Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1881, Page 6

8 WASHINGTON. The Railroad Question Un- expectedly Before Congress. ‘Immediate and Universal Atten- tion Bestowed upon the eo Subject. Speech of Mr. Reagan, Giv- ing the Details of His Scheme. No Assumption of Popular Ownership of the Rondbeds Put For- ward, » No Attempt to Control the * ‘New York Central Inside of New York. .The Bill, Just the Same, Will Meet the Bitter Opposition of the Railroads. Passage in the House of the Army Bill Appropriating - $26,315,800. Mrs. Christiancy Attacks Her Husband and Repudiates the Lettera— The Chinese Treaty. Frank Palmer Appointed Postmaster of Chicago Again—Senator Ma- hone’s Departure, wk INTER-STATHE COMMERCE. * _ REAGAN'S PLAN, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WAsitsaton, D. C., Dee. &.—Congress, \ particularly the House, recommenced its labors with unusttal zeal. No attenipt was made to take up the Funding. bill, as Fer- nando Wood, Chairman of the Ways and ‘Means Committee, who has it In charge, is confined to his bed with an illness which away prove severe, Mr. Wood is a feeble man, advanced in years, aud some of the friends of the Funding bit think that, if the passage of that mensure fs to depend upon his ability to return to his Congressional duties, there Js little prospect that the bill will be passed. at this session. But, had Mr. Wood been in hits seat, he would hardly haye ventured to have brought up the Funding bill to-day, THERE WAS NOT A QUORUM PRESENT, the highest vote that wis cast during tho day being 1%, which is twenty-three yotes less than a quorum. ‘The Funding bill, moreover, Is not the regular order of bust- ness, but Is in Committee of the Whole, and cannot be considered until the Honso shnll, by a majority vote, decide to resolve itself into $Comnilttee of tho Whole for that purpose, The’Army Appropriation bill was reatly, and Jt passed in a very short time, without any considerablo: debate, and with- out material amendment. ‘The only changes -mado were that thore was an increase mado in the approprintion In two of the Stems of the bill, ‘There were seven votes ngalust the +? DIN, all Democratic. ae THERE WERE NUMORS that the Democrats would propose amend- ments to further reducu the army and to place new restrictions upon it in vatlous ways, but the predictions of the Chalrman “of the. Appropriations Committee that the Democrats Wouid not furnish any reason for nn extra session were reniized, at least upon this bill. Gen. Hawley .tried to have a pro- viso adiled that the 25,000 men of which the anny ts nominally composed should, mean 25,000 actual, available figiting force, and thatthe“ general sorvico mon”? so-catled, thontisted men who are used In clerical and-yvyrious capacitics, shoul not bo de- ducted from the army proper. But the amendment did not provall, and the real fighting force of the army 1s to remain con- alderably below 25,000 inen, THE NEST OF THE DAY, thanks to tho (logged persistatice of Reagan, z Was spent upon the Inter-State Commerce bill, and a devate was begun upon, It to Which no Minit {s fixed, aud which promises to excite as much interest ag any subject that +, Will be considered at this sessfon, Reagan is not famillar with parliamentary rules, and publicly acknowledged his ignorance of them to-day, is experience in attempting i to reach tho bill furnished a curious iHustra- tion of the operations of tho new rules, and showed how easy It would have been for 5 i few members to have prevented the consid- eration of this Important question, The bill was on whut is called, wider the new sys- ten rat THE MOUSE CALENDAN It could be reached after « vote by the Houses hould decide to preceed to business ‘upon that calendar, and, this belng detor- mined, the rules further seauired that tho bills upon the calendar should be taken up } in thelr order, and elther passed, or, by a minjority, be lald aside, Reagan objected to ‘any such tortuous course, and could sce no acnse in not proceeding directly to its bil, as the mujority of the House evidently desired twdo. But tho spenker helped him through the mazes of the rules, and assisted in laying aside the Important bills which blocked the way. ‘ AMONG THY BILLS ‘were sovernl that had strong friends, and it was with great difticulty that the supportens of these passed mensures were induced not , But consent was obtained to pass over in turn the Political Assessment bill, the Board of Health bill, the Electoral College bill, an important Indian iH, an Intportant Finance DIN, and, tinally, the Inter-State Commerce DIN was reached, Now difeulties then pre- sented themselves. ‘Chis resulted from “THE ANOMALOUS ue WHICH REAGAN with regard to the Inter-State bill, Although Chalrman of the Committee, he ts In the minority upon this subject. ‘The bil repurt- ed by the innjority of the Committge, which 4g the Committee in a¥yparlingientary sense, + 48 the Henderson Commission bill, and there are two ntuendinentsin the nature of substi. tutes, one by Reagan and one by McLune “of Maryland, Reagun was permitted by the Cownnttter, prima thele, to report the, Com mnittee’s, or the Henderson Commmisston pill, mud to-day claimed the right to control: the * whole subject, and sought to control , dt entirely in the Interests of his -gwn substitute, Moreover, lie has thought 69 much upon the subject, and hus be come convinced that hfs plan Is the ouly cor. * yeetone, that he is quite disposed to consider, and: sometimes openly declares, that those who disagree with him are =~ fi ENEMIES OF ‘THE PROPLE “and friends of monopolies, He intimated as quuch tu-day, and was very sharply taken to ; fask for Jt by Henderson, of IWinels, who m2 to make objections to the Inter-State bill.- -: THE CHICAGO TRIBUN: sorved notleo on him that he would do well to consider himsolf os not possessedl of all virtues, and that he would not be pormitted to genounce il who disagreed with him. Reagan's course In advocating his substitute, while by: Neaht heonly held the floor te report the Committee's, or the Henderson ill, in his capacity as the organ of the Committee, was, ina parlinmentary sense, grossly wronk, aud in every other sense unfalr, Dut Reagan was too earnest, or too blunt, or too deter. mined, to see or acknowledge this, and tn- sisted npon delivering his speech, which ho ald. Tt cortalnly was AVERY ADLE PRESENTATION OF TIE CASE, Mr. Reagan claimed that Congress had en- tire Jurisdiction over tho: subject ot inter- State commerce, and that it was wellssettled by the courts that the United States Govern- ment has the same power -to control Inter- State commerce thut the States have to con- trol commerce within the States, He desires to have railroads restricted, not by taking away from them thelr power of diserimina- tion, but by Hinting thelr power tq, ciscritHl- uate between places, Ie wisties that Con- gress should provide that more could not be charged for a shorter than for a longer distance, ‘he ent-load he would take as n unit, The schedule of printed tates which many corporations now claim are posted up, he sald, are not observed, even If they are posted up, HE CITED SEVERAL INSTANCES toshow where the ofleers of rallrond com- pantes hal made distinet imlgrepresentations on the subject, The grentest dificulties which States have found in administering thelr Inws, he had discovered from thorough research, were In the matter of obtaining evidence, All these diiieulties were re- moved, he elated, by his bill ‘To those who inquired how he would determine what Inter-State commerce is, he replied that the origin and destination of merchandise determined Its character, and that the shippers, and not the taltrond companies, mark the packages. If any package shipped within a State was marked toa point beyond the limits of the State, that package was Inter-State com- meree, and the rallroad company carrying It would come within the jurlsdletion of the zislerat Jaw, If his bit should pass, He was asked * A QUOD MANY TROUNLESOME QUESTIONS, partleularly by the adyoeates of the Com- iisston plan. Mr. Rice, of Massachusetts, for instance, wished Mr. Reagan to explain whint power Congress had to control the New York Central Raitrund, which Is Q corporation running entirely within the limits of a: State, and how the New York Central could be amenable to Reagan's pro- posed Inw as to commerce which it received from Canada by rail or over the lakes by water, Inasmuch as Reagan's bill makes. no provision for the control or regulution of water navigation, ONE OF THE BTRONG ARGUMENTS, evidently, that will be raised by the oppo- nents of the Reagan bill ls that it diserimi- nates In favor of water routes, andalso legis- Intes practically in favor of rallrond cor- porations such aq the New York Cen- tral, which are entirely within a State, and jurisdiction over which, it would seem, is not given to Congress. Reagnn’s answers to these questions ‘Were not entirely clear. ‘The scenes In the House nt the time were con- fusing, and the hour was late, Ie, perhaps, will give better answers to-morrow, ‘The most speelfic answer that he gave was that the charneter of tho commerce would deter- mine the Jurisdiction, and that the packages, by thelr making, would show that they were Inter-State commerce, and would confer Federal furisiiction, and that the New York Central would be compelled to recognize this law. THE LAWYERS Pressed Reagan rather closely on this point, and tho furthor consideration af that trouble- some*question Is reserved, Ie, however, stated the omission to attempt to control water “courses In his bill was intentional, for the reason that, while raitronds may sowctlines deféat Congress, they cannot ie- feat God Almighty, and Ils public water- works, ‘The Inwyers say that one of tho weakest poluts of Rengan’s bill Is the fuct that, by the principles which he establighes, hie can searecly make itclear that Congress hag ‘the power to control thes New York Central, Railroad, o corporation wholly within’ a State, and tho op ponents of the Reagan bill, should they choose to adopt Ruagan’s own inethods, and insinuate that every one who dovs not agree with them is corrupt, might perhaps charge that Heagan’s bill Is ratner é IN THE INTERESTS OF TILE NEW YORIC CEN- TIAL ROAD, as the connecting link dn the great through route of travel, and opposed to other routes, ‘This {a charged by soine of the rallroad men. Another point which the opponents of the Reagan bill thought was a wenk ono in that measute was tho fact that there ‘was no adequate provision to prevent a rall- rond from evading the Inter-State commerce jurlsdiction by declinhiz, to carry ‘goods beyond tho State line, and by charging such tates usitpleased to tho border. To sis Mr. Heagnn replied that he hus provided,.{n his bill, that no common enrrlers shall real ajourney, but that all shipments properly consigned shall bo carrfed In one continuotts haul, unless prevented by accident, Rene gan's criticisms of the Commission plan were very severe, and some of them quite just. Ile thonght it was a cumbersome pleco of ma- chinery, jusinuating, of course, that it was devised in the Interestof tho rallroads, which anybody who knows the framer of {t knows Js untrue, and that it could only resylt In de- Jay, and would furnish no adequate remedy, “un REAGAN'S tht trar rape Mia THE COM MIASION PLA proposed by the Henderson bill were nelthor clearly put dior reasonable, Mls argument upon this branch of the subject was 0 weak point Inn strong speech, His objections showed very narrow prejudice, and his state nent plutily indicated that he had an lnper- fect knowledge of the Commission plan. It did not seem to occur to him that a law which provided a sttingent code to regu- Jato Inter-State traMle night, at the same thug, provide a Commission to see to It that the law should bo executed, ‘The legal mae chinery which he proposes by his bill does notact as quickly or as thoroughly as that provided by the Commission plan. ‘Lhe suly ject attracted very much more attention tian has bean expected. Tho debates upon the Funding bill did not keep as many men- bers in thelr seats, Even the friends of the Commission plan admit that there are many wise features tn the Reagan plan, especially those which place greater Mimitations upon the powers of. corporations, which require more adequate guarantees that there shall be publicity und no discrimination as to rates, and which punish the Infractions of law by fine, and by both elvdl and criminal pen- ulties. Itis possible thatthers = - MAY ME AN ATPEMPT TO UNITE some of the features “uf tho Reagan bill with the Henderson Commission plan, ‘This will, however, hardly bedone by Mr, Reagun’s consent; unjess he echunges the somewhat domiheering poaltion which he assumed to- duy, Me seems to think thathis own scheme Jy the’ perfect one, and that all: other plans aroborn of the adversary, Mr. Reagan's urguuent as to waterways’ seems to be: that water-ways are free, to all and tho freest competition fs pormitted upon them, On the contrary, tho railroads ure the exclusive property of cgmpanies, un- der thelr exclusive managemerlt, and are, in fact, monopolles, in g ‘measure free froin competition as to parts, at least, of thelr Ines. ‘This works u difference between rallroud ond water transportation, and, with out the action of political authority abridg- ing the powers.of these mouovolles. thay : R retain the absolute control of .frelght rates on thelr soveral Iues, INDEPENDENT OF THE INTERESTS AND WISHES OF THE PEOPLE, It ls suggested that a combination may be made between water and rallroudt ines of transportation. ‘That cannot be dony go ns to take freights from under the operation of the bill which aro {ntor-State fralghts that are passing through more ‘than one Stato or from or to n foreign country. It 13 not proposed by the terms of .the bill to fix rates of freight beyond prohibiting the charging of more for a enr-load of freight for ashorter than fora longer distance on the same line of transportation. . THERE 13 NOTHING IN THIS TILT which will prevent the railroads from charg- ing such rates after St was passed as they now charge in competition with water trans- portation. Nothing should be done by Con- gress to Impair the value of the water frans- portation of the country as a competition with the rallronds, On this ground it is beat todo nothing witch wotld place any restriction.or hindrance on water transpor- tation, From this It will be seen that there {s nothing in the bit whieh authorizes a combination between water Iines and rall- rons in competition with all-rall lines which docs not now exist. . THE RAILWOADS are avidently proparing to make a formida- ble opposition to tha Reagan bill, now that, contrary to expectation, It has been suddenly brought before the House, From one of thelr leading representattyes it fs learned that the following potnts are to be strongly urged against the bills 1, Thoy wilt hold that Congress has no right to fssumo jurisdiction over rallroads, Such na- sumption {s based on the clause of the Constitue tion which declares that Congress shill regulate commerce with forolyo nations and among the soveral” Stntes, It will be * urged that tho clnuse in. question was nover designed togive Congress any auch power, IC St has power to Interfere with the business of rallroads, thon it can regulate all common car- riers, oven to the two-wheeled cart which flies ‘etweon two States, & 2 2. ‘That such a law as Mr. Reagnn proposes will make . Waskington tho hendquartors of ull tho railroad ollices ju the country, whethor they like it or not, and that theso roads will bo com~ polled to keep agents here all tho timo to look attor tholr Interests before Congress, which will bo the general managing power of thom ull, 3, That auch legisiation willentarge tho juris- diction of the Federal Courts, annul that of the State Courts, and make tho procurement of justice by u private citizen more difticult and ox- pensive than now, . 4, That tho proposed law discriminates in avyorof short hauls, and its tendency will bo to make freights for Jong distances oppresalve, and traflic It many instances quite {mposstble, F 5. ‘That, wherever States have texlsigted In this sume direction, the result bas been dircetly Opposit to that sought. In nll such ensea freights bave been largely Increased, and additional and unnecessary burdens have been Jald upon elilp- pers, 1 THE MINORITY PLAN. INTRODUCED, Speclat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasittnaton, D, C., Jan, &.—Mr. Springer {ntroduced in the House to-day ils Reappor- fhonment bill, which provides also for minor ity representation, ‘The bill was read, and, after n brief contest, referred to the Census Committee, Some of the Republicans muin- talned that, under the rules, it should go to the Elections Committee, Inasmuch as the Census Conunittcs was appointed for a specific purpose, of which the considern- . tion of some features of the Springer bill was not one. ‘There was no debate upon the sub- ject, and nothing was developed boyond what has already been noticed in ‘fire Trmune Senator Pendleton, of Ohio, is preparing a bill upon apportioninent which the Demo- ernts sny will probably bo inado the basly of ‘| thelr action, SPRINGEN’S HILL. ‘To tho Wreatern aAssoclated Preas, f Wasinatos, D. ., Jan. 5.--Springer’s Reapportionment bill provides that, when- ever na new State ts admitted to the Union, the Representatives asstgnod to it alinil bo fu addition to the number 203; that Sec. 23 of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be amended so as to read us tollows:" The Legislature of oach State, ns soon ag practicable after tho passage of tuis act, and nt every sulbsequeng apportionment of Itepresenta- tivds In Congress after anow const, shall divige tho Stutu as herein provided, Btates entitled to one Stepresentative In Congress shall con- stitute one Conyressionn! district. States entitled to two Neprosentatives shall bo alvided Into Congresstonul districta a8 nearly aus Jn population us possible, States entitled tothraa Representatives shalt constitute one Congressional district, In which thoro shall ba elected threo [tepresentativesin tho manner heres innfter provided. States entitled to tour Repre- sentatives shall bo divided into two distriets, in oncof which districts there shall be elected three Representatives, and In the other there shall be elected ono Representative. Saates ene Utled to Ayo Representatives ghatl constitute one district; In which flye Heprogontatives shalt be elected. States ontitled to six Renresonta- tives shall bo divided Into two districts, Inench of whith thors shall ba olocted throe Itepresenta- tives, States entitled tu seven Reprosontatlyes shall bo divided {into three districts, In two of which districts there shall bo elected threo Representatives exch, and in tho other district one Represontative; andallathor Statea shall be so divided by tho Argisintures thereof aato constitute districts Inwhieh one, threo, and flye Reprosentatives shall be elevted, nocordiug to tho number of Reprosontutives to which cach Stato Is entitled, each State belng divided into as many distriots ay three will be contained in tho whole number of Ropresontutives to which such State Is eutl- tled, excopt whero thero ts a fraction of two, In whieh caso one of tho districts shall be entitled tofive,and whoro there Js a fraction of one there shall bo ono other district, in which one Heprosontative aball be olcoted, t POPULATION. Congressional districts in which one eprosent- ative in Congress shall be clected shall contain a population equal to tho raticof population of one member in Congress. Districts entitled to threa members shall contain a population equal to throu ratios, und districts entitled to five mom- bors shalt contain a population cqual to five ratios, or, in all cnacs, as nenrly go us practicn- ble. Tho dletricts shall bo formed of contiguous and compuct territory, connevted by cotnty or purish Itpea, oxcopt in counties or purlahos have ing @ xrunter populution thun the ratio of one Representative In Congress, In whieh eno portions of such county or parish may bo attached to contlguoua territory in, uther districts. In districts entitled to ono Tepresentutive tn Congress, eauh qualitied clect- or may voto for one person for Hoprosenta- tive, and ne more. in distrlets cutitled to threo Noprescutatives each elector may yoto for two persons for Representatives, and for no moro; and in districts eptitiod to ive Ropresontatives, vach elector may vote for threo Ropresentutives and for no more, Whero auy ballot contalue the names of muro candidates for Ropresentutive in Congress than tho elector ta entitlod to vote for, such ballot shalt be counted as blank so far ag Representatives in Congress are concerned, Ja ull cases the persons haying tho highest number of votus shall bo declared vlected, and in all ree #pects otber than as herein provided the election ‘shall be conducted and ballots counted and ree turned as berctofore provided by luw, THE SENATH, HOLLADAY'S ChAT. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BWasuixatoy, VD. ©. Jan. &—The Senate was inuch Jess disposed to enter upon tho aerlous and necessary worl of the seaslon than the House, Notwithstanding there are four appropriation bills walting in thelr Comuilttes-roum no effort was wade to report them, ‘The Senate, after receiving an unusual number of Executive communications on wvarlety of subjects, was asked by Whyte, of Maryland, to take up a bill charterlug a horse railroad, which is, greatly desired: by the nunicrous employés of the ‘Treasury printing office, who now haye to walk n long distance to thelr work, but Vourhees, of Indiana, insteted that the an- clout Bon Holluday claim should be first -it cannot “she spoke of,**published letters” to tho re- Presidency. Very many, !f not the most of THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 188I—T'WELVE PAGES. taken up, and after an hour lost in debating which should have precedence, a point ot order bolng raised, the Sennta yoted, by a decitled majority, te consider THE UN MOLLADAY CLAIM, ‘This claim ts for ttamages sustalued while Holladay enrried the malt overland to Catl- fornia frou depredation by the Indians, and It ninounts to over $500,000, An attempt was made to refer ft to tho Court of Claims, which Molladay’s friends defeated, as vo sustained by legal evi- tlence, and tha opponents then Ine sisted upon having tho jong report read. This consumed the afternoon until it was time td go Into executive session, but Holladay’'s friends, among whom are Senn- tors on both sides of tho Chamber, declare that {t shall be kept before the Senate until a vote can be taken. Molladay Is one of the most persistent of lobbylsts, He has tho friendshtp of a good many of the {Senators, and {3 the boon companion of nearly all, NE WAS THE RUN OF THE SENATE Lonnizs, ani fs Seldom absent from his post a day, Ho Inns been a nai of very large fortune, but has recently failed, and this bill fs sald to ve Mis Inst hope, He performed very grent service, undoubtedly, on tho frontier, but thore fs evidently a doubt whether he was not Cully paid. He hps Influence enough to Jrola the Senate to the consideration of lis bit) under present clreumstances, and lias en- sted some of the leading mien of both sides in his behalf, MRS, CHIRISTIANCY. WHAT SUE NOW SAYS, Sveatal Dispaten tv The Udicugo Tribune. Wasiisatos, D. C., Jan. 5.—3rs, Chris- tlaney seems to ba endeavoring to box tho compass in herdefense of the Giro letters. "The following !sthe tatest Inforination which is conveyed ton focal reporter, He sald that when sho spoke of tho letters published yesterday sho had not at the time read them; that she now wishes to say that not one of theso published letters were written by her, ‘They were base, malicious fergerics, and ev- fdently were prepared to play thelr part in this case, Miss Meloy, who Is her rooim- mate, was present when she wrote to Giro, and assisted her in the composition of the letters, and benrs her out in the statement tint tho lutters published. were not written y her,* the Intest Information ho had received, he thought Mr. Conger would. de electel, al- though he presume that on the tlt baitot ox-Goy. Bagloy would recelve the most votos{§The situation in New York puzztes everybody. A prominent member of the House from that State sala to-day: "It lyoks to mens thoitgh ether Platt or More ton will Qe the wliner, probably Mr. Morton. Ido notthink Mr.‘Depew ean bo olected, atid. the chances aro that the struggle between Platt and Crowley will become so bitlor that Mr, Morton will’ step in as a compromise candidate, and carry off the prize’? ‘Tho. gentluman who sald this is nota “Conkling man,” ant he 8 generally considered a keon politician, Mr. Morton himself appears very serene and undisturbed, although it is no secret that ho would prefer the Senator- slilp ton seat in the Cabinet, which has been talked about so much for him, REPRESENTATIVE FRYE has returned from Mnine, and talks freely about tha contest in that State, Ho thinks that Mr. [fale will probably be clected. Mr. Frye fs also of tho opinion that there will bo another Senatorial vacancy tn Malne before the 4th of March. Ho says that, if Mr. Blaine receives au appointment in President Gnr- fleld’s Cabinet, ho -will probably resign his seat In thu Sonate some tine In February, before the Malno Legisintire adjourns, A Connecticut Representative sald to-day that there is no doubt of Gen, Iawley’s elec- tion to succeed Senator Enton. Speating of the contest In Minnesota, a Representative from that Stato sald to-day that the announcement of Secretary Ramsey aga candidate has completely upset all pre- vious calculations, which appeared to: assure the reflection of Sonator McMillan. The Senntorial question, ho said, did not enter in the election of the members of the Legts- Inturo last fall, and.he thought very few of thom were at the timo pledged to the support of any ‘particular candidate, nl- though there was a general {mpression that & majority of thom fayored Senator Me- Millan of the candidates then mentioned. It appears that Indiana Is to furnish another Senator from Colifornia. Senator Booth moved to that: State from Indiana, and his successor, Gen, Miller, is also an Indiana man, Ile wasn gallant officer in the Union army, and commanded a brigade in Gen, lielntzelman’s corps, PLACES. NOMINATIONS, Wasiixatoy, D, C., Jan. 5—Among the nominations ta-lay by President Hnyes are the following: Postmasters—Benjainin Cralg, Versaitles, Ky.; Madison M. Uurley. New Albany, Ind.; Frank W, Palmer, Chicago, Il; Mrs. Enna 'T. Bariga, Hillsborough, Il; John F. Lieking, Enst St. Louis, Ul; Thomas Blanchard, Flora, Il.; Miss Enima Gale, Delavan, Ill.3; Anke IL, Viersen, Pella, Iu. John D. Hunter, Webster City, In; Rob- ert B. Willinms, Mount Ayr, Ia.; Oratlo J. Do Wolfe, Fostorln, O.; J. Kirk Allen, Alll- ance, 0.; Joseph Schaller, Quinnesee, Mich.; Hiram A. Barr, Escanaba, Mich,; Ira 2, Ennes, Evart, Mich; Theodore A. Burr. Lancaster, Wis.: Etins B, ‘Thompson, Wan- paca, Wis.; Alonzo W. Kimball, Green Bay, Wis.: A.A, ©. Rogers, Ping Bluff,. Ark, ; Willan 8, Todge, Abitene, Kns, .: THE SENATE CONFIMMED. Matthew I. Barr, Collector of Customs at Erie, Pa; Willlam A, Stone, United States District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Willlam HH. Stillwell, of Now York, Associaty Justlea of the Supreme Court of Arizona; John Hall, United States Marshal for the Western District of Penn- upon a plan fur the permanent improvement of tho Harbor of Duluth, RETINEMENT. To tha Western Assoctated Press, Wastuxatoy, D.C, Jan. 6.—The bilt tne troducad in the House to-day by Represunta- tive ‘Lownshend (UL) to amond the statutes relative to the retirement of army officers proposes to changa the Iaw to rend as fol- lows: “Whon any officer has xotved fifty yenrs ng a commisstoned officer. or ts 70 years ol, ho may bo retired from nective serv Scont the discretion of the Preatuent.”” . SILVER, The bill introduced in the Senate to-day by Mr. Kernan to regulate the coinage of tha stnndard silver dollar poposes to re- peal so much of the Coinage act of 78.03 roe quires the Secrotary of the Trensury to pur- ehaso sitver bullion and to coin not less than $2,000,000 nor inore than $4,000,000 per month, The bill noxt provides that the Sec- rotary ofthe Treasury shall hereafter coin only such amount of silver dollars ns lia may find necessary to mect the demand for thom. THE ELEOTORAT, VOTES, Tho certificntes of the Electoral votes of Colorado and Loutsinna were to-day delly- ered to Vice-Prosident Wheeler by special messengers, Duplicate certificates have now been recelved, boils by mall anid inesyengors, from ench of tho Statesin the Union, , THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, The House Comuittes on Appropriations has agreed to add $125,000 to the Army Ap per centto tho Innd-grant ‘railronds, In ac- cordanea with the recent declston of the Su- preme Court. ‘The total nmount now appro- priated by the bill fs $20,315,800, CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC. ‘The Senate Committee on Approprintions to-day nuthorized Mr. Eaton to report back the Consular and Diplomatic Approprintion bill with a fow amendments, One provides that tho Chargo d’Affaires at Bucharest, Roumania, shall be algo Consul-General, Others reclassify some of the Consulates. Belfast, ireland, ts ralsed from the fourth to third grade, ASSOCIATE-JUSTICE WOODS, Judge William B, Woods, the newly-ap- pointed Justice, took his place to-day on the Supremabench. . A CHIISTIAN STATESMAN, One Cooper, of Wisconsin, Intely sppoint- ed United States Consul at Cadlz, is thesame Cooper who whacked Senator Ferry over the head for alleged attempted familiarity with Cooper’s daughter. Senator Ferry ts of very forgiving disposition, and in repayment for being knocked over the head with a cane, he procured - Cooper this appointment through the State Department. ‘To-day the President was infornied that this was the game Cooper who had made his mark on Ferry’s skull, He expressed surprise, but did not indleate that he would revoke the a} pointinent. It was remarked to-day in this connection that the way to get a Senator to secure nn appolntinent is for the applicant to knock him down. In. this case it seemed to have an immediate effect. “THE RECORD. SENATE. * Wasntnotoy, D,C., Jan, &—The Vice: Prestdent subuiltted the following eommunt- ention: Menton, 0., Dec, S.—Sin; On tho 13th and Uth days ‘of January, A, D. 1880, the General ‘Asseinbly of the State of Oulo, pursuaut to law, chose me to be Senator in the Congress of the United Stutes from sald Stute for tho term uf six yoars, to begin on tho 4th of March, A. D, IB8L. Uniderstunding that Inwful ovidoneo of that fact has becn presented te the Senate and Med in tho archives, I have the honor to Inform tho Senate that Lhave, by lotter dated Deo, 23, 1880, aud uddreseed to the Governor and General Asscinbly of the Stuto of Ohio, formally declined to accupt said appointment, and hive renounced WHEN IT WAS SUGOESTED that there was much talk about her, some of which was derogatory, she replied with some warmth: “ Well, I expect it | But they should put themselves in my place, and vonslder what they would do under the clreumstances, ‘They should consider that, when I arrived, L was ina mensure a deserted wife. Let them talk, But thoy should think of Mr. Christinney, too. If I was wrong to write letters to Giro, is it not wrong for Mr. Christlancy to be making love to a Chilian woman?” “What?” interjected the interviewer, Mrs., Christiancy (with a Inugh)—A Mr. Delgardo, of Peru, who recently arrived, speiks in anything but complimentary terms of Mr, Christinney’s doings in South Ameri- ca, and states that his life is one course of carousal,—that o Spanish-Chilian woman of wealth come tv tho Legation for pro- tection, and = ig there yet, and {tis generally understood that Mr, Chris- tinney {3 making love to her, and {8 enguged to her, and It {3 therefore important for his sult to be brought to a successful close on his bebalt, If you would write to that gentleman, you will hear something in- teresting. HER REPUDIATION OF THE LETTERS. ‘To the Western Associated Press. Wasitxatos, D.C, Jan, 6&.—The Evening | sylvanin; Washington F, Plddriek, of Penn- | tho game. I ain, sir, very lospeetfully, your Star publishes another Interview with Mrs | sylyanta, Secretary to the French-Amorlean | gvedient servant, Sete ar ae Gea Christiancy, In which she denies having | CiaimsCominisston, To be United States Con- | ~ gtatos. written the published letters alleged to have been written by her and addressed to Edil- berto Giro, - ‘These letters she pronounces base, mallelons forgeries, evidently gotten up to play their part in this ense. When suls; James T. Dubols, of Pennsylvania, at Alsx-la-Chapelle; Sarauel ‘Spackman, of Pennayivania, at Munich; H, ‘J. Crouch, of Penusylvauia, at St. Helena; G. Henry Horst- mann, of Pennsylvania,’ at’ Yuremburg 5 George W. Rvosovelt, of Péinsylvanta, ot Matanzas. : Postinnsters—Henry II. utdekoper, Phil- adelphin; Jolin Mf. Kinsey, Waterloo, Ind.5 Jonn M. MeLelland, Murton, Ia, Tho International Sanitary; Conforence - metat the Department of Stato to-day, and was called to orderby Secrotary Evarts, who made an address of welcome. le Ton, John Hay, Assistant Seevetary of State, was chosen as the presiding oMfcer, and Dr. ‘Thomas J. Turner, of the navy, who Isalso Seeretary of the National Board of Health, was mace Secretary. In view of the absenco of Cortain specialists now on their way as delegates, and the Inck of ‘specific Instruc- tlons on ‘tho part of ‘scveral dalegates pres- ent from thelr Governments, It was con- eluded to adjourn to meet Wednesday next, 1 GEN, ITAWLEY, TESTIMONIAT. . Wasmtaton, D. C., Jan. 5.—Gen. Joseph R. Nawloy was thereclpiont, to-night, of a beautiful testimopial in tho shapo of an clo- | mental tests of devices for consuining sof gant’ silver vase, whtoh was reapnied Mls eonl smoke und abating’ the "smoke nul- by the members of the late Centennial Com- | sauce. . mission as a mark of personal esteem, and In Ayllig wcere Introduced and seferrod s miter recognition of his abla and patriotic services tha rescrvatlan of the Pralrio Band of Potta- ag President of the Centennial Exhibition | watomle Indlans In Kansas, of 1876, President Hayes, all the members of By Mr. White—A._ joint resolution for the the Cabinet excepting Gen. Devens, Gen. purchase pe she aword nt Geaceo AY oats ‘ants will, t present, After the presontation speech, tha ir, Butler offered n resolution directing Howley until quite «late hour, ent of the Census toushing Hie alleged frauds OHINA. {THE IMMIGRATION TREATY. in the enuweration of tho inhabitants, of Wasnrnaton, D, C., Jan, 5,—Trescott, one South Carolina, Adopted. Without netton upon tho bill, the Senate ‘of the United States Commissioners to China, trrived this afternoon, He brought with wentzlnto executive session, and soon ad- journea, him the Immigration Treaty recently entered Into with China, and delivered it to the Stato Department, ‘The letter was placed on the filles of tho Senate. Mr. Burnside asked tho Chairinan of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Mr. Eaton) to Inform tho Sentte whether any action had been taken by that Comuinittes on the Jolnt resolution introduced by Mr. Burnside June 23 Inst deprecating tho construction of tho interocoanic canal by European powers, Mr, Burnslde hoped still stronger ground might now be taken by this Government, and its on- position be declared to tho construction of such neanal by any company Incorporated by any foreign Government, Mr. Eaton replicd that no action «had been taken by the Committee on that subject. {Ie hind no doubt the matter would be brought to tha consideration of the Committee with- out a grent loss of tine, ‘The Vice-President submitted from the Secretary of War papers showing tho maln< tenance of » channel at South Pass, Mis- sissipp! River, for the quarter ending Noy. 9, 1880; also from the Secretary of War an in- dorement of the recommendation by tha Quartermaster-General for an additional ap- propriation of $1,000,000 tn'replanish the de- ‘pot stock of clothing which Is exhausted, Ar. Pendleton presented n memorial of the Clnietunati Board of Trade asking Govaris porter she had not read thom. ‘The letters sent to Giro, she now says, were In a differs | ent vein, not so “gushing,” though inpu- dent gnough for her to write. When in New York’sho hastily glanced at the heading of some of them, She rurther sald there was common sense ‘side to her statement—yiz.; that her mother, brother, and Miss Meloy all knew that she was not away from home, even a fow intnutes, on Christmas Day, 1870, and, therefore, could not be the woman re- ferred to, P THE MIS3 MELOY referred to, who fs ti slsterof W. A. Meloy, a well-known member of the Washington Bar, publishes the following card In the Star this evening: Enitor Bran: I have been with Mrs. Chria- tluncy for months past, and saw all tho lottors written by hor to Mr, Giro from the first. None of those published were written by her. Sho wrote bin, but thése are not the letters. Thoy are totally unlike those written. Very respect: fully, litte E. MeLoy, GRANT. 13 FIMENDS! TALI Special Dispateh to the Cincinnutt Gazette. Wasutnoroy, D. C., Jan. 6.—Some of tha nenr friends of Gen, Grant here believe that he will accept the position of Secretary of State 1 offered him, and they are quite anx- fous thatit be tendered. There is no dis- gulsing tho fact that this will be looked upon aga very proper thing for Gen, Garfield to do by many Republicans who have been prominent in opposing Gen, Grant for the these, havo lad their opposition to Gen, Grant greatly modified, {f not changed to support, by his maguinimous and most ef- fectlyo work In ‘the campaign.’ Many who were anti-Grant Republicans have said since the clection that Gen, Grant's course, after the bitter opposition to his nomlnation on the part of stich n Jarge body nousE. Waastunaton, D. 0., Jan. 6&—The House rengsumbled at noon, Mr, Stophens, Chairman of the Committca of Jtepublicans, really entitled him te moro nme od Cob Wests. snd tone Suara consideration than any public service he eyer NOTES, vised Statutes, sons to authorize « charge verformed outside of hls inflitary career, MAIONE, i for milling or refluing bullion when at or above tho standard, Passed, Me. Springer introduced a bill for the nap- portionment of Representatives In Congress among several of the States, and to sueure to the peuple of each State equal and Just repro sentation in the Mouse of Rupresontatives, A short discussion ensued as tu whether tho Committee on Elections or Committee on Census should have charge of the bill, _ Mr, Springor stated that the bill ombodled more than a mere apportionment. It was drpwn tn accordance with the princtples of wynorlty representation, It provided for the same number of members durlug the next, decade that now composed tho MHouso—203, Deducting the Territories and the District of Columbia, the population of tho country was 40,300,714, which, bolng divided by 203, lofts population of 163,403 as the ratio for ono member of Congress, In connection with his remarks upon the cHIcAgo, Apportionment Dill, Mfr. Springer submitted Wasiunoton, D,0., Jan, 5.—Frank Palmer if 7 was toulay re-appointed Postmaster of Chi- | Saclt Stato is, fixed ng follows: Alabama, 74 Aside from his valunblo services to the party in the campaign, there is a feollng that his travels abroad and his experienca as Presi dent abundantly fit him for the position, As to the policy and propriety of his taking o Cabinet position atter having been President, there ure many of his best friends who feel that he could well afford to accept the posl- tion, and that, undor all tho circumstances, it fs to bo regarded as 9 mark of honor and confidence, ‘Thera is a stroug feeling hero that Gen, Gardleld could not ninke n selection which, alt things considered, would bo so cordially recelved by the mass of Republican ‘yoturs, ‘ SENATORIAL, | INTEREST IN PENDING ELECTIONS. Spectat Dispateh to Tre Chicago Tribune. Wasiinaton, D, C,, Jan, 5.—Qreat Inter- ost fy manifested among politicinns In Wash- Ington in the Senatorial contests which are now In progress {ia number of the States, Tue TrmuNe correspondent to-day made many inquires among members of the House of Represontutives concerning the prospects Sptetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Wasitxaton, D.C. Jan, 6.—Thore now seems to be no doubt that Senator-lect Ma- -hone, of Virginia, has prepared a letter, which will soon be published, in which he will announce Itas his purpose to endvavor to make n new departure in South. ern politica, and unite the Rendjusters and the Republicans In Virginia. A gentle- man who has recently had a converaation with Mahone reports hin as. saying: “The Republicans of. the North whom I have met secon to realize that: I am making o new de- parture, the object of which ts tho amelioration of Southern poilltics, and the overthrow of Bourbonlsm, ‘They have given ‘mo to understand that they knew that I was engaged In solving a great politteal problem. Tho Democrats, however, all seemed to- tink that my object has been to get Into the Senate, aud then begin to lutrigue fur some paltry oilice,” Arkansas, 5; California, 5; Calorndo, 1; Con- of tho various candidates In thoir respective | cogo foranother‘term. Thore ls of course | necticut, Delaware, Moria, 1: Gedrain, i States. A Indiana Representative, who has recently returngd froma visitto his home, sald that, jn his opinion, there fs no doubt that Gen, Ben Harrison will be clected, bt his confirmation, 9; UWinola, 18; Indiana, lowa, 10; Kansas, Ao doaby aa 6s: conten ie 6} Kentuck my 10; Loulsiina, 3S Maine, 4} Maryland, 6; Masaachusetts, 10; Michigan, Oj Bllnnesotn, 6} Aftsslast vi, 73 Alissourl, Nebraska, 3; Nevada, 1; New Hampshire, oe vi u arth Caro- THE MIsSisS]PPL, Sptctat Dispatch ta ‘fre Chicago Tribune, Aasenitnior, D.C, Jan, 5&—Tho Bub- te thinks {it hardly possible — that | Committee of the House Comittee on Com- | New Jersey, 7; Now York, 30; Nort! either. of the other candidates will | Merce, which nas charge a part of the River | ina, Bi Onto, 10; Oregon, i Penns; Ivanta, develop ony great strength, "Like | and Hnrbor bill, has ngreed to fusert tn the | $33 Rhode Island, 3; ° South, Carol iat A inost other States, he says, Indiana | bill an Itvin’ of $1,800,000 to begin the Im- West Virgingla O. “Wisconsin 3: total’ hag several candidates for. Cabinet appolnt--| Provelnent of the — Misstssippl Rivers"| a3" Tho followhig States Would Jost ments, Judge W,Q. Gresham and the Hon, in consonance with the recom- | one member ench; Alabama, Florida, Indl- Jolin G New ara prominently mentioned, | mendations of the Mlssissippl_ Riv. | ana, Jittnols, Lousiana, Maine, Mfaasnehu- It Is undorstood that Representatlye Baker | cr Improvement . Commission, . It is Perr and, New Mampahire, Ohio, Ver ‘Yennesses, Pennsylvania would has the Indorsemunt of four of the Repub- | Understood that Mr, Acklen, of Loutstana, ts | [oes ie Fotmensee. “York. tiene mémbora, Jongre for a Cablno! tion, | engaged in preparing the rpport of. the Sub- | Arkansas, Cullfornla, Towa, Michlan, Sls- ie Lee ning teabar st {he Conuedttoo on | Committee in favor of this appropriation, sissipel, South Caralina, and West Virginia Appropriations, nnd has been a very useful + DULUTIE: . ~ | would sail ano ayenbee cach. SHuneaake cau member of the House, Tho Secretary of Wat to-day appointed n | Nebraska two each, and Kansus and ‘toxus SPEAKING OF THE SENATORIAL srnvaaLe | Commission, composed of MoJ,D.C, Houston, | “ihe bill ‘was finally referred sto the Com- é. IN MICHIGAN, ond Capts, Aluxandyr Mackgnzle ang Charles | mittuy on Consia, Trepresentative Brewef’vald to-day that, from Jy Allen, of the Zugiucer Corps, ta roporé §. Afr, Townsbend (1) Introduced a bill re propriation bill, for the purpose of paying 60. reste: Clymer stated that th r. Clymer ata! int the Now York (F. Wood), wholad et Funding, bill, was ill this requested ltlin to ation bitls, ‘Tho fonge thon wont Inte the Whole (Harris, of Virginia, on the Army Appropriation bi, ‘Tho bill wag read by sections ments, Mr, Warner offored an amendn: ing that nu ofllcor on active duty shall be retired without fis conse: r. Warnor stated that offer that nmendmont Jn view of morning, procecd with the Apvroprle HATRe OF the and had. Committe in tha clare for ninends ent provi. in i wn 8 Neld ho was Induced to the Into re. trement of a distinguished officer, who hn been inservice in tho field aver sini of the War, Als retirement had be ee the cle cen mails not on purely military considerntions, but on, leved Itdua political considerations. He bell to Gen, Ord, the oflleer to whom h that the country should understand Gen, MeD retirement. in pineo of he referres that hi ig vowel, was not under cireumstances In harmony with tho merits of the two officors, Ile (Wi arner| had heard a rumor that Gen, MeDowell hay dawn his mileage for going to New York to vote, and he Inquired whether this bili contained an appropriation for payment of that mileage. : Mr. Clymer replied that the m| Henge had been provided foriu the Appropriation bill for the current year, Mr, Kelfer—Does tho, Fontlennn stato a3 m1 fact that Gen, MeDowell did draw’ Mr. Warher—I state that it was yo re: ported, . ‘Tho amendment was ruled out of order, Mr, Clymer offered an amendm printing $125,000 to pay the Iand- ronds 50 p Heage? on 4 point ant appro. eront ralle or cent of what the Quartermaster. General finds justly due thom for trauspore tation. Agreed to, ‘The paragraph appropriatin, caring for and operating a having been read, Mr. Converse moved to add a proviso that the test of iron, and steel, and other material for industrial purposes shall be continued, aud the annual report thereof shall be made to Congress, Agi reed to, Mr. Dibrell offered an amendment that an nites $10,000 for : States; testing-nnactine nt the Watertown Arsenal allowance for commutation of quarters to the Licutenant-Goneral shall be $100 per month, Ruled out on 4 point of: order. ‘Tho ‘Committeo then rose and reported the bill to tha House, when tt passed. Mr. Reagan thon moved up the Inter-State Commerce bill, that the that’ the House proceed to a consideration of tha House cal. endar, atating that it was his Intention to call: Tic stated -| lating to the rottrement of army officers, iol t gentleman from bill was of more importance than the Funtling bill or any othor meugure bofora | Congress. Mr, Blount differed from. Reagan. on this point, the Funding bill being, In his judgment, the more importaut measure of he two, Mr, Reagan's motlon was agreed to, and the calendar was taken up. The first bil! was tho Hostoter bill, pro. hibiting “political ussessments,” the title of which was publican side, and, though thor disposition shown to take it up. asido for tho present. rected with laughter on the Re- was sume it was laid Mr. Frye {moulred whether the Inter-Stato Commerce bill being taken up to-< ‘The Spenker—it ness to-inorraw, Would gain an advantage by wilh bo unfinished bust- Mr, Frye—Will it tnko precedence of tho Funding bill? The Spenker replied thatthe Fundt Dill was in Comuittce of the Whole, and that a motion to go have to the House calendar, ‘The Inter-State Commerce’ bill merece, though ho did uot himself rovisions. He had offered. 1 nown as the “ Rens gentieman from Maryland into such Committee would reference any time to a motion to ca was finally rerched and taken up for consideration. Mr, Reagan stated that he had reported tha pending bill from the Committee on Com- approve ita sabstitiite, in substitute,’ and the (McLane) had also offered a substitute which, he under stood, would be withdrawn for the purposa of getting the mattor Ina shape for debate, He proposed to explain the provisions of his substitute, and “ho would thon call the qre- vious question on the adoption of that substl- tute, Mr. Tenderson catled attention to tha muoriel Gut situation of the pending bill, which was in charge of a gentleman (Rens gan) who wag avyowedly hostile to it, Ho desired that some determination should bo arrived at as to a division of the discussion, Mr, Reagan thon continued in support of his substitute, It provides that one man should not be charged moro than another for tho sume service, that no drawbacks or rebates should bo allowed; that the people should: not bo deprived of the benellt of competition by the ooling of frelghts be- tween completing railroads; that the people of localities should be protected by partial restrictions on the P and that moro shal over of ‘corporations; nut be charged for a shorter disinnee than for a longer distauce over the sais Ine, Mr, Riee inquired whether the Rontloman (Reagan) believed Congress nd the to obilge the New for freight recefver tho Stato of New York? Mr. Keagan replied that it was and destination of freight that nature of commerce, merce, Whether it went overan ronds, | Mr, es @ power orle Central Railway Company, in any way, to modify its slintees ry it at Buitalo, by railroad or steamboat, to be carried within elther the origin fixed tho If fretgnt was aliipued from one State to another {t was ‘inter-State hy or many rm Reagan then proceeded to stato his objections to the Committeo’s bill, but was cut short by the expiration of lls OUT, Tho matter thon wont over, tho’ under Mr, Upson the President to place Brig.-Gen Alaj.-Geon, 1, 0. cording to hile brevet rink. ‘The §) standing being that, when If next comes up, ono or two days will bo allowed for debate, introduced a bill autho: ne te ni gvE C, Ord,on tho retired list, ae Referred, peaker Jad severnt Executive com: munications before the Ilouse, among them a lutter from the Postmaster-General relative to bags of mail-mattor retained tn tho Wasli- ington Post-Oltice, which were attempted to be kent through the mails under franks, Afr, Browne enlled for its reading, pending which tho House adjourned, ! CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. Lato Report of Yestorday’s Debates in the Cannudlian Parllamont. Syectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Ont, Jan. 6.—In the Commons to-night, Kirkpatrick louse of moved for the return of the quantity and value of all damaged grain or othor damaged ported Into Canada. Referring damaged on shipboard by the Lachine Canal, and shipwrecks, he sald the injury by * recent goods fin- to grain to Brain was wnilt to be ground or exported, yt the Governinent oxacted 15 cents duty. Vast quantities of damaged grain wero thrown into the Inke at Kingston annually, because, was not be being damaged, it duty, and could not: tho - duty was pald, moved for would show the destroyed, McCralg, AMfcColtuni, Intter remarking that the former had provided to remedy the hoped the — duties on dainaged: grain would be The motionwas carried. Quite a The already worth the sold tll retur quantity Disenssion was continued by aud = Galt, the Minister evil, He pald refunded, discussion thon arose on the motion of White for a statement respecting the number of persons who have crossed from Canada tothe United States by way of Sarnta and Windsor during 1880, Ho dld nut belleve that 60. per cent of the 04,000clalmed had crogsed, and contended that nearly as many camo to Canada ag went to the United States, Sir Richard Cartwright snid ments mado wero on tho author! United States customs returns, the atate- ity of the The state- ment that these returns were incorrect had been brought to the notice of tho Unjted States ofticlals, who strongly asserted thele correctness, Debate was Journod, ‘The adjourned debate on the Pacific Ralls ‘way contract was resumed by Mills in 8 pows exful ‘speech. He. opposed thi @ schema throughout, favored the, adoption of tho Sault Ste. Marla scheme, and argu jod that the Government should make provision for a3 suming control of the road at Hla was followel by Mr. who took objection to. some any fine. MeCalluity of its provisions, but thought the scheme, with o few modlileations, might be accepted. He was in faypr of an all-rail route through | Canadian territory, and belioved the present’ - system would encourage emigration and stup the exodus, Debate and House ad, midulghn ' 3 journed a& C