Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1881, Page 2

‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1881—TWELVE PAGS. | providing that tho tax on cirenfating notes of- tho National banks Issued on bonds author- fzed by this act shall‘ not oxceed one-half of 1pereent; and providing, further, that the total amount of altver dollars of 412}¢ grains, nuthorized under the act of duly 28, 1873, atiall not execed $100,000,000, ‘Mr. Weaver opposed the bill, If this mens- ure wero allowed to pass, in feo of tha fact that there were in the Trenstry 80,000,000 sliver dollars, It was tantamount to a legis- lative construction that the bonds could ‘not properly be paid tn sttver, Flo wonld yoto for no funding pill that would take from the Governmont, first, the rightte pay the bonds; réconid, tho tight to pay thom In silver dol- lara, ‘The spectacle was presunted of Nation- al-bankers having the power to regulate the yalne of money, instead of Congress; of rallrond corporations regiating commerce instead of Congress, Here was the demand of tha monvy power,—that Congress should rolegatu the powar of fix ing tho value of the mictallio dollar TU AYNDICATES AND BULLION-DROKRRS, Congrers retatuine solely the right to be the motthplece of that class of nen. ‘Mr. White inquired whether there was anything In the bil which prevented the payment of the bonds In silver? ‘Mr, Woaver replied that there was nothing in its express ternis. He gave notice that he would, in duo the. offer an amendment pro- yiding that nothing In this act should be con- strued to authorize the Secretary to retatn in the Treasury surplus silver coin, but that he stonld oxhaust It in payment of the bonds. Mr, Chittenden said that, us he had not ex- pected to speak to-day, he had teft his fow notes at home, but he would take extracts from the financial speeches of President-elect Garfiold ns a text forhisapecch, Having ead somo extracts, he proceeded with his speech; llc was in favor of tho passage of thisFunding bill, with certain amendments whieh were essential to make it practieable. Where was tha money ‘to pay the ma- turing bonds without» Refunding bill? ‘Tho gentleman from. Iowa (Weaver) talked about the sliver dollar, The argument In favor of procrastinating—the doctrine In * favor of letting the thing run on—proceeded on the theory that the people would bo shocked and disgusted that Congress should prefor to pay Sor percent fo 3 per cent, and would, after a time, got soinething that cost nothing to pry “tho villainous bond- holders,” : OF WIOM IIE WAS NOT ONE. “He was convinced that, unless tho banks wero relioved of thelr tax, the 3 per cent bonds would utterly fail, Ills prayer for his country was that both parties would take the financial question from tho political arena, and decie on its merlts,—declte it Independent of oll selfish members of Con- greas who fancled they must be in favor of plenty of greenbacks in order to get re- elected. Tils friond from Iowa (Gillette) looked as if ho would like to know how he (Chittenden) happened to be defeated for Congress by a Greenbacker, and ho be- Veved: he , would close his speech by putting on record what beat him, Ho had It herein his pocket (producing his pocket- book, from which he took a printed slip ot paper).. Ile had not known the gentleman who was to suceved him, He had never secon hin, ie was a Baptist clergyman. That was all hie (Chittenden) know of him untit he heard he was elected. (Laughtor.) This gentleman had protested ngninst tho making of hate in the State Prisonof New York, aunt there hoa happened to be an as soctation of hatters in the district, and they had nominated: him for Congress, It had been considered’a Joke, and a regular Donto- * —eratic candidate had been nominated, ‘Tho Democrats bad come tohim (Chittenden) for ald to keep thelr man up, but he sald to them he would not give “halta dolar to keep thelr mnndidite im the field, and that no could Afford to be defeated, but he could not afford te..zo back on the principles which « had always governed him as a candi- date for oficé. ‘Then tho Demoerntre eandidate-had been withdrawn, ‘ Naw,” continued “Mr. Chittenden, standing in the space In front of the Speaker's desk, and holdi.g up the. printed slip of paper te the view of the members who were standing in aclrele around him, “on tho Friday before election a newspaper in iny district charged me with being » freo-trader. [Laughtor.) Tho nowspaper said explicitly: ‘Mr. Chitten- don isa ireo-trader, and voted on the 26th of * March, 1878, with 123 Democrats,’—there, Loa ac YOU BER, WHAT A MAN OETS * for being inbad company [Inughter} ‘in favor of the Wood ‘Tariff bill? [told the editor of. that, paper tat Lopposed tho bill, and only voted .to take it upin order to get nechopee to oppose It; that my friend Hiscock here, 2 copper-fastened Protectlonist, voted with me, Ltold him ff he referred to my record ho would seo that 1 shuply voted to fix the duy fora consideration of tho revenue measure, and that ho night as honestly have charged ine wlth having shot Abraham Lincoln as having voted In favor of that bit 1 lett Itto “him to correct or not, and hy nover corrected Mt os-far as I know.’ {Laughter} Tho newspaper article, Chittenden stated, charged him not only with stangjng with the South on the tariff question, but atanding with jt when he had voted agalnst the Civil Rights bill, He had voted against it, and was gind of it, “Tho Solid South,” the article continued, “approves hls vote on the Civil Rights bill, and Great Britain appinuda his speeches and votes on tha tarlif question. [Laughter.] Lot ns send to Congress a man whoallhis Hfo [II hopol that the next Spenker woul pay attention to this, and know upon what Committees to put his suc- cessor) has dons mantul sorvice In the cnuso of human rights, who represents the Aimor- fean doctrine of protection to American in- toreats, That man is not Simon 1. Chitten- den [In very small type), but it was J, Myatt Smith” [In very large typo}. [Laughter] ‘This was : : A’ HIDICULOUS TERSINATION OF A 8PRECIT- which he had bezun in serious earnestness, He hoped his successor would be a good Nopresentative, Ito had been In the habit of preaching fitty times a year from npulplt, and to had recently sald the Mouse of Rep- resentatives would hereaftor be a part of his pulpit, [Laughter.] Meanwhile, tn regard ta this Funding blll, inan honest bellef that ithad much to do with tha econvmic wel- fare, with the real prospority and honor of this great Nation, which was to-day 4 bencon- Nght to all mankind, and whieh promised In “the near future “to become tha monarch of the world, he appealed to the Mouse to push away partisan ‘purposes and come upto the question as {alr, honest, worthy ropresenta- tlves ef the greatest people of the carth, [Applaue.] + Mr. Morrison sent to tho Clork’s desk and had read an extract from Gorfleld’s letter of acceptance, In which he speaks of the papor- ‘eurrency as boing as Nutlonnl as the fing, and says: “The great prosperity of the country should not be endangered by any ylolont * changes or doubtful fnanclal experiments.” Mr, MoLane opposed the vill, being por- suadad that tore wus no necessity at all for + uny fdrthor Funding bi! ‘Mr. Springer declared himself opposed to ihe bil, unless it should bo considerably “woditied, and proceedod to state hls objec tons to ft. It would place betwoer $400,000, 000 asid $700,000,000 of United States bonds: ' PRYOND MACH OF THY GOVERNMENT Yor vis. TWENTY YAU, leaving only puyable within that tline §200,- 000,000, and the 434 per cent bonds, falling due in ten years, He thought the Goyern- » Mont could do better thau that, and that the publia debt could be reduced toamuch larger extant without any Increase of taxation. Ayia iy years iy reduction of the public bi averaged ov 000,000 a year, eine thought It wa ioe extravagant to - -eatcylate on the ability of the Government to *T poy, Within the next ten years, $1,000,000,000, t Red the bid were sq amended as to provide for’ short. bonds ‘ho would: support ft, and ho hoped It would be also so amended as to guard against the payment of double Inter- est, and other advantages to aynilentes and capitalists, 3 ‘Mr. Lounsberry deelnred hinrself opposed to the general proposition contained In the pitt, and in favor of paying the bonds as they fell duo rather than of refunding them, MR. PILLS? MEET Mr, Phillips (Mo.) snoke briefly in favor of abill which ho proposed to offer as substl- tute for the Funding bill, It authorizes tho Secrotary of the Treasury to issue ‘Preasury notes in an amount not more than $500,000,- 000, in denominations of not less than 210, and bearing fnterest ata rate not exceeding B per cent, redeemable nt pinasuro by tho Government nt any time after July 1, 1882; provided, that no more that $6,000,000 of sald notes shall mature in cach yenr from the date of Isate, Salt notes shalt be dis- posed of by tho Secretary of the ‘Treasury mw not fess than par, and the proceeds applied to the payment of the 5 and 6 percent bonds maturing during tho year 1881, . The Secro- tary Is authorized, further, to Issue said notes elther with coupons or registored, for the purpose of redeeming tho rest of the bonds maturing $1 188t, ‘The Sveretary is authorized to apply sone of the $10,000,000, one-half in gold and one-half in silver, of coin In the Treasury together with so much surplus revenue on hand as may be neces- sary. "the Committee then rose, Mr. ‘Tneker stating that, to-morrow being private-bill day, he would on Saturday move to go into Committes to consider the Funding bill by sections. ‘ CHITTENDEN. ANOTHER RECITAL OF IS VALEDICTORY SPEECH. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteazo Tribune. Wasmisaton, D.C, dan. O—Mr, Chite tenden Inthnated that certain gentlemen ad- vocated the allyer and greenback theery in order that they might be elected to Con- gress, nnd had falled, and in making this re- mark he looked square at Mr, Gillett, who, inchorus with Me. De La Matyr, suggested: that a Greenbacker had been elected to s1c- ceed Mr. Chittenden, whereupon the-Jatter sald he believed ha woult close his speech by putting on record something about his successor, Tho- members evidently natiel- pated some fun, and, coming from nll parts - of the hall, gathered in’ the tren near which Mr, Chittenden was stand- ing, ‘Tho latter walted until he hind col- lected n good audience In the vicinity, when he sald he did not know. his successor, but he Hyed tu the district which he (Chittenden) had the honor to represent, and that dis suc cessor bad the advantage of'him, Chitten- den was willing to admit he had been a care pet-bagrer for some time, although jis had lived In the district some twenty years, until Ils enemies rearranged his district, and cut lim off from it g soME 200 FEET. i ‘Mr, Chittenden than created a great deal of amusement by detailing tho fact that his successor was 0 Baptist preacher, and that he (Mr. Chittenden) had never heard of him until after he was noniinated. “ Everybody know,” sald Mr, Chittenden, “that I was a. reluctant candidate.” ‘This gentleman who succecded him had preached a sermon In which he satd he protested against the man- facture of hats in the State Pent- tentiary, and an Association of Hat- ters nominated hin for Congress. [Laugh- ter.} The gentloman himself thought tho nomination was a joke. Mr. Chittenden then went on to say that he was approached with a view of withdrawing from the fleld, but he declined, and-satd he could afford tobe de- feated, but he could not afford to go back on his principles, ‘The support for the Demo- cratic cundidate was then withdrawn, and It was glyen to Mr. Smith, Nobody In particu- Jar was In charge of his (Mr. Chittenden’s) canvass, and he did not take a veryactlye parthinself, Shortly bofore the clection A BIOOKLYN PAPER f charged him with belng a Free-Trader, 1b cliarged that, on the 26th of 3farcly, 1873, he had yotet with 123 Den- ocrats4 in favor of Wood's ‘Tarif pill “There, yo see,” sald | Mr. Chittenden, amid a good deal of Inughter, “what naman meets with when he votes with the Democratic party.” Some one suggested that he had only voted to bring the bill before the Jouse. Mr. Chittenden sald he saw the editor of that paper, and expinined to him that he was opposed to the Dill, and only wantect to gut It before the Jouse to fix a day for Its consideration, and ho : MIGUT AS WELL DE CHARGED WITIE s1t0oT- ING ABNATAM LINCOLN as to charge him with voting on that bill. (Laughter.] He nsked the editor to correct his statement, but he had never corrected It tothisday. [Cheers and laugiter,) He had also been’ charged with voting against the Clvib-Rights bill. Well, he sald, he voted ngalnat it on ono ocension, and he was not sorry for it, ‘This remark was recelved with applause by the Demoernts, Continuliue Mr. Chittenden sald the paper asserted that the Solid South © approved of his svoto on the ~— Civils Rights Dill, while the Free-Traders of Grent Britain approved his yote on the taritt question, and adylsed the people to send a man to Congress who all his life had done manful service Int the cause of lunan rights, and who would represent protection to American interestsy and who, the same paper sali, IN VERY LANGE TYPE, was J. Hyatt Smith. [Laughter] Tie sin- corely hoped that his successor would bo a better man than he had been, Tis suc- cessor stood fifty days in each year In the pulpit, and che Ind said Inn recont sermon that Congress was part of his pulpit. Utenewed Inughter.] Mr, Chitten- den hoped the members of Congress-would listen to hin, and be improved by him. ‘Turning his attention again to the Funding Dil, Mr, Chittenden expressed tho hope that, in the Interest of the nation, all members could put away acifish principles and come up to the consideration of the question, aa fearless, honest, and worthy representatives of tho greatest people on earth, which ex- pression Way recolved with great applause, LABOR AND CAPITAL, Suncook, Nv H., dan, &—The strike con- {innes and excitement Increases, ‘Tho strike ors were at the gates of tho mills this mom- Ing persuading, in many instances ‘anecess- fully, the men not to go fa, sLlunreds paraded the strecta with elttbs and scream Ing, but the pollee checked the demunstra- ton, -Nenrsalt aro French Canadinns. It tn thought tha mills will bo clused ina few AYE, 5 * Xt half-past 6, when. the mill, bell rang. Jnost of the strikers wero at the Webster and Pembroke Alls, ‘Lholr leader, Joseph nye, & French-Canadian, eting in arlotons manner, wis arrested by special officers and taken to the station, followed the entire dis- tance by hunilreds of persons throwing mls- siles and with drawn kalyes, ‘The officers Were obliged to draw thelr revelvers and nse thelr billes me Unies betore reaching the station. ‘Vhe prisoner is now wider guard, ‘The strikers make threats to release him, e ——————_—. JOURNALISTIC, Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Eat, Il, Jan, 6.—Tho Elgin Glocke, the German Republican paper, has suspended, It has uot appeared in two weeks, and Its pubjishor, Henri Fischer, formerly on tho Staats-Zeltung, Is supposed to be In Chileaxo, ‘Vhe Glocke lis been published poatly tive. ponte, and It 1s hoped will be redstablished yy suInebody With more capital, i NEBRASKA STATE..FARMERS' ALLIANCE. Special Duapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ouaua, Jan, G—Lho State Farmers’ Aly Nance met at Lincoln to-day. ‘They passed Tesolutions requesting the Legislature to make laws probit the railroads from. racticlng extortion an dlscriuuiuation, an ooking tbe ruduetlon of the excessive bridge: toll a 5 ee noha and Plattamouth, WASHINGTON. Authoritative Forecast of the Provisions of the Chi- nese Treaty. ‘Americn May Totally Suspond Immigration of Ignorant . Chinese, Appointment of Gon. Nathanict Goff as Socrotary of the Navy. The Gentleman Onco Drafted from Libby to Bo Shot as a Hostage, Jaded House Democrats Glad “to Be Well Rid of the Saucy Conger. The Ways and Means Committee Farnishing Nearly All the New Senators. Mahone :Still a Good Hater of Union Men—Work in the ‘Committees. The Usual Poor Day's Work in tho Senate—Barnum on “Truth” —Cabinet Talk. THE CHINESE TREATY. GOOD AUTHORITY FOR UELMEVING THAT IT 18 PRACTICALLY AS FOLLOWS, Special Dispatch to The Uhicage Tribune, Wasminotoy, D, C., Jan, &—Thy text of the Chinese treaty’ hns not yet been mado public, but there is good authority for stat~ ing that the following aro Its principal pro- visions? ‘Yhe Emperor of China consents thnt; whon- ever in the judgment of the United States, the immigration to this country for residence of Chinese labor injures, ar threatens to Ine jute, the Interests of the country, our Goy- ernment may restrict and suspend such, Im- migration. , 2. The treaty does not provide for an abso- lute prohibition ot the immigration, but ts uniterstood to be couched in moro courteous terms, so.as not to offend the Chinese Goy- ernment, Practically, however, the power to suspend immigration ts left with the United States, 3. It Is alse understood that the treaty will contain tho stipulation that this power to suspend iminigration shall not extend to the Chinese coming to this country for the pur- pose of travel, or for curiosity, or education, or tradeennd it especlally excludes tourists, merchants, terchers, and students. / 4, Tho treaty doubtiess reiterates in some stringent form a guarantee of protection for Chinese now in this country, 5. Lhe commercial treaty forbids any dis- erinifunting duties on vessels and commerce of the Chinese, and puts into effect the prea- ent statutes ns expressed by tho President's prociniation, -..? * 6, Both tho.commercial and immigrant treaties arg very-short, « See 4 The hnmigration treaty does not abolish but supplewents the Burlingame treaty. 8, ‘There are no obstacles placed In the way of coinmerco or travel. The restrictlons go solely to.the importation of Chincso lnborors ot coalles, . 9, ‘he treaty 1s considered by those who negotinted It as the most important ever en- fered Into between the two Powers, Tho commercial treaty !s also belleved to contain the provisions relatlye to opium and the con- cession as to cotton goods already outlined In these despatches, : GOFF 4 BECRETARY OF TF NAVY. Special Dispatch to The Chtcagu Tribune, Wasuinatos, D.C., Jan, 6.—Gen. Nathan- jel Goff was nominated to the Senate to-day as Sceretary of the Navy, and his nomina- tion was confirmed a short thie afterwards without a dissenting vole. Gen, Golf belongs ton wealthy ond Jntluential family at Clarks burg, W. Va. where he was born in 1826, Te was educated for the Bar, but at tho out- break of the rebelilon ho espoused the Union canse and was appoluted Colonel of the Third ‘Virgiula Infantry. He served In the brigade commanded by General, now President Hayeg, and has 8 good. war record, He was at ono thne .taken prisoner, and confined ine Libby Prison, He rose to the rank of rigadier-Genern), Resuning his practles after the War, he beenine an active Republican, and was NEARLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, from the Third West Virghila District In tha Forty-fourth Congress, reeclying 12,051 votes, against 12,700 cast for Benjamin Wilson, his Biccessfil Democratic competitor, Te was appointed United States District Attorney: for the District of West Virginia by Presi- dent Grant in 1873, and reappointed by Hayes in 1877, In 1870 he was the unsuc- cessful candidate of the Republicans for Governor, and, atthough he was defeated, he greatly strengthened tho party, Gen, Goff Is a manof fine presence, with clean-shayon features, and 9 pleasant expression. Ie is considerable of an orator, and his oration at the decoration of the Union graves AT ANINGTON, IN 1870, attracted much attention, It 1s intimated by his frlonds that he has recelyed assurances that he will be reappointed to this position under tho Garflelt Acsninistration, and that, without such an assurance, he would hardly have realgned his Incrative position as United States District Attorney for the entire State, ‘Tha nue of Campbell, of West Virginia, who created so much excite iment in the Chicago Convention, und whose expulsion wus moved by Roscoe Conkling, was flrat urged tipon Gen, Garfield for a Cabinet place from West Virglula, on the ground that he was from 2 Southern State. Whatever chances Campbell may haye had. were Injured by the fact that he Is an active member of : THE CAMPRELLITE CHURCH, + and many of Garfleld’s friends Inslsted that, should he be appointed, his appointment would bo nserlbed to sectarian tufluence, Navy officers undoubtedly would have pre- forred a Sceretury of the Navy from the sea- const, but, in these later days,tho mountainous State of West Virginin scems to be pre- eminent on tho water, Nearly overy session stuco tha Democrats haye -had control of Congress, for instance, West Virginia hasse- cured more aggregate appropriutions for her trout streams and mucudamized brooks than has been appropriated for the Improvement of the grent harbor of Now York, % |. SENATOR UEREFOMD, OF WEST VIRGINIA, “speaking to-night of the appolutment ofGen, Goil, sald; * We are very much pleased, Ho fg ant excollent man, and will make a credit- able record tn the Cabinet.” *Tused-to know him shen he was in Libby Prison,” said an ex-Confederate,stand~ Jug near, 1 was serceant of the guard, and used to furnish hh with applejack, Hewas drafted to be shot for the threutuned execus “ion of Confederates by tho Unlon com- manor.” 4 * How did he escapo 2” 7 “0, the Yankees did notshoot tho Confed- orhtes, ad so we did notshoot the Yankeos.”” CONFIRMED. ‘rho Senate, in executive session this nftor- noon, took up Con, Goit’s nomination as Seo- retary of tho Navy, und immedintely con- firmed It, without tho tsun! reference to, committee, “ SEN A'LORIATL. CONGEM's PROMOTION. aided Speetat Disvateh to The Chicaga Tribune. * Wasitnaton, D.C, Jan, 0.—Evory inem- ber of the Michigan delegation in the Louse of Representatives favored Mr. Congor's Sunntorlal asptrations, and, while they all expected him towin, the news of his success wns none the fess welcome, Lor years, espe- clally slnco the first session of tho Korty- fourth Congress, Mr. Conger has been a sharp thorn in the sta of tho Democratic suajority in the House, ‘They have learned to fear his powers of wit and snreasi, and have ofton had reason to regret his vigilance aud his perfect knowledge of the rules of the House. ‘They, thorefore, hall with much satisfaction his promotion to the Senate, . A STEPLING-STONE, ‘Tho selection of Mr. Conger for the United States Sennte by tho Legislature of Michigan makes the third member of the Ways-and Means Committéo already taken during the present Congress for promotion to the Sen- ute, ‘These are Garilelt of Ohlo, Gibson of Lousiana, and Conger of Michigan, ‘There {sa probability that another member of the sane, Committee, Mr. Fryo of Maine, may receive a shinitar compliment at tho hands, of tho Legislature of his State. It {3 nlsp not tmprobable that, two years hones, Kentucky will send Mr, Carlisle, another member of thls samo Committee, to the Senate, to suc- ceed Mr. Beek, In addition to all, these honors, It looks as if the Greenbackers of to next House tiuy ¢hoosa Mr, Kelloy, still an- othcr member, ns their candidate for the Speakership. : ————_- IN COMMITTE. THE MICHIGAN LAND. Spteiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasmnatoy, D.'0., Jan. 6.—Tho interest inthe Michigan Jand-grant matter was‘re- newed this morning by a spirited dis cussion before the Howse Committees on Vablic Lands, ‘There’ wore present ¥. B. Stockbridge, of Kalamazoo; Dean Stucknole, of Boston; John M. Longyear, and A, Camp- bell, of Marqqgette; Judge Spencer, of Corn- ing, N.¥.5; Mr. Rust, representing the On- tonagon & Lrulo River Railroad, Company; ond Representatives Horr and Brewer, Alb but the three lust were iu the interest of tho reputed settlors, ‘Judge Sponcer oceupted tho time, and was shurply questioned by Rustand Horr, He rend a letterfrom Repre- sontative Mubbell, in which the Inttersays hels In favor of giving tho Jand to the corporation that will build the road, and of recognizing the rights of bonafide settlers, Mr. Horr anid that, ata future time, he would nake a, statement, by reqtiest of the Governor of Michigan, showing’ what interest tho State has in retaining the land, 1t 1s conceded that the settlers have no rights superior to tho ‘ corporations,—that those patents were is- sued inadvertently, there huving been no prior order to soll, and that they can only bo considered with regard to equity, + THE Mouse COMMERCH COMMITTEE has decided to make a liberal appropriation for dams and reservoirs in tho Rock River of Illinols. ‘This is.a part of the general system of improvement of tho Upper Missis- sippl country, ‘ho friends of the Rock River {improvement have beon more successful than they had expected, but. the Commurca Conuuittes will haye some very vigorous op- position in its attempts to pass the River and Harbor bill, ‘There will be organized oppo- sition on tha part of the Districtiof Columbin Committee, for the'reason that the Commerca Committee hag ‘dedlned’ to corporate’ in the Dill the motidy’ “estimated.-to--bo necessary to Imprave the marshy malarial flats along the Potomac River to protect the health of the National Capital, ‘Tho oxcrso glyen by tho Conunittes is that they da not wish to have tho bill exceed $8,000,000, The supporters of the ‘Potomac River schomo reply that the biJl has often been $15,000,000, nnd that, in any ovent, itis of much greater importance that the health of the National Copltal should be -protected than that tho trout streams of West Virglnin and the ‘Tennessee country should be made navigable streams, é 3 TUREE MORE APPROPRIATION NILLS will be ready to bo reported by the first of noxt week, These aro the Indian, the Dis- - trict of Columbia, and the Postal bills, 1¢ Is expected to get the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial bill'into the Houso’ by the end of next week. j : THE WAYS AND'MEANS COMMITTEE ” appenr to be determined that there shall be no consideration of general tarlif questions, At all events, the Democrats are not disposed to act favorably upon Hurd’s free-trade reso- Jution. urd himself appeared before the Committes this morning, and urgently. rec- omniendad that the Comimitico take favorable netion, Varlous excuses were made, but the result waa that Mr. Hurd retired foellng con- Aident that the Committee would not net upon the resolution, POSTAT, To the Weaterry Ansoctated Press, Wasiinatoy, D.C, Jan, &—Tho House Conmittes on Poxt-Onllees and Post-ltoads, at thelr meeting to-day, instructed Repre- sentative Monoy to report favorably to. the House his bill which provides that tho rato of postage on second-class publientions de posited tn letter-carriors’ offices for dotlvery by carrlers of those offices shall bo untforin at two couts a pound, - ELECTORAL COUNT ABANDONED, Spectat Dispatch to Tas Chicago Tribune, Wausnatos, D, C., Jan. &—The Demo- cynts of the House generally hayeabandoned all hopo of trying to pass the Dixnell-Morgan Joint rule. ‘They sny such o Ching will be ime possible until they can get a quorum hore, and there scoms to be no inclination on tho mrt of members ‘to Btay here to attend to business, tho absentes list being quite as Jnrgonsusual, In this condition of things they say thoy will go‘on ns rapidly as possi- bile with the appropriation bills, and get through by the 4th of ‘March, GQEOHGIA, ~ Aloxandor H, Stephens has expreased tho oplnion that the Electoral Vote of hia State should not be counted, He was yory em- phatie In his charnoturization of the folly of the gentlomen who passed the lw which makes the day for the assembling of the Georgia Legistuture the Wednegday follow- lng the first Monday In December tustead of the first Wednesday: “These wisuaercs,!” sild = Mr, Stephens, “undoubtedly thought that’ the “first Wednvs- day must nlways.. follow — tho first Monday,” Other Democrats ln Congress nre or the opinion of Mr, Stephens, among whoin is Mr, Carlisle, of Kentucky, who says that, while these votes. plainly should.not bo counted, there is no way, In the absenew‘ot suluo detlnit rule of procedure on the sub- ect, to reject them, MANONE, re ‘ THE-OLD STORY, Sptetat Dispatch ta Ths Chicugo Tribune -. Wasiinaroy, D. G, Jan, &—Gon, Ma- hono’s address $8 notwwhat his friends do- clured that it would be. .‘Lhere ia not 9 single word in the whole document that can bo cans strucd into'a purpose oF deslze to unite the Readjuster and the Republican, parties of Virginia, On the contrary, Gen, Mahone's strictures upon “Grlpsgek Republicans,” as he terms them, ure as severe as his con- domnatien of “Bourbon Demoorats.” Ho classifies ; both alike as’ cnemles - of 2 BE We we Readjustment and Readjusters, and warns «tho. Iatter that ‘they will havo to ficht against the Republicans .and Doimo- rats Inthe next Stato eleetion.: Tho whole tenorof the nddress ts in behall of a reors Ranization of tho Readjnster party, with thie view of carrying the State election next fall. "That 1s the purpose Gen. Mahone ins fn. ylew, and Ils pollttenl course and action will sPose, TIS SENATE. A POR DAY’s WORK. Svectat Dtepateh to The Chicagy Trihuns, Wasuivaros, D.C, Jan. &—The Senate dovoted the early part of the day to the con- sideration of probably the most bungling law that’ was ever devised bya person clalming intelligence, “It was a bill which proposes to punish tramps and vagrants in the District of Columbin, ‘It was so worded that, under its provisions, policemen without warrant jnight enter o house aud drag any one before the Voliee Court as a vagrant on the film siest pretoxts. Polleo oficers, magistrates, ‘| and legat understrappers of alt sorts were given the most astounding powers over the liberties of citizens. ‘Lhe bill-was finally laughed out of the Senate, aud recommitted, : DEN HOTLADAY was able to keep his bill ‘bofore tha Senate for tho rest of the day. -The secret of his Influence ia.sald to.be goad: dinners, but, if ho is really so poor aman as his advocates claim, itis diMleult to understand how he can pay for-these dinners. A. very resolute opposition is balug made to the bill by n few Senators, the Intest device being n° propost- tlon to eund it to the Court. of Claims. ‘This Tollaaiy resolutely opposes. ‘The reason set forth, ig ‘that: It would be tmposstble for hin, In a court of Justice, to prove. lus cng, asthere was no ly. to perpetuate the testi- mony, his wittesses are, dead or scattered, ond all tha varlous means of substantiating the claim are non-existent, Meanwhile, emlnent Senators Insist. that this elaim of $500,000 must be pald upon entirely ex-parto evidence, no opportunity whatever being lve for crogs-éxamination. : > IE FORGERY. “Hannu any “ror.” ” Speelat Dispaten ta The Chicagn Tribune, Wasitxaton, D, C., Jan, &—The Eventig Stgr has thg ‘following: ‘Uhatrman Barnum, of the National Democratic Committer, who Is now iu Washington, satd that, the letter of the Now-York 2rd to Gon. Gartiehl, saying that the paper was ceeelved Into publisttug the Moroy letter by meinbers of: that Com- mittee, wos entirely inlse.- Suid ho: “No member of the Committed kifow what the etter was tntil it was published. We did hear that ‘Truth had a totter, a free- trade letter, and sent a member of the Com- iiltteo’ to see about ft, “ho editor refused to show It, or even tell what it. was, and tho noyf morning he published it, The first thet anyMnembor of tho Committes ever saw of it was when the letter appeared in Zruth.’” GEN. JOIN B. WENDERSON ' yor Te TieAssiny.. : Bptetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Wasitxatos, D.C, Jan. 5—There has. been considerable quiot talk here for several days among those known to be close to Gen, Garfield, based on a belief that the Treasury Departunent yay -be- given to Gen, Jolin L. Henderson, of Missourl. - NO'TES. TILT, AGAINST LOTTERIES, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunee Wasttxatox, D, 6, Jan. 6.—Mr., Now, of Indiana, has pending in the Mouse a bill to amend Secs, 3,020 and 4,051 of the Revised Statutes, by striking out the word *frandu- lent” in the second lino of each: Asamend- ed, the first scetion will enable tha Post- ninster-General, upon satisfactory evidence, to Instruct Postinnsters, at’ ofllcos where reg- Iatored Jetters arrivé.directed to persons en- gaged, ly condueting-any-lottery, to return the samo fo. the ‘writers.“with tho word fraudulent” written or stamped: on tho outside. ‘The second section refers in like manner to monoy-ordera, . s\s these sections now stand, they apply only to ‘persons con- ducting fraudulent lotteries, gift-enterprises, or schemes for tho distribution of money. By striking out the word “fraudulent,” the application becomes genera, and embraces all lotteries, gift-enterprises, ote. PUBLIC NUILDING: AT QUINCY, Mr, Davis, of Ilinols, has introduced a Dill for the erection of & public building in the City of, Quincy, Ill, ‘Cho Dill provides that the Secretary of the ‘Trensury shall bo em- powerod to purchase a site and erect a bulld- Ing, with fire-proof vaults, for the accommo- dation of Post-Office, United States Courts, Custoni-House, Bonded Warchouse, Internal- Revenue Oflice, cte., not to exceed n cost of $250,000; and that: $100,000 be finmediately available for that purp STATE CLAIMS AG. THE NATION. Mr. Springer hing introduced a bill to ena- Die the States of Ohio, lidiana, and Iiinols undoubtedly bo shaped so ns to ake that pure | to prosecute sults’ ngningt tho United States in the Supreme Court, subject to the rules of Jaw existing In respect to claims against tho United States, excepting statutes ‘of Iimita- tion, for recovery of any moneys lawfully due said States on account of sales for money of public lands in cach of them, A STATUTE OF TIMITATIONS.. In tho Senate, Mr. Pendleton has Intro- duced a bill providing that all claims against the United ‘States Government shall be barred, unless presonted within six years after sch elaiins have accrued;” and, in crise of delay on account of Infancy, covert- ure, or insanity, within six years after the removal of ‘atch disability. “Also, that all eluims of the Government against Individuals shall be barred In Ike manner, ff action fs not brought within six years after thoy have facertied; and, in ease of absence from tho country of such individual, within the same perlod after hls roturn, -" "+ qatEDEMOCHATS* aro disposed to proyent any public record. from being made of the attempts of thelr Committes to mako ‘fraudutent use of tho malls last summor, Late this-evening the reply of tho Postmaster-General in answor to the reselution of the House was received, ‘The Republicans called for the reading of it, In order that It night ga In the record, ‘Tho Democrats objected, and began to Mll- buster. They also deelined to permit it to be printed, Iinally tho. House adjourned, Jeaying the mntter still on the Speaker's table, and It may furnish the basis for some sparring to-morrow. Byes : nunes,, 6" : To the: Western, Astoclated Press, Wasmyatox, D, ., Jan, 0,—Tho Treasury Department has issued new regulations réla- thve tothe indorsumentand payment of Treas- ury frat and Postofise Depurtment war Tanta, . . foe st * - MRS, WAVED gavondinner this afternoon in: honor of young /ladlés now: her guests, There wera sixty invitations, ‘Che portion of the mansion’ ocoupled by the family was Tiandsomely dec- orated, aud the Murine band Was In attend: ance, ‘ r TUE TREASURY DEPARTHENT to-day purchased 205 ounces of fino silver for delivery at the New Orleans Mint, Vs ¥RENOM DUPLICITY, ' In one of' the prospectuses’ of “2. de Les sops, just recelved here, he catlmates that 150,000,000 francs will be spunt in France for the: purédhase of machinery, ete,, to bo tuged urcutting: the Panama Canal. This 1s con- trary to thestatoments heretofore inady, which. were to-the effect that the machinery, ‘sup- plies, ote, for the canal would bo bought in thls country.’ - Sie +" IMMEDIATE TRANGFORTATION, ‘The bill. introduced to-day by Senator Davis (LMnols), amendatory of the: revised . statute in rélation to the lmnmédiate transpor- tatien of dutiable goods, ig “a copy of the Dill Introduced In the House a fot weeks alnce by Representative Page, of Callfornin. THE RECORD. THE SENATE: Wasiunatox, D, ©, Jan. 0.—Mt, Enton, from the Cominittes on Appropriations, re- ported, with amendments, the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill. Pinced on tha calentar. ‘The Sonate proceeded to consider the cal- endar, the first. bill being one to punish | tramps in the District of Columbia. Pending debate the moruing hour expired. The Army Approprigtlon bill was rend twieo and: roferred to the Comuntttes on Ap- proprintions, : Mr. Vest, by request, Introduceit n bill au- thorizing the construction of a bridge over tho Missourl River at Iowell’s Ferry, Mo, Referred, 4 Mr. Dayis (111) Introduced a bill to amend See. 2,751, Ievised Statutes, and also to amend See, 5 of the act amending the statntes in relation to tho Lmmediate transportation of tutinble goods. Referred, Tho Senate resumed. cansileration af. the , bill for the, relief of Ben Molliday, and Mr, Garland spoko In {ls favor. : Messrs. Morrill, McPherson, and Wallaco opposed the bill. M1, Teller supported It, Ito thought every elaiin Uint originated In tho West wns re- arted with suspicion fn the Senate, ‘There iad always bee qisnoaition not to do jus- tice to the West. ‘This waa no sectionaflsm that had mostly escaped comment. Pending debate the Senate went into ex- eciitive session, and soon adjourned, MOUSE. - aegis Wasitxatos, D, C., Jan, 6,—Proceedings on the Funding bil are printed elsewhere. ite Speaker again Jnid before the House ths reply of the lostinnater-General to tho Jlouse resolution in reference to the abuso of | the [ranking privilege, Mr.--Browne de- manded a reading, pending whieh motion was made to adjourn, Mr, Browne asked that the document be printed In the dceord. Mr. Speluger objected, und the Louse ad- journed, COMMERCIAL WORLD. HARWOOD. Speciat Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Sr. Paun, Minn, Jan. 0—The caso of Re M. Obernteuffer, of Now York, vs. N. 3. Harwood, defendant, and the First ‘Natlonal Bank of Minneapolis and Curtis 1. Pettit, garnishees, came uv before IL. FE. Mann, Ret- erec, In Chambers to-tlay, and an Interesting fact was disclosed, Y. K.'Sidle, President of the bank in question, disclosed that at the timé of the service of the garnishee sum- mmons the hooks of tha bank dit not show any balance in Mr. Warwoot’s favor, but o closer examination revenls-the fact that * gWo MISTAKES ; had: occurred, one of $10,000 éven, and ono, alittle niore than $4,000, and said mistakes having been corrected, a balanes of $14,000 appeared in- Mr. Harwood’s favor.” Bufoto the mistakes were discovered, however, Unr- wood had confessed Judgment for the whole amount appearing due the bank by its books, In other words, for $14,000 more than ho owed the“ fnstitution, Executions wero Issued, and the first levy on Mar wood'’s stock was made under then, The garnishor claims that .this $14,000 shotld be nppiied upon the judgment, while the platotiffs declare that, as the others have issued executions and levied on property suf- ficient to satisfy thom, this credit of $14,000 is subject to thelr garnishinent. Tho garnishee, inthe person of Curtis IL Pettit, also ap- peared before Mr. Mann to make hls dia- closures, durlng which C.D, O’Brien, plain- tlit’s counsel, ; PUT CERTAIN QUFSTIONS to tho.garnisheo respecting conversations he had with Harwood relative to pro- posed purchase of his stock of goods, sald conversation having, it wasalleged, occurred prior to,tho service of his counsol, Mr. Levi, of the firm of Shaw, Lev! &. Cary, Miimeano- ‘lis, Mr, Pettit dectined te answor the ducs- tions, and tho matter was.taken before Judge Nelson, - The counsel for the.several parties, Wiliam Lochfer appenrlug for tho First Na- tlonal, argued the matter as to whether the questions put by Mr, O’Brien should be answered, and the Judge reseryed his de- cision, ae 4 OTTAWA, ILL, Specat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribunee Orrawa, lil, Jan, 6.—The clothing firm of ‘M. Stietle & Co., doing business in Ottawa, Streator, and Jollet, made an assignment hero, to-day to Solomon Degen, owing to two || judgments amounting to nearly $10,000: hay- ing been entered against thom tn tho Clicult Court, ono for $5851.06 by Mrs. Rebecca Selwartzy of Rochester, N, ¥., and the other for $3,%844 by the - Nationnl Clty Bank of Ottawa, The, Iabilities of the firm amount to‘ $03,850.71; and the assets to $01,100, Sweet, Dempster & Co. are the only Chiengo. creditors, their claim amounting to $4,83,40,. ‘Tha cause of tha failure Ig supposed to bonn extensive grain suecuiation. Its probable a. comvromiso will be effected, and the firmresume buatness agatn iin short tines, . TREMENDOUS TRANSACTION, Special Duapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Paut, Minn, Jan. 6&—A_ first-mort- Rage bond for the sum- of $6,000,000 on the Southwestern extension of the Minnesota & St. Louis Railway and in favor of the Con- tral’Trust Company of-New York City was filed In the attice af tha Scerctary ot State to-day. ‘Lhe money, as sot forth In the bond, Is to be used in the further: construction southerly and ‘to’ Fort “Dodge, ond of such spur tracks to. sundry cont mines a8 may bo necessary.” The rate is $19,000 per- mile, 7 per cent per annum, and both prin- elpal and interest. are_payubla In gold, ‘Cho wmortguge expires Dee, 1, 1910, thirty years from date, and the bond §4 signed by W. D, Washburn, President; IL e Spaulding, President of the Central Trust Company, GONE OU'T OF BUSINESS. Ciratranooaa,Tenn,Jan. 6,—The Mechan- Jea’ & ‘Traders’ Bank, of this place, has Nquidated, and will wind up, its business on Friday. 1t was organized two and a halt yeurd ago with « puld-In capital of $50,000, EEHAN’S SUCCESSOR. St, Louis Dignitaries Dotermino Who * Shall se Blshop of Nashville. + Speetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune ) §t. Lours, Mo. Jan, 6-Somo weeks ago a council of Catholic prelates met at the reskdunce of Archbishop Kenrick te make nominations, for the vacancy eaused by the transfer of Dishop Feehan, of the Nashville, Tenn., district, who was mude Archulshop vf tho Chicago Archilocese. The counsil, according to the established rule of tba Church, selected threa names for recom meondation to the place, Theso names are listed In the ordor of preference accorded them by the nominating council, and are ine closed in a sealed package ond for- warded to. Homo, ‘he strictest injunce ton of -seoresy is Jald upon all the members of the council uot to divulge In any manner tho tenor of the recommendations maile, and while 9 great dent of curlosity has naturally ‘been manifested tolearn iho tho favored trlo were nothing could bo learned: while had tho east semblance of authority to-uphold it.’ Within ‘the past few .days,. however, thdre has been considurable talking among thoge well Informed on Chureh mate ters to the effect that the highest recqm- mendatioh had been awarded to the Noy, Father William, Walsh, of St, Uyldget’a Church... It further.- soid - thas the recommendation iy a very strong one, ‘The ‘talk, which was: at firat mere rumor, has been repeated untll-It now takes the form nf positive assertton by por sons who could hardly have au interest in inlsrepresenting the facts, and. the credence given to the statement id such. us to lead to: the bellof that the. news [a from .a:.gource qualified to spesk . knowingly . elther- in, St, Louls or at Rome, It does -not follow ss 9° ‘matter of course that the Pope’s‘chulce will 5 fall upon the one most highly fecommended by the counell, nor even upon nny one of thy threo selected, but lt ta generally eustomary thy | to nive a very large degree of weight to firat choice of the nominating body. « ILLINOIS LAWYERS, Meeting of the Stnte Bar Ansocintion Speetat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Srrixevinno, Uh, Jan. G—The Unoty, State Bar Association Legun Its fourth ans nuol meeting, thismorning. Inthe absenca of Judge McCulloch, the resitent, the Hon, O. IL. Browning, presided, ‘There was a good, attendance of members, The following new members wero nimitted: 1s 8. MeDonald, Decatur; Joseph Wallace, Springtiold; Wille inm Farmer, ‘Vandatin; Wittiam ‘Thomas, davksonville; A. J. Fryer, Charleston: A, Crea, Decatur; B.R, Borrougha, Edwarde villa; James N. Carter, Quincy; I. 1 Tren, tleo, Springfleld; dames T. Hughes, Horace 8, Clark, Mattoon; F. W. Burnett, Edwardsvilla; W. IL Robinson, Farrfetts albert R. Weck, Taylorsville; James Bearitge ley, Rock Istand}. the Hdn, E. B, Washburne, the lon. Isane N, Arnot, tho IH Hurd, Chicago; the Hon. Jeaso J. Phillips, Millsboro; L, C, Chandler, Chandlersvillas A. W. Argust, Harding FP. Williams, Faire field; dncob Fouke, B, 1, Chapuym, Vandas Mas C.D. Wise, Alton; JL. F. Calvin, Paxtons J. ¥. Carroll, Quiney; J.N. Gwin, Eftinghame Oilicers were clected ns follows: Presi. dent, tho Tlon, O. I. Browning, Quiney; Secretary, W. L. Gross, Springfield; Treas. urer, ex-Gov, John M, Palmer, Springfelds Vice-Presidents,—one. from. each Supreme Court district,--W. 8, Keofner, Bellville; 8, AML. Moulton, Shelbyvitles B. 8. Edwards, Springfleld;. William |MeFadden, Quincy; Iitram Bigelow, Galva; James aM. Beardsley, Tuck Island; E, B. Sherman, Chiengo. ‘This afternoun Attorney-General James K, Edsall detlyered an -Interesting thesis upon “Protessionat Ethics.” Ale “Tho Obligutions Resting upon tho State with Respect to the Rendition of Fugitives from Justice? wns the subject of n theg}s by tho Hou. Charles Dunhan, of Geneseo? On motion of tho Hon. B, S. Edwards, tho thanks of tho Association were returned to Mr. Dunham, and he was requested to fur ish a copy of lis thesis to the Sceretary. Tho Hon. Wiliam E. Nelson, of Decatur, was not present, so tho thesis upon Special Assessments by Municipal Corporations for Public Improvements was passed... Tho Executive Committee reported, setting forth their Inbors in. getting up the present meeting, recommending that the admission fee bo made 33, and suguesting several other amendments to the Constitution, Among other recommendations was one limiting the responses to toasts nt the banquet to five mittutes, and that the rulo be enforced. sho report was recelved. Tho. suggestion that Art 8 of the by-laws beso amended ig togivo the Committee on Grisvances grenter powers for flivestigating charges ‘against members, by inserting: “and hear atd du turing such Charges,” created some dis cussion,,.many: of. the members opposing In Vvesigetion Iz the Committee, Atlornoy-General McCartney ' offered «a further ainendment to the eifect that the Committes bo authorized to Inyssatigate ebarges and report thelr concluglous to the Assovintion, ‘ On motfon of Mr. B. 8. Edwards, that part of the reportand Mr. MeCartney’s amends ment were laid upon the table, Pa ‘The amendment suggesting the repeal of tho, patt of Art. 0 of the Constitution giving the Exeeuth'6 Comittee the power to hear and deterniihe charges submitted by the Committee on Grigvauces was adopted. -ArbL-8 of tha Constitution was amonded so a3 to make it tho Gricvances to repor tlon Instead of tha Ive Committee, ‘The Committes on- Adiissions reported that the recommoniations concerning. ate uty of the Committee on aargzes to the Associa« inisslons to the Bar had notas yet been care - ried into effect by the Courta, rnd deemed ib nilvisnble not toinake furthor recommendas tlons concerning aduilssions in tho face of this disregard of former. suggestion: Recommendations to county and..city asso« clations were made, suggesting the auvisabll- ity of holding frequant, mectings, ot “which papers be read and “dlseugsions’'be hnd-uysou, various subjects: * Be Jevanees made no f The Conunittes oan. G forinal report, there liaving been no char Picterrelt agilnst members of the Associae lon, - OHIO RIVER ICH, Tho Coal Men at Cincinnatl Getting Alarmed, i Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . CINCINNATI, O., Jon, &—Tho recent cold weathor covered the Ohio Riverat this polut with a solid mass of ice from shore to shore, but tho recent rain and melting of the snows have raised the tributaries, and a sudden ant disastrous breaking up fs feared. from: Pltts- burg down, ‘The coal shippers and river men, to protect their property moored along the vanks, began to-Iny the dificult work of breaking up the mass af ico oppasit the! city. Tho process’ was witnessed by crowds of people slong, the banks. Several strong bonts were called itito service, but few of thorn wero found to. be strong enough for the'task, Tho Champion No. 8 broke tha ice nbout her In the Licking, and plowed hor way with: powerful force into: tha Ohlo River, and procecded above the -Nowpolut bridge, where the linrdest part of ‘her task Iny. Backing away from the floe, she would put ona full hend of steam, and, rushing at ft high rate of speed, allow her bow to run on the ico, The weight of the yessel would break the Ice, when sho would retire ‘from the parting masses to repeat the: operation, In this manner the. attack | was up ‘throughout’ the day. The ty fo, 4 atartel out in the fea to: work below tho suspension bridge. Sho went into the mass with great determi- nation,” but only broke her own, length through tho fee, when she was ordered back and laid up. ‘The ice as itis broken flons down and lodges tn mings, and to insko tho work complote it wit have to be thoroughly broken all-the way toa point. far. below the elty. The ice broken be the Champion above the Newport bridge ‘lins.-tonted down against the solid mass extend- ing, from shore. to shoro at. the foot of Vine strect, and completely fills the hatbor to the fout of Broadway, Coal men are'much dlyided in opinian as to whether the break-up will come, ‘Tho, closing of the river has run the prico of cou! up from $3 to $5 per ton, and if-thoru fy not a riso svon & coal famine ls apprehended, . “i TO BE MARRIED. - Bpectat Dispatch to The OAtcago Tribune, Broomnaton, “Il, Jan. &—The Panta graph announced this morning that the mare tingo of Mile, Litta, the prima donna, and Mr. Uarry Cleveland, the well-known tenor ands member of tho Slayer concert com: pany, would take place early In February on. 1 2. seen a | ‘Tho engagement, it is sald, {s of short dura. © - tlon, oe match purely one of loye at ret ight tes sald Rhnt Latte wae until i short thneaguéngaged to G. A, Hozenwinkle, an aetor whe orjuerly supported Misa Katie Putnam, bug the engagenient was broken 0! by mutual agreement of the partics, ' . CWANTS THE STATE FAIR, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunw Deoatui, tll, Jan. G—At the annual meeting of the Macon Comity Agricultural Boars, held here , to-duy,.the ‘Treasurer's report was predented, which -shows that in the past year-tho Society has received $9,817.77, and pald out €4810,. A deturmined cifort wil bo made to secure tie permanent location of the State Falr at -Decatus, ant a conmitteuof Bix citizens was dppolsited to work for this object, PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT. Bpeciak Disvatch to The Chicagg Tribune Ann Annon, Mich. Jan. 6.—A petition to President Mayes praying for the appointment of Judge Cooley, of thls city, to the Bench of tha Supreme Court of the United States has been signed by all the members of Waslitenaw County Bar,irrespectiveot party: and was to-day forwarded to Washington. A almilar movement: js being made in other Jus diclal elroulls of Heh Nag acre ve ED. Kinng, of this clty, js can: We Btate Leglatnture for thoduine purpose. {oypure Hop Bitters cura. Boll, ponples,feecklos, eugh skin, eruptions i