all bids ts rosorved. hea such tusis, cONGIUONS, Otc. the folow- wipiiders aro invitod to be prosont at the opeuing of bdse to ete aduruds ing promiume are o Propodals must For tho dealgn most approved...» 83,000 sare ip 8 1b4, inclogod iu sealed enyolopos, od of os id best, 1,000 posals tur ‘ubaoca," For thut approved of as wecun “ the undersigned. bacco," and addressed 10 | tint approvad of as third Lost. 500 Wi. — Capt. and 0. te Ay. OPTICAL GouDS, y for which sald promiuins will bo awards a eter Feetad Ging approvud at by shy anders nd tho same With accompanying speciiicns a ioreupon to bucomd and bo ee pratt OF OVINE. onymntastonor Gt Vubllow¥priss A of Public Warks, Gntarla, edadaseaa TATE LCR CSN Hi CHIROPODIST, “ALL RIGHT” Vine Bpectaci: B Princpiee. Opera aba etait call ments on solentifa | ES) a ayy. . ovis 4 ALY, f . Bunions, Cuts, Hurus, Bolls, Seong es, Varotetark pie? Glasses, Taleacopan Bile | > | BAIN I tar eels Harel’ Price, we por box: FURNITURE, The Tobey Furniture 60, Have now in their, Ware- rooms the largest and finest display of CHAMBER SUITS ever shown in this country. PARLOR, LIBRARY, DINING-ROOM, HOTEL, and OFFICE FURNITURE in equal variety. ¢ All at the LOWEST POS- , SIBLE PRICES.. State & Adams:-sts. Factory, Jefferson and Randolph-sts, “REMOVAL. SPRAGUE, SMITH & (0., Plate and Window Glass, Paints, etc., No. 205 RANDOLPH-ST. IRI MOV AL. LEOPOLD MAYER, Banker, has romoved tu 78 LA SALLE-ST., Oppoalto Now Conrt-Houso, ~-REWOVAL! THE CHICAGO REFINING CO., Hefiners und Arsnyor of GOLD and SILVER, and Deutera In Gold and Sliver Bullion, have removed to {14 Dearborn:st. THE GOLDMAN” BOOT: AND SHOE, COMPANY MAVE REMOVED TO 254 Eust Madison-st. 148 Dearborn-st. LETTER-CO In evory quality of paper and bindIug. SKEEN & STUART, Statloners and Blank-Bock Makers, 77, Madison-st., opp. McVicker’s Theatre. . MEATS, Gentlemen’s Dress Sills Stats, Broalway Spring Style, os hand or made to order, Supertor Quality. Price, $5, At BARNES’ Hat-Store, 86 Madlson-st. (Lribune Building). WASHINGTON. Sundry Matters Discussed in the Senate at Length Yesterday. The Kellogg-Spofford Contro- versy Receives Additional Consideration. Secretary Sherman on the Bill to Regulate the Purchase of Bonds. 4 It Would Require More Money than the Revenues ‘Warrant, And Would Encroach on the Fund: for Resumption Purposes, The Little Deficiency Bill Not Vetoed, but Probably * Will Be. Mr. Orth, of Indiana, Proposes to Get Even with Springer, And Will Indulge in a Long-Har= bored Personal Explana- tion To-Day. Prodigions Scandals Alleged in Connece tion with the Pacific Rail. roads. Representative Davis’ Plea for Lo- cating the New Mint at Chicago. IN THE SENATE. BEN HOLLADAY'S CLAIM. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitnaton, D, C., May 3.—The friends of Ben Holladay brought up in the Senate in the moraing hour the bill paying him $528,730 for spoliations by Indiins on his property while he was engaged in carrylng the United States mails overland to Califor- ala, and for property taken and used by the iilitary forces, Mr, Tloar was one of those who insisted on the consideration of this clam, declaring that it was as much a repronch upon the conduct of legistation to deny, a. just private clulm year after year as to rofuse to observe public faith in the payment of the Government bonds, The voluminous papers In the.casd had not all-boen read. when the, morning hour expired. : Acompliment was paid to Senator Bruce during the reading of the Holladay papers, by temporarily laying them one side and per- mitting him to have passed a Joint resolution authorizing the Issue of rations to the suifor- ers by a recent cyclone at Macon, Miss, RELLOGG-SPOFFORD, Senator Vanes finally got started in tho Kellogg debate, and rehearsed 9 stump speoch which he Is to deliver at n Democratic love-feast which {s to be held to-night in Virginia, He reviewed tho Kellogg Leg- islature and the elpher telegrams with broad hunor, told some good stories, and, on the whole, rather amused tho Senate and the gal- leries, ; Senntor Vest took the floor but will not spenk until to-morrow. aie Republicans do not appear disposed to adopt THE INMTATING COURSE taken by Mr. Blnine, which provoked two Democrats who had been opposed to the re- opening of the Kellogg case to change their minds, It is, however, believed — that on motion ta Iny the report ousting Kellogg on the table enough Democrats will vote with the Republicans to carry it. Should that be done, Kellogg will not be molested in his seat until next winter, It Is now probable that 0 vote on the Kellogg ease may be reached on Thursday. Senator Lamar: ts obliged to leave on Friday, and Senator Gordon will also be absent after that time. ‘Those Democratic Senators who take the ground that the Senate hag no power to reopen this case clatm that at least thirteen of thelr purty associates will vote to sustain this position and in opposition to the report of Senator Lin, NICARAGUA CLAIMS. Senator Hamlin thon called up the bill re- ported by him. froin a special committee ap- vointed for the purpose Inst summer to pro- vide for tho settlement of ‘claims of citizens of the United States ugalust Nicaragua, amounting to nearly $10,000,000, ‘The bill provides for the appolntment of a commis: sion to hear and determine these claims after a convention for that purpose shall have been concluded between the United States and Nicaragua, Objection was made that the ap- polntment of acennnisston could not be atte Jrorized until the convention or treaty had been negotiated and ratified, A aliscussion of this question involved the disclosure of diplanatic svereta, sa the Senate went, Into oxecutlye session and diseussed the bill for awhite with closed doors, but adjourned without action, 3 THY, DENATE, ‘To tha Western Anociated Press. < Wasmnaron, D.C. May %—In the Sonate this morning ‘Mr, Vauce resumed his speech in support of the resolutions do- clurhig IL, ML Spolford entitled to thy seat now held by Kellagg. Uo (Vaneo) jad erred In saying that Blanchard, who without the wuthority of the Rexistrar-General used hig nun ty direct the sein of returns to the Custom-llouse, wis Ke loge’ private seeretury, but ho was a clerk in Kelloge’s oflive, which was practically the sane thing, and never would have ventured to act as he did without instructions from his superlor ollicer. Whatever his position the undeniable fact was that the returns were fraudulently diverted. Mr. Vanes then clted the testl mony regarding the alteration of the face ot the returns at might fy Kellogg's house. Ir. Vance, In further remarks, suld the tolegrainy betweet Kellogg arul his friends furnished by the Western Union ‘Telegraph Compuny were IN CIPHER AND UNINTELLIGIULE, An fimocent man would probably have traus Jated thom voluntarily, Mr. Kullogg stated that he had offered to do 80, 28 appeared by the testimony, but was not allowed to da su, Mr, Saulsbury said the Committee had given Kellogg permission, but he had not availed himself of tt, Mr, Vance continued by reading some of the elp er telegrains, atid tranglating them a3. the Commilttes supposed they should read, De. read a8 itollaws: ésiibste . 8. Badge Customs, Now Orlcass” Pioaso oronn aah are aurtOn fore manently important, Hat all can whilo Soar absent, Hawloy Hittte easier, Fear aay weak Important. JAp Innbront. “Hawley iso Away this week, Mr. Vance translated St thus: . Vieaso appoint —— and —— permnnently. int all at ean while Sherman ttle casier. Sherman Kritaaa. KELLOGG LEFE THE CHAMNEN Mr, Vanes supposed the Senator from Loulsiana would correct him if his: transia- tion was wrong, Kellogg having left, the chamber, Vance raisetl a tho well-k ugh by reciting nown Jines: Ho smiled a kind of sickly smilo, And curled upon the floor, And subsequent proceedings Interested bin no more, ‘The telegrams were so numerous that Mr. Vance could read but a few, which he inter- preted a3 hnpliceting Kellozg in tampering with witnesse: Of persons wor! an ofiicer in the Custom-Lfouse, told one of his friends, who applied for a pace, * I ean’t appoint my friends now. appoint these damned hounds and curs to keep the The sitting member never traversed this tes- mony. It who began to squeal were in fact appointed, and iminedintely the sound of thelr squeal. ing vexed the elrcumambient air no more, and directing the movements ing in his (nterest. Marks, Tam obliged to in from. squealing on Kellogg.” was ‘also proved that the men Mr. Vance then considered the Jegal as- pects of the case, and argued that the Pack- ard Legistature | MAD NO LEGAL EXISTENCE, and that the cholce of the Nicholls Legisin- ture was the only choice of the State, been gald it was'a dangerous precedent to re- verse the former action of the Senate. thought It a inore Gangerous precedent to say an Senator was entitle It had ‘ance d to a seaton the merits of the ease, when In fact the merits had not been inquired into. Mr. Carpenter asked whether the Senator from North Carolina clalmed that, after the Senate had taken up a case and pasty disposed of it by a resolution declar- ng merits, nothing was settled; that the next week the case might be taken up and decided the ater way, and the next month changed ack ut heard it, and he claimant entitled to a sent on the in, and so on forever. Mr. Vance did not, but he elained that the principle of res adjudicata did not appl to this particular ease at all. Kellogg was never constitutionally entitled to the seat, and should vote accordit Tle believed ingly. LITTLE DEFICIENCY, PROPHECY OF A VETO. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnotoy, D. C., May 8.—The reports from here last night that President Mayes had vetoed the Little Defictency bill will doubtless be admitted by its originators to be Incorrect, in view of the fact that the bill did not reach the President until this afternoon. It was generally supposed that the bill was sent to the President last Friday, and, from that circumstance, journalistic ingenulty might well have constructed a veto. But, asa matter of fact, the bill renached.the Sen- ate Friday after that budy had adjourned, and could not be signed by the presiding of- cer, as the Iaw requires, and, as the Senate did not meet Saturday, the bill was not signed until 1 o'clock this afternoon, and did not reach the President until 2 o'clock. ‘The President, therefore, could not have vetoed n bill Saturday which did not reach him antit this afternoon. ‘That, however, the bill witt be votoed there BEEMS TO BE NO REASONABLE DOUBT, as was stated In these dispatches x week ago. There 1s little to add to the statement then made ns to the grounds upon which the veto will be passed. ‘The President, in his vetoes last year, clearly stated that he was opposed to political riers bpon appropriation bills He has not changed his views, and that ob- jection still Ifes as to the present bill, Mfore- over, the bill naturatly changes thy law as to the appointment of Marshals in the future, and that provision is considered as uot ger- mane to the pending bill, agit Introduced new legislation and’ is foreign to the pu Tposes of an appropriation bill, ‘Thu President, indeed, * is represented a3 belng, opposed on principle to the provision as to Marshals, Inasmuch ns it ts perfect, and would be uncertain In Its operations, Mr. Wells, of Missouri, © member of the Appropriations Committee, sald to-night that a veto of the Little Deficiency bill would not necessarily keep Congress here dny longer than otherwise. Said he: “We could pass a joint resolution providing for the Public Printer, and let the rest of the bill go, .*It is pot the samo as If it were one of the regular s. IN CONTRAST with this opinton, Senator Beck, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, saya a veto means a prolongation of the session nntil August, Mr, Deck thinks that with smooth sailing an adjournment Is possi- ble by June 1, ‘Dr, Aiken, of South Carolina, thinks Con- gress cannot possibly wet nway by the Ist of June, as that gives only. sixteen working days to pass five appropriation bills, one of which, the Legislative bil, generally requires, ten days’ thue in the House, and the others from four days to a week. ——- INTEROCEANIO CANAL. SKALOUSY BETWEEN COMMITTEES, Spectat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurnaton, D. C,, Muy 3.—Myr. King, Chajrman of the Select Committes on Tnter- oceanic Canals, has made several attempts lately to have his Committee meet for the purpose of going on with tho business of exninjuing routes and taking testimony of witneases familiar with tho geography of the Isthmus, On ench occasion he had already ghven notice that he should call up ls reso- lution for action by the House, In the mean- tlme Mr, Cox, Chairman of the Foreizn Affairs Committee, has a reaolution on tho House calendar which covers nearly the ground traversed by the King resolu- tion, except that it aims only at the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, Mr, Cox will call this up ag a substitute, and hopes successfully to contest the fell with Mr, King. ‘This contest arises from tho rivalry which has all along existed between the twa Committees ever sinco the creation of the King Committee, ‘The Forelgn Attairs Commnilttee, not having a very large docket, felt itself amply able to take charge of this matter of the Nicaraugna Canal. * BADS! SCHEME, Mr, Cochran, Capt. Eads’ attornoy, says hia client fs still hopeful that his plan will eventually be adopted. He usks that he be allowed to build his raflroad, and after It is completed and in running order he will ask the Government to guarantes hima payment of 6 percent on the stock ot the road for thirty years, ‘There will be $50,000,- 000 of stock, and the 6 per cent guurmntes would amount In thirty years to, $00,000,000, Mr, Eads cluling, however, that in point of fact this Interest-money would never haye to be pald in, beeause the Government would be relinbursedl out of a sinking fund which would be established and made permanent out of the earnings of the road, All he wants of the Maranite Is the credit and rep- agation It would give the road as an dinyest- ment. In return for the guarantee the Gov ernment will have control of tolls, tme> sehedules, and the running machinery gen- orally. IN THE 1OUSE. NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicuga Tridunes Wasiixaton, D. 0., May 3.—The preeeed- ings of the House to-day certainly did not indleate any probability of a final adjourn. mont June 1, unlesss the fuct that Speaker Randall loft the chuir In charge of another to urge upon leading Democrats the necessity of hastening work Is to bo Interpreted as meaning that preparations are actively niak- ing for an carly close of the sesslon, ‘This Mr, Randall did, and a gentleman who ac- companied him on the cars this morning from Philadetphfa says that Randall stated that Congress would adjourn tn four weeks from to-day. Randall's prophecy ls doubt- lesa worthy to be recorded. Under the new rulesthis was the day when members who could obtain recognition might present propositions for passage under a ais- penston of the rules, The results of the day's work clearly show that the new syatem of rules can be used so as to prevent any mem- ver from at any time presenting proposition for passage In that way unless it shall firat lin¥e come from a committee; that in fact the rules, under a construction entirely legitl- mate, may practically abolish the system of passing bills offered by individuals not au- thorized by committee under the suspen- ston of tho rules, All that fs necessary to accomplish this {s for any member to CALL ¥Oft THE READING OF EVERY BILT that is presented, and for any, metnbes, when Ils State Is called, to send up to ho read lengthy documents in the form of bills. The Republicans resorted to this plan to-day. It wns reported. among them that the Demo- erats who were first on the list for recogni- tlon for susp ons would offer for passage an anti-third-term resolution which was passed by the;Dumocratic House in 1875, and which was voted for hy many of the Repub- leans in the present House, including some very earnest Grant men. Whether such was the intention of the Democrats or not, tho Republicans did not seem to desire to have, their consistency ptt to any such test, It was also ‘reported that attempts would be made to pass some, tariff DIL under suspension of the rules, and many Democrats ns well as Republicans were op posed to this, in view of the fact that the Vays and Means Committee will doubtless soon report favorably or otherwiso some sort of atariff bi. Accordingly the reading of every bill presented was demanded, but tho roll-eall of States was rapidly nearing its end when the Republican Jeaders Introduced # proposed revision of the Bankrupt Iny, the reading of which constuned an hour. * The Republicans held in’ reserve a printed bilt roviding a new form of government for the istrict of Columbia, the reading of which, it was estimated by the clerks, woul have consumed ten hours, when the Democrats, seeing that they were ‘beaten, consented to an. early adjournment, and the day was lost. PACIFIC RAILROADS. COMPLETING THE’ NORTHERN PACIFIC. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasninatox, D. C.. May 3.—On last Thursday the House Committee on Paeific Railroads postponed for one week the fur- ther consideration of the bill to extend the time for the completion of the Northern Pa- cific in order to procure testimony from the War Department bearing on the subject. James F, Wilson, who {s here in the interest of the road, says he does not think the in- formation will: be forthcoming this week. “Allwe ask,” he sald, ‘is thatthe charter be not forfeited, and we feel quite conildent of that, We don’t care for noti-netion; ler us alone, and we ask no odds.” Wilson thinks that, under the act of organt- zation, the United Sfates Is called upon only to do what is needfu) to further the Interests of the road when {t{s in difficulty or has falled to comply with the conditions Imposed onit. ‘Lo forfeit a charter would not be in the line of doing what Is needful to advance the Interests of a road any more than to ham- string a horse would be in the Ine of increas- ing his speed ns a rai AN ALLE Spretat to Chiewan Datiy News. Wasmrxatos, D, C., May 3.—An article In the Sunday Capital yesterday has created uitea sensation here,, The article states that for some time past a scandal has been brewing at the Capitol which bids falr to rival In'disgrace, if not in magnitude, the history of the Credit Mobtlier and Pas Mail. “The subject matter in those premis jg the land-grant extension job, a scheme by whieh the two unfinished Packie Rutlronds which have pooled their Issues propose to avert the consequences of. their failure to coniply with the terms under which they re- served thelr land grants, and — such are the circumstances of the case that tho proposed extension. amounts sub- stantially, to a new grant, In de. flance, of ‘course, of. the pintform _ of both parties for the last olgtt yenrs,” But the seandal fs not in the ylolution of party pledges; it isin the methods that have been and are being eny plogedt to secure the result. The venerable lobbytst_ who has had charge of the ILuntington and Gould interests for a munber of years isatthe head of the land- grant syndicate, and his pay-roll, either In cash ot stock, placed whore it will do the most good, {s sald to embrace not only the usuat number of professionals who carry Congressuy their pockets, but several eminent newspaper reformers and a number of distinguished statesmen holding places in the approprinte committers. The Capital further charged that certain committees of the House were packed In the Interests of the railroad lobby, It is thought, that the whole question will be Investigated and the charges thoroughly sifted. ORTIVS REVENGE. HE PROPOSES GETTING EVEN WITIL SPRINGER. Spectat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasmwyaros, D. C., May 3.—Goilove S, Orth, of Indiana, rose in his place this morning ‘and obtained permission from the onse to make a personal explanh- tion to-morrow relative to. nn assault made. upon him by the Springer Investigat- ing Committee in the Forty-fourth Congress on agcount of certain Venezuelan claims. In obtaining this permission, Mr. Orth gave notico that it would be well for Mr. Springer, Representative from” the Springfield (il) District, to bo present, as ho might hear something Interesting, Mr. Orth’s friends have long known thut he was grossly perse- cuted by the Demoeratie Committee of that Congress for partisan ends, for the purpuse, among other things, of, driving hin from the Gubernatorial tleket at on eritical time In the elvetlon, and also, If possible, to de- feat tho election of the Republican tIeket in the plvotal State, Mr, Orth will show that the Investigation, while professing to examine inte the validity of the clahus 0! our. citizens against Venezuela, was in reality i AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST ITIMSELF, and was made uv for the purpose of ailecting his candidacy for the Goyernorship In 1s; that the investigution was most untairly eon- dneted, partaking largely of mere, partisan characters that th rt which found its yay Into the public, press was not sustained by the testhnony, ‘Chis placed Mr, Orth on the defensive hr the midst of the Saanpalisn In the inost doubtful and probably plyotal Stato in the Union, and, rather than Jeop- nrdize the success of the purty, he retired from the exnvass, After Its declination the Foreign Alfulrs Committee made a report In which nots single charge was made utfect- ing his integety. Mr, Orth deferred making any explanation of this during his canyass, for the renson that) Mr, Springer was drag: zing ont his exnutuatian and emitting week- y reports of tho testimony which woult to. quire inany explanations, and, after hls dec- Nnation, he then deferred In the hope, now arentity, that he could sake it one day on tho Noor of the House. THE NEW MINT. DAVIS!) PLEA IN BEHALE OF CHICAGO, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasuinatox, D, ©, May 3.—Ropresent- atlye George R, Days appeared before the Committes on Colnage, Weights, and Meas- nres this morning to present the advantages of Chicago for tho Jocation of the National Aflnt, which Is to. bo established at same point in tho Missiistppl Valley. Bir. Davis was ‘the first representative of Chicago to advocate the claints of that elty, notwith- standing all other tovations had been houtst from, ‘The report of the Buurd of ‘Trade of Chicago, called forth by a elreular lotter fs sued “fn 1875, and a letter of ex-dov, Bross before the Historical Society, were read, Mfr, Davls claimed that the population of Chicago was lurgely In ‘excess of St. Louts, and that the census of Tinols ‘wowed 1,000,000 more Inhabitants than elther of the States of Wisconsin, Iowa, Dlichigan, or Indians, while tt contained 300,000 more than Misgourl, and 9,500,000 more than Nebraska. ‘The banklng capital of Chi- cago amounted to over $24,600,000, as shown ez, by the report of f es ted ot ‘Trade of Chi- engo in 1976, wht lag ay nt! clearings amounted to $45,000,000 inf 3? an in. 1875, ‘That elty had stood ogaing » combined scourges of fire and panles 48 Fi] ssessed-ample eapttal to render a mint /S ‘nical and useful, a eirg Acit NO BULLION could be controm,:: It was the largest rm way centre fh thé'world, and is dara Tal rail with many citius, and the tonnage there- from ls greater than any elty In: tho West, reaching out to the bu Hon prodveing fielda of the Far West; and, while Denver and. Santa FG were nbout 200 miles nearer St. Louls than Chien, frelgitt would inevitably be cheaper to the Intler elty than the former, Inasmuch as shipment would be on one con- thuous rallroad line, making numerous transfera wnneceasary. Tio called attention to the Immense volume of Chicago capital invested in Western mining Interests, and stated Kune that, ity receive from pexas estern Territories far more tobacco, eatlle, ete, than Louls, and produced, the reports of Boards of Trade of both cities . to verify the statement, The money-orders pild at the Chiengo Post-OMtes oxoceded those of St. Louis 320,000 in number and $2,000,000 fn ainotnts, ‘The cheapest of food, low rates. and other expenses of Iiving In Chieaze were presented: also the fact that ehemleals, fitel, labor, ete.. necessary for a mint could be obtained at Chicago as cheap- Vv ns at any other locality. ‘Tha fact that the General Goverment owns. siltable property on which to erect a_omint was urged as an additional reason for the choire of that locality. The facilities of transportation from the riines to the elty and from the city ‘to nl parts of the United States are possessed by no other city In the country, and, inasmuch as itis now tho financtal” and commercial centre of the Western world, It ly entitled to the location, TREASURY LOANS SECRETARY SHERMAN ON THE SENATE BILL FOR THEM REGULATION, ‘ Wasiinaros, D.C. May 3.—The follow- ing letter has been sent by the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Chalrinan of the Finance Committee of the. United States Senate: Sin: I have the honor to acknowledge tha receipt of your letter of the 20th inst., trans- nitting the Senate bill to dofine the amount and manner of purchases of public loans to bo made by the Secretury of the Trousury and requesting niy views {fn regard thorete, ‘Tho bill in ques- tion requires the Seeretary of tho ‘Treasury to: purchase outstanding obligations of the United States bearing interest at 6 per cent per annum: tothe amount of not less thin $5,000,000 In cnet week untll he ghall have ptrchused and exe tinguished all such putstan ding obligutions, these purchases to be made in nddiuon to and independent ef any purchneca of ont- standing obligations of the United States made by the Secretary on account of the Sink- Jog Fund. ‘Tho bill also provides that all pur- ebases of bonds hereafter made shall be advers usedin tho -puviie press on Monday of cack week, and the parenase of amounts thus ndvor- tixed for shall be, mude by the Treasury on Wedneailay of egeh week, In reply L huve to state that tho amount of 6 aay obligations now outstanding 1s about 25,000,000, which, under tho: rar deluns of this uct, the Treasury would be obliged to purchase WITHIN THE NEXT PLFTY WERKS. To accompllat this purpose the surplus revenues within that period must nmount to the face of the bonds and premlum pafd thereon, the present nite of which i4 sbout 6 per: cent, or the reserve in the ‘Treasury accumulated for resumption purposes must ‘be used or resort be had to ine eroaged taxation, ‘Tho surplus revenues since the Ist of January, though lurger than wns expected or can be ex- rected In Euttire, have been only about 810,000,000 month; but, should they continue ut tho sume rate, they would provide for pnyinent within the next fifty weeks of less than once half the bonds which this bill requires to "bo purchi }» With the Deficloncy bitt now before Jongress, and whieh will soot become a lw, and the probable napropriations for tho next enr, thers is no probability of having such a argo umount of surplus revenue us stated. Therv is at present af cash in tho ‘Troveucy about £152.000,009 nbove all matured Mubilities, oxcepting United States notes. OF this amount there is of fractional silver coins and of nickel and minor cols about $23,000,000, which would not be availible’ far tha purchase of nds, theso coins bein tegul-tonder only in small amounts. ‘This would lenye of tho availible wash in-tho Treasury abot $19,000,000, which amount was ncenmuinted ton largo extent by the ante of bonds for the resumption of specie: yuyments, and is little tess than 40 per cont sf | thé amount of outstanding nutas. Neither the law nor sound policy scoms to per- mit any encroachment on this fund. There would seem, therefore, fo be no method of cure rylug out the provisions of tha bill axcept by resort toinercused tuxution, and the propriety ‘of such increase for thts purpose: MUST NE DETERMINED NY CONGRESS. Tdeom tho inntter of advertising in advance the amount of bonds to be purchased as inad- visnble. Such a courte woul only onable bank- ers ant brokers tatdvance the prico of bonds and todletate terms to tho ‘Treysury, Under existing methial of muting purchases it is understoo by all that the surplus of tho Gov- erninent willbe puld out fran week to week In the purehuse of bonds, bids for which wilt be re celved up to noon of euch Wednesday ot. the ~ Sub Teer in Now’ York, The | amount of bonds to be purchased ts not made public watil afterall the bldsurein, thus proyveuting wy combination to compet the Treasury to pay ox~ orbitant rates for bonds, and it is well undore stond tat the Departinent: reserves tho right to reject all bids should prices be considered uns dats: high, aright whieh would be surrendored under the proposed buUL L know of no reagan for making any purchases of bonds beyond the amount of tho aurplis rev— enue, und for thls purpose the ‘Teensury already has sufiient author! while the present meth= odof making parehnses is probably os advan tneour to the Governmont as any that can ba devised. lam, very respectfully, JouN Bienaian, Secrotary. NOTES AND NEWS. THE POSTMASTEN-GENERALSIUD. Sveciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasiinoros, D. G, May .—A gentleman who called upon the President this morning for Information with reer to the report that Gov, Oglesby is: to. be appointed Poste imaster-General says that the President sald that the name of Mr, Oglesby had not been considered or mentioned. ‘The President was net sufictently communicative to state whether it would be consttered, wow that i¢ had been mentioned, Its certain that some of Oglesby’s friends here have presented his name fer coustleration, ‘The statement ts nite by others who: have talked to, the Presidént nbout the prospective yacnney fn the Cabinet thatit fy not the purpose to so- lectany one for this place until: after the Chicago Convention shall have made Its nomination, and that then the Postinaster- General ‘selected will be In harmony with the Presidential nomines of the party. ‘The wieked, perhaps, may Infer from this report that the goat old thnes fire to come again, and that Civil-Servies Order No, 1 13 to be still more energetically sent to the rear DONNELLY-StINGEIL ‘Tho speelat comulttes to investigate the authorship of the suonymons fetter sent to Congressinin Springer relntlys to the Donvelty-Washburn case continued — the examination of Mr. Donnelly this morning, Nothing was developed beyond an expres sion of oplulon on tho part of the witness thas he belleved W. 8. King and Charles John- son, of Minnesota, to bo the authors of the anonymous letter, He bases this bellef on tho recolpt of a telegram from IL, 2. Hall, editor of the Globe, the lading Dewacratla newspaper in St. Pant, in which Hall told him that a fund was belng rolsed In Minne-* sota (o be applied to the purpose of pushing - Washburn's caso through, out us not being evidence, * WHEELER'S AMBITION. Vice-President | Wheeler authorizes. the ‘Thts was ruled statemeht that he Ql not be a candidate for, election to Congress from the St, Lawrence istrict) New York, this full, ag hag been In- thoated fy some quarters he would, He says + that nfter haying been ten years o member of the House he no longer desires to occupy "+ that position, but he adds that if the next House of Assembly of the New York Legis- lature shall.bo Republican he will be a cand!” date for i seat {1 the United States Benate ta sueceud Senator Kernan. rae g POSTAL TELEGRAPHY. © , 4 : Ellis, of Loulsiana, Introduved a Dill fo etal -day to afford an opportunity fora telvgraph foxperiunent. ‘The bili poses that Hues shall be established between meron aye t alee