Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 21, 1881, Page 1

The Chicago Lk 1881 —TWELVE GENTLENEN 4113 and 115 State-st. Our stock of Underwear, Ho- siery, Gloves, Neckwear, Silk and Linen Hdkfs,,” French Sleeve Buttons and Scarf Pins, &c., &c., ia large and well assorted, and of- fered at reasonable prices. In- spection invited. SHIRTS ORDER. This department is a special feature of our business, Eighteen years’ practical experience. We use only the best materials, and make Shirts unequaled 1n quality of finish, fit, and price. .Our as- sortrnent of Foreign Fancy Shirt- ings is large and very attractive. We carry in stock large lines of White and Fancy Shirts and Night Shirts of our own manufac- ture, with everything new and de- sirable in Linen Collars and Cuffs. PREPARED FFOOD. 1y feqaing tham with Dr. Ridge's. Propared Food FOR INIFANTS, . The Best nnd Safest Diot for Younk Chiliren. GALE & BLOCKI, CHEMIATS AND DIRUGGISTS, 3 BOLIS AGENTS, | 81 Clark-nte, 4 and 4G Monros-at. (Palmer House), and 126 Novth Clavi-at., Chicago. REAL ENTATH, Feraler &\\\\\\'\\\z u\'\\\\\tm&\;w‘a\ \\\(\\\\\\w\\\\\%\“wm.\w&\\\\g ONBR “‘\\"\\Q\'\\\ “‘,\-\\"\‘\g QORI W \i\\ NeWRs, o e d %\‘&\\ o\ \m\{:\\\sfi, o Npre- ADBUNE QENLS, * R \\\t\\\“\\k\n\# MW Deodooe X, =1 'TOCIKIMOLDERS MUIITING, Anerian Union Telegragh o, EXSCUTIVE OPPICES, 15 AND 137 BROADWAY, fuiay Vatic dan, 19, 181 A spesintmoating uf tfio stackiklo o thy Amors Sean Union Tetozranhy Co, will bo 10 tbuvo address o Sunduy, Feb. T, 88l noon 101 tho purpose of noting pon Hho Lorns of cunsl= idation it the Amertents Unlun ‘Pelograph Company, the Weatern Union ‘eloxraph Company, and the At Iantlo and Paclfio Tolewraph Compuny. ' - 8 transfur hooks of tho” Compaiy will b closed aturdny, Jin, 2% 1350 ut i p. i, wnd rovponed Thuraday, ¥ob, 10, %51, at 05 n iy ordor af tho inatd of Dl 10 PER CENT DISGOUNT EDWARD BLY & 0., Tailo 0YD. B o TE i FeL et 7 vy NORTIL GERMAN: L New York--London~-Parls. Bleamers wall Every Satrrduy from Now Yorks Jor Southampton ani Bremon, hmssoncora booked for London und Paria at Lrom Sew Yurk to rat Inwest m South i alin, $4; e {urn tickots nt red Yowling Grceny N m il Gergian Dloyd from irew 0410 Gy wyonte aughorizo o = e HLCLAUBSENIUS & CO, *outh Cutk-aty STATE LINE Tnfl\lllfl', Livarpaul, Dubilla, elf: 1 . dorry Trani S ¥ ovory Tinrsdane Fiem Cavna s 0 Weouminiditivh | Socotd Cabin ek, 83 Ciiean stouiiom corry AUSTIN. aLDWIN & €O, i Jtand ! & st Ui Ruither cutile, & 1o, SR iz Sehaol of Yals Callags, tryy Pure und Appiled, n Civil verlug, b ot 1 und i 6 L PR - Hxocutive Nuw 11avon. Coin, AMUSTN 3 THE APOLLO, ’l'lllm-nv._n‘l-m' Harrtooneat, Grand Entrauce, 338 Stnte, Tho great ensation Varlot; 5 Jas no equatin this v e e Woo TELS LLULOID (Water-prod® Lin- ?'I) Cuyls, Collars and Ix'oufml!- ml.n(f.:l:;ml Gla;m(a sent by mall.) ress BARNIES? 4lat Stoj Hadison-st., Lribune fluudlu;{" 44 CELLUL FIIDAY, JANUARY 21, Issl, Rures $larei, the well-known New York eapitalist, has begun sult in the Now York Supreme Conrt o prevent the consolldation of the telegraph companles. - Ho hing obtalned a temporary Injunetion re- stralntng the companies from entertng into any agreement for consolidation, aud from Incrensing their eapltal stock, In his bl of complaiut, he sets forth that heds n starehiolder In the Amerlean Union “Leie- grapl Compnny, which was organized, lie says, fnorder *to bring wbout a healthy competition which would fnure to the henefit of the commerclal publle,” 1o says that the Amerienn Unfon ‘Telegraph has been recently making large prolit in the capital fnvested, that the attempt to consoll- date Is I the Interest of monopolyand that the small shareholdurs in tho propoXed con- solldated company will be fujured fifancial Iy and much more to the snme cffect. The defendants In the caso are eited to appear next Monday and show causs why the tem- porary Injunction shall not be made perma- nent. Bexaron Mchoxann proposed o -resolu- tiont In tho Senate yesterday favoring the awp- pointiment, of a standing comittes on’ the rights of women citizens. Senator Conk- ling, who supported the resolutfon, was ap- platded Ly the ocenpants of the ludles' gal- léry when he expressed o hope that the nioves ment in bebalf of women’s rights woull re- sult In something practieal, The resolu- tion wag, on motion of Senator Davis of West Vieginia, referred to the Committes on Rules by a vote of 20 to 93, Senator Kernan offered a resolutlon, which was passerd, re- questing tho Presldent to transmit to the Senate, ifnot fneompntible with publicin- terests, coples of any and all correspondence which may have vassedabetween the Seere- tary of State and nny diplomatie or conswiar agent of the Unlted States in reference to the exportation of criminals, paupers, or in- sane persons from foreign countries to (his couniry, \ r———— M McWinnuans, of Montgomery County, Introduced a resolution in the Lower Houso of the State Leglislature yesterday providing for the appointment by the Speaker of n comm'ttes of nine to Investigate all charges and complaints mnde against the Bonrd of Rallrord mxd Warchouse Cominissloners, and to recommend sueh leglsiutlon as would proteet the people from unjust diserimitn- tlon on the part of rallrond compenles and warelouse owners, the rules for the considerntion of the resolu- tion was defeated by a voto of yeas 01, nays 48,~n two-thivds voto being necessary, SrxaTon Coxe's Ul providing for the i viston of Indian reservations mmong the In- dians in severalty, nnd also providing that Indians be made auenable to the laws of the United States, was dubated in the Senate yestertlity, Senators Coke, Saunders, and LT (Colo.) favored the blll. Senator Vest wanted tho reservations of tho Cherokees, Creoks, Choctuws, Semiuoles, and Chicka- saws, In the Iudian ‘Tervitory, excupted from the operation of the bIL, and offered an amendment {o that effect. Senator Tellor opposed the bill. Tho Senate adjourned without taking final netion. e 11 13 stated that three members of the'Com- mission recently appointed to iquire fnto the elrcumstances connected with the trans- fer of tne Ponens from Dakota to Indian Territory will mnke n reporlt Sise talntng the views of Gov. Long and these who are called ' DBos- ton senthuentalists,”? and entlvely ad- verse to Seerctary Schurz, The members who will sign this report are Gen. Mlles, Gen, Cronk, and Mr. Allen, of Mussnchusetts, Mr. Stickney will present the minorlty re- port sustaining Seeretary Sehurz, Tur Libertyville express-train on tho Mit- watikee & St Paul Rond was run Into by the night express-traln at Oak Glen Statlon Wednesdny nizhtabout 4:80, durhus tho dense fog then provalling, sud the wife of ex-Ald. A, B, Cook, of this eity, vecelved Injurles from which she died, nud soveral othior passengers on tho Libertyvilleexpress were mors or less serfously hurt, Cho ratlrond ofiiciuls sny the aceldent was owing Lo the fog, but this Isnot generally neeepted ns n satlstaetory reason, ‘f11s 1lonso passed the Naval Approprine tion bill yosterday us it was reported by the Couynittec. "The bill approprintes 814,500, 000, Mr, Whisthorne, Chnirman of the Naval Committee, durlng the discussion on the bill (- oxpressed the hope that Gen, Garfield’s Admintstration would recognlzo that'we hawt 90 navy, and that wo shanld conmence tobulld one. Gen, Hnwley, while ndnileting that our nuvy needed hnprovement, depre- cated the remarks of Mr, Whitthome, peleiodars vy . ‘P conrt-martlal.in thegase of the colored cadet Whittaker nssembled yesterday, ail the members except Capt,, Barber bolng present. Whittaker wag asked whuthor ha had any objectlon to any membor of the Court. Notwithstanding that his counsel had somo doubts nbout Col, Lugenbiel, ho finally stated that he nud not, The Court thon organized, and agljourned il the &l of February. g SexAton Wirrs, of Chicago, introduced a bill In tho Stats Sennte yesterday empowor- Iug City Couneils and Bonrds of "Trustevs of villages to make provistons for tho support of valleomen nmut firemon who becamosiek or disabled while In dischurgo of their duties, or, In cage of the denth of siich offieers, to * provide for the persons dependent on them tor sllxlnurl. ot ettt A nisz for resubmitting tho constitutional amendments proviously adupted by the peo- nle of - ludiang, - but . which the Supremo Court decided wero nojlegully ndopted, toa voto of the peoplo on the 21 of Februnry padsed the Jowor House uf the Indinun Lek- Isluture yesterdny by a vots of Ti to . ‘Phoss who voted agalust the LI were Dem- oeratd, ] — IT I8 understood that, through the Influ- ence of Mis, 1ayes, Marshal Fitzsimmons, of Georgla, for whow shdshas d pepsonal friondship, will be retalned ln olico durlng the present Admintstration, I the means t1me his bondsmen are prayingto be roleased from thelr respousibliities, us they say Fitze slmmons 18 a bankrupt, . A i Messns, Abays, Dilton,” ond Sullivan, counsel for tho Irlsh trisversers, . dollvered speeches In defeuss of thelr ‘clients fiy tha: Court of Queen’s Bench yesterday. Oune of the counsel appealed to'the jury to acquit becanse it would rejolee the Irish beyond the sens Auother couusel's appeal wag so A motion to suspend | FRIDAY, JANUARY touching that the nudience wept, Mr. Heron spoke for the Crown, amd referred to the traversers as the propagators of Commu- nigm and abettors of assnsination atid murder, A rrovoskn ineeting of (he workingmen of Nerlin, ealled to protest agninst the anti- Jewish ngltation, has been prohibited by the Gierman Government, In view pf the fast that the antl-Jewish mectings have not been prohibited, the netion of the Government in this ease causes conslderable surprise. Ixthoense of the comtest of E. Moody Boynton for the seat In Congress oceupied by Dr. Lorlng from the Sixth Massachusetts District tho Commiittee on Electlons have r ported in favor of the sitting member, Gen, Weaver has brought in n minority revort favoring Mr. Boyntow’s eluun, Tus people living in the vielnity of Nick- clsville, near Dristol, Vi, wore not a little astonished and frightened Wednesduy by the fall of a shower,of what resembled blood- drops, amd which lasted about n minute ‘The elothes of severnl persons were stalned a3 1f with blood-drops. —— Ar the meeting of the Iixpressmen’s Mutual Beneflt Associatlon at Cinciniatl yesterday, 8. ML Sh aker, of Daltimore, was elected Dreshlent; S, G, Seaton, of this city, Viee-Prestdenl, Mr. A. Wygant, also of this city, was elected o member of the Jix- 'r heavy rains nnd consequent floods have enused much damage tu property In Oregon und Washington Territory., In the Clty of Portland several stores und dweliings were flonded, and large quontities of grain were damaged. The loss Is placed at £500,000. Pacr’s planing-mill at South Doston, sev- eral smadl bulldings adjoining, and the bont- shops of Charles Bonrdinan were destroyed by fire jesterdny, ‘The property was owned by the Doston Five-Cent Suvings Bank. The loss Is placed ot $11,000. No Inswrance, Tux United States i3 not the only country cursed with Iznorant, Ineficient, and in- competent Justices of the Peace. Mr Jus- tiee Cnmeron, of ‘Toronto, says that the Catn- dian Justices- of the Ience are illlterate, ignorant, and utterly incapuble. Louis WAGEN AN, # grocer of St Louls, falled yesterday. Ilis nssels are placed nt 1,000, The extent of the Habllities is not yet known, Dolthotf & Behren, grocers, of the snme city, have also failed. Assets and liabllities not known, Ity Tennesseo Legisluture balloted agaln for United States Senator yesterday. "The eleventh and Iast ballot stood: Maynard (Itep.), 85; Dates (Low-Tax Dem.), 813 Balley (Dem.), 143 Iartdson (Dem.), 63 seatterimg, 1, ¢ ——————— ‘T Penusylvania Legisiature balloted for United States Senator ngain yesterday, and without result. 'The vote on the last ballot stood: Wallnee (Demn), 025 Olivet (Rep.) 883 Grow (Ilep), hi; Snowden (liem.), 43 seattering, 0. Trx Hlinois State Temperanco Allianee, In sesston at Springtield Sesterday, clectod J. €, Pepper, of Aledo, Presldent for the ensulng year; My, 8, J. Strong, of Springfield, Seeretary; James Falrehlld, of Spriwgtield, ‘Trensurer. ——— v T French Chambers reassembled y Jday. M. Leon Say was redlected President of tho Senate, and M. Gambelta was re- clected President of the Chamber of Depu- ties, recelving 2582 votes ont of a totul of ¥7, ——ems A prsrersibattlebetween the Peruvians and Chillans was fought at Chorillos, nine miles south of Lima, recently. Tho Poru- vians were defented. with great loss, The Chitluns abtalued possesston ot Chorillos, Jony WirsoN; nmbuer, while at work nt the Dottom uf Chalk Ranch, near Lendville, tast Friday, wasburled alivo by a siow-stide, ‘the avalunche complotely filling the shuft, — A secriox of the English Liberal Mem- bers of Pwliament will not vote for the.Gov- ernutent's Lrish Coorelon bill unless the Irish Tand bl s of & radieal ehareter, Gy, Guaxt aud Ms. Grant wero tend- eredd “n publie reception at the Lxechtive Mansion, Albany, N, Y., yestordny, Muny proiiinent eitizons wore present. T bark Barone Nranezany, Capt. Cosu- 1lek, which left Lelth, Scotlninl, Jau, 15, for New York, hos been” wreeked, Ouly oue man of all on board was saved, Dunisa tho tiseal year 1850 the amount of monoy recolved by the Clty Treasurer of Chieago from all sonrees wus $7,7220,504, and the expunditures wera 87,610,110, . ‘Tuy Nebraskn Legisiature balloted for United States Senator without résult agaln yesterday, Senator Paddock still malntalng his lend over all competitors, —— ‘I'ng potition drawn up by Prof. Tarting, of Mollaud, in favor ot the Indepondenco of the Transvaal as already received the sig- natures of 6,083 Halland Oniven BusnNern, o stoncentter, was Killed at Piqua, Oy, yesterday, by the thiling {nof the rout of o bullding fn which he was o work, T Porta has formally declined to nceept the Franco-German plan ot arbltration for tho settlemont of tho Greco-Turkish dinl- culty. tho Sultan with 5,000 soldlers in the vvent of o war between Turkey and Greeee, S — © Pantiy cloudy weathor, light snow or raln, and a siight full In temperature, Is fore- shudowed for this region to-day. e fn roply to the King's susech in tho Cortes yesterday by a vote of 200 1o 05 ] A BRCRESENTATIVE 0f the Bollvian Gov- ernment 18 now on hils way w this conntry fo raise o loan of §5,000,000, ] 1y the explosion'of u boller at Dowsbury, k., yosterday elovoi persons wero kiited and.sixteen Injured, - LosvAzoo, PeicLes & ol Manches- fer (kipg.) merchants, have fajled, Liablll- thes, $10,000, A suse In Cornwallshire, England, was suddenly flooded ‘yestyrday, and cight wen were drowneds S . CABINET CRAZE. The Ci‘ty of Washington Certain that It Knows . Nought. Endless Reasons Given by Our Correspondent for This State of Things, The Awful Scerecy Which Shuts That Oyster, the Tllinois Delegation, [ Gigantio Efforts of the Delegation to . Agres on o Cabinot for Garfield, Raum Backed: Quite Strt;ngly for Either the Treasury or the Big Wig, A Grand Hoax About a Confer- cnce of “Kickers" at Conk- ling’s Residence, Certainty t'hpt Garfield Has Made an Unequivocal Statement Con- cerning Cabinets, Belict' that 1IIe Sald: *“February Is 1 Good Month for Cab- inet-Making.” From Every’ Quarter a Grouty “Don't Know Nothin'!" in Reply to All Interviowera, Spettal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribuar. wasityerox, D, G,y Jau. 20— You can say,” sild one of the members of the inols delegation to-day, “that there I3 no trouble n the delegation wpon the subject of Cablnet oftieers, or anything clse, and that the man who says so, whetlier e writes under the disgnise of & petticont br not, writes that ivhich lie colns out of his own bl The same splrit was nanifested by the entire 1inols Republican delegation, all of whom were Interviewed to-ny upon the subject of 1llinols In the Cablupt, There have been ritmors that thepo. has Deen for sohe thne plotting, and ‘seheming, and intelguing on the part of the delegation to securo united action in favor of some person whomn thoy conlil reconfmeml for u Cabinet positlon hi easo ten, Qartigll shall give 1i- nols n Cabinet plice. RS AMONG I OTHER BUMOKS 1s ono that thiere has been considerablo Hl-feal- ing between some of the Congressuen and Sunntor Logan on tccount of the mntter. The truth seems to be this: For the last two weeks tho regumr meeting of tho Hlinols Club, at the room of Congressman Davls, hag been In a greal measura devoted to -this subjeet. The - nols delegution, which Is sekdom united upon anything and which Is fuwl of Iitle untagonlsms, I3 now solid, united, harmon- fous upon theso points: First, that inols ought to huve a place In the Cabinet; seeoml, thnt it-Is nobody’s husiness what the detegn- thon [s doing, and that 10 one (least o€ all the presy) ghnll know anything about it third, that the resolution of secreey ndopted at a meeting ot the IHnels Club, Politleal Sanhedrim, Suckers’ Ku-Kinx Klan, or what- aver namo may Yo given this solemn, owlish conetave, shail be saeredly Kept, wmder penalty of expulsion from thy order. 16 1sby. SUCIL TREMENDOUS MACHINERY At TS that the Iliinols mountain is lahoring with its iice. "There probably niay be some little feellugg In the delegatlon, as there always is where thero Is but one ofiice to fill, und where there are muny candldates, but thero Is no wrangling o quarrel, and Is not likely to be. ‘Tl MIhois delegation is not golng to destroy whatever Infhience it has at the very ontset of o new Administration by petty por- sonal wranglings over ofices, ‘The Senntor from a State, genernlly, has moro ine flueneo with an Adwministration than the [Itepresentntive from any slnule distriet. Ile s ® regarded s the mouthpioco of the whole Stute,and tho State- sovercigaty ldea that a Senntor {s the Am- basgador of g soverelgn State Is STILL ENCOURAGED, at least fu the distributien of patronnge, But there 13 no quarrel I the delegatlon, 'The discusslons In these private caucuses huve beon ‘friondly, A nmunber of names hivo beon presented,—in fach, ot flrst nearly overy Congressman hind u candidate, The number ot candidates now, however, which will be vresented has materfally diminished, Tho presont status of - the guestlon Is” that it has Leen ngreed In the delegation that n certafn number of | names— five or six—shnll bo submitted by tho delega- tlon td Gen, Garfield us thonnes of persons, iy ono of whont §t approved wonld be sat- Isfuctory to the delugation, and, in thelr opinion, Lo the State,, ‘Uhe pointawhich are not you determined are, how many nnpues shall be sent, and whose names they shull i, A soon 0 that shatl b determiued the fnfotmation will e communieated to Gon, Garfiedd, ‘The names which have thus far been mentioned In the deliberations of this eaueus are : QEN, RAUM, . L who aspires efther to the ‘L'rensury portfolio or to the Attorn peralshing Gov, Ogles- by, Postmaster-General, Seeretary of tho Ine terioe Fort, Interlor Departinent Emory Storrs, Attorney-General; Rubert Tineoln, Altorney-General (uwithough the Iatter namo ean senreely bo snkl 10 -huve been much con- shiored In the delegation) ;.. Favwel), Treas. urys Judge Lawrenee, of Chiengu, Attorney- denernl, 'The name just now most praml- nently mentloned as having recelved the sup- port of the delegation 15 Gen, R, Come assloner of Internal evenue, who 18 sugp- posed to nsplre to the Trensury Depurtiment, Tho report that Raum bus recelved the wunn Jmous approval of the delegation for this po- sition, or for nuy other Cabluct place, Is not trao, lohas g BTHONG FILENDS i tho delogation, pussibly has n majority in his favor, but he cannot sseurs all of the membery, "Phore aro ub ea4t 81, Dossibly soven, who aru so eavnost in thely mivocuey of thely candlidates that thoy are unwllting to support, wud probabty witl coutbiue to op- pose; Bl Gen, Raum, howaver, fms ® greut doal of strensth for o Cabinet place outside of tho iiinnis delegation, and i is from the outsiid lutlusnces that the reports that “he '§s the unanbmous cholce of ‘the Kllinols delegation origiuate, Senstor -for cablnet-mnkluz." PAGES. Plumb, of Konsas, ami n number of other Western Senators are understood to have slzned a paper urging the appointment of Raum, nnd that paper (whether with or without the signatures of o consiiemble mitmber of the Hilnels delexntion way not perhaps be definitly siated); has been alrendy FOIW. D TO MENTOW. Oneof the most varnest supporters of Gen, Hatm In the delegation and in these caueis deliberations has been © Representative ‘Thomas, of the Calro district, the pottion of the State from which Gen, Raum comes, "Thomas, - always an carnest friend, Is especinlly grateful to Raum for the Iatter's vigorous subport dur- ine the campaign. Senator Loman s quoted by many of the delegation ns being very carnest In faver of Raum, and it s known that It was largely due to Logan's in- flnenco that Rawm was appolnted Commis- sloner of Internal Revenue, Dut Logan Is not bellevedg to be an advocate of the ap- pointment ot Rauin to the exclusion of any othier competent man who' may rec the support of - thegdelegation, or who may liave the heartspapproval of the State. The names that will e presented will be taken from among; those sdrendy mentioned. The polit- 1eal soclety whielt calls ftself THE ILLINOIS CLUD Is not tkely to he dissolved by the expuiston of ity members on necount of the violation of the oath of seerecy. The delegation is not a loguaclons body, ‘The following Is the r sult of tha Interviews had with them all: Senator Logan sald: ¥ 1 cannot suy anything nbout it excent this: There is no wraugle or trouble in the delegation. There will not bet Aldrieh sald: “1f you area elairvoy- ant, you ean get the news.” e added that he thought Presldent-clect Gartield quite able to make u cholee’ withont advice from tho Ilinols delezatlon. e dld not Dhelieve that delezations ought to try to Infiuence the Presldent, for If they failed 3 THEY BECAME BIDICULOUS. Grozze Davis sald Iean tell you nothing about B3 but we mean busthess, I ean write the name of the man who will be In the Cablnet from 1inots, but 1 will not do it,” Tliram Barbernsisted upon matntaining the dignity of silence during the last few flecting, dnys of hils Congressional career, Sherwin, atso stlence; lawk, ditto; Henders “ You will probably find out ull about it, but Lcannot tellyouanything” Phillp C, 1layes who lately visited Mentor, seems to be in the most profound ignorance ns to the fact flat nny nember of the Lisls dedegation fhay ever thonght of proposing, w membe Ginrfield’s Cabinet, e said that, if any, seleetion of o eandidate for Mr. Cubinet, he had not heard of It, = Mit FORT, suid that so far ay he was concern nolden what nctlon the delegagon might take. Congressmen Boyd, Thomad, and Sher- win seem to be very poorly lnfsrmed us to the proceedings In this general yq'n\'cmlon of those who are seeking to partltjon the ofilces. One of them sald: * We wentlu excentive sesslon, mud, you canunot 1;"‘ out word 1 he hal about {17 Steanwhile, the gabinet-mnkers are husy In other delegationy One who has recently come from Mentyfl says that Gen, Gottield recently satd | ¢ TP EEBIEARY 1S AYGE)T MONTH b, % - Anothier Ohlo visitor s/yst It ig-gs trug now as It was slx weeké/ ago, that tGeneral Gardleld hns not leuted n singlemember of his Cablnet. Senntar Blatno sabl to the corresportent of Ti: FRIBUNE, five days sinee, that b did Hetknow a single man who Is to he n wmember "of Genern! Gurfield's Cabinet, The Hen. Levi . Morton said to-ny llmt,‘ in so far a3 he kuows, thery I3 ‘ne foundation whatever for the conngetion of lils name with the partfoligot the Treasury Depnrtment, Gen. Franeis A Walker sufd last mht that ho was nob aware that Gen., Garticld had ever thought of him fn connection with any Cabi- net posttion, Gen. Lium does sot know or Betlove that thero Is nuy inteption of, naming hibs-to any Cublnet position. i SENATOR BRUCE has safd, many times, that the presentation of hs name was entirely without hls pro- curemant, and that tue comment, both favor- able and ndverse, was quite gratultous, Sen- utor Allison Is now, as he hes beeu ever slee the eleetlon, pressing the clalms of the 1lon, Jumes I, Wilson, of lows, desiring himsulf to remain In the Senate, Gen, Gar- fiold has, within n weelk, nssured gentlemen who hve visited Bl that, when his selee- tions wers made publle, they would all comu autat once, and, finally, ho has said within thren days that he had not you positively se- Jected n singte member of his Cabinet, and that, of conrse, no tender of o Cabjnet posi- thon had been wade to any one, Jlo s listen- T to all that bs suid to him on the sebject, and when he makes up his mind b will boa finality, o HAS CONSULTED BENATOR CONKLING, as he has tho other prrty leaders, but Senn- tor Conkllng knows nothimg of tho result, Ono ean heat columns of storles this sort. Areport was telegeaphed from Washington Inst night deseribing a * conforence® which it was altezed was held Inst evening at tho rooms of Senator Conkling. 1t was snld that Represontatives Morton, Hiseack, " Bulley, and Miller were presentat the “ conforeuce,” and that the late unpleasant intelligence from Montor was discussed, nud that the wentlemen hamed retirod from the * con- ference” *“consldernbly stirred up about somothing.” L THIS 1S A PRETTY FAIR SANPLE of thevarjous storles thut are set allont re- gariting Mr, Conklng and the new Admin- istratlon, ‘The facts about the alleged -con- furence are thesu: 9 1, Nosuch conferenco was held last even- Ing, oratany other thue, 2, Roprosentative Morton spent lust'evon- Ingg I hils own houses A 4, - Mr, 1liscock dld not leave his hiotel last evening, . 4, Reprosentatives Bailey and Mifler spent the eveniing together, and nelther of them visited Senntor Conkling's rooms, fedb it i ST, LOUIS COTTON EXCHANGE. 87 Lovis, Jan 20.~The members of the Cottonr Exchange had a ‘mecting this after- noon nt which the consolidation of telegraph contpanies waus froaly disenssed. After o pretty general expression of oplnion that u protest nzalnst the consolidation wouldavail nothitig, In vioy of the faes thub wmalgaii- tion was alresdy practically aceomplished, a resolution was” udopted for the appolututony ofu committes of throo to conler with the New York Cotton Exchange with a view to Tuwving tha talegraphic seryics performal by n contpiny 86 organized ns to provent its boig absovbed by or- copsolldated” with any other oxisting copany ar companies, A resolus tlos Favoring Gover control ot the telegsuph lines of the country wis dolunteds o e - THE BREWERS, CryetxsaTy, . dan, 20.—The Brewers' Assoelution had s protrasted meeting to-lay wndd te-night to take 'netlon. concerning the Loeal-Option olll now. punding in the Ohilo Loglslature, - ‘They flually madu @ doclira- tion in tavor of snending the Constltutlon ot tha St 50 a5 to vnable the Legislatyro to act on’ & Ldeense law, ‘They appolnted u caimalttes to go to Columbus to use their in- m}ince,ur the defeat ot tho pending Option Jfifibm%@} e‘ WASHINGTON. Another Congressional Cru= sade Against Enterpris- ing Newsgatherers. Captors of thg Chinese Trentios Threatened with the * Capi- tol Cooler.” Passage..in the House of the Naval Appropriation of $14,461,000. A Long Speech by Dr. Loring, of Massachusetts, Heard with Closo Attention, The Day in the Senate Occu- pied with the Indian Land Question. A Terrible Phalanx of Woman. Suffragists ‘Surrenders to Senator Conkling, The Ponca Imbroglio Now Going [ ‘against Schurz and jn Favor 1' i of Boston. 3 1 /rs. Hayes I8 a Greal Friend of Fitze stmmons, and He Wil Not ¢ (o, The Isthmus—The Census—Ingersoll—~ Operations of-n Nofarious Scoandrel— Notea, THE BDASTILI. ANOTIER JOURNALISTIC INQUISITION. Spectal Dpateh to Tha Chicaas Pribune, Wasixaroy, D, C, Jan. 20.—The grave announcement will be made to-morrow that the Senate, fn executive session, s consider- Ing the propriety of endeavoring to discover how the Chinese treaty vrinted, It I8 very possible that the Senate may con- clude to create an inquisition of this sort, and to exercise the very arbitrary and questignable constitutional powers whieh many of its members cinim, and that that body propeses to Imprison Awmeriean citizens for having endeavored to telt the peoplo what thelr representatives are doing. The story Is an old one. ‘Lhere are n fow nien who conshiler themselves the censors of the Senate, the guardians of Us pinblie nud pris vate morals, . TILR CUSTOBTANS OF ITS KHCRETS, and the lndlentors of Its honer. 1t seewms | “yery ” necessary for these few sentlemen, oceusionatly, to securs n vietim, elthor to their pride of office or to thelr tyrauny, ‘Theve nre some Senstors who claim thnt the Sente has not only legistative fune- tions, but that it has judielal and fuquisitorial powery that, In fact, the Con- gress s i absoluie body, with power not less arbitrary or despotle than those of the Spanisk Inquisition, which no court of the country muy overrule or question, and at ;\\'llh!ll 1o ciflzen shall comptain. It Is die- intors of this sorc who are always prating about THE DIGNITY AXD MOBALS OF TIHE SENATE, and seeking to punish swmoebody for violats Ing u vule of seereey which iscontrary (o the spleit or Ameriean instisntlons, “Fhe Chinesy T'reaty, the news concerntlng which I3 froub- fimgg the minds of some Senators, had, In all s substancee, been published days betoro the mere form of It was pristed, and no more complote snmwary of It appeared anywhere than in an authorlzed lnter- view with one rof the Government’s Commlssloners to China, Yet men who stlek Inthe back nt everything propuse now to open ont, nt this late hour of the sesslon, a Senatorlal drag-net, and to spend valunble thme fn putting the Journallsts on the rack, sl In attempting 1o compet them to dlselosy tho sourees ol thelr Information. TUE BENATE, OF COUMSE, ean only nttempt to do this, No ono expeets that thoy éan succeed in seeuring the lufor- fation. Yer, since corsespondents wers list fupelsoned 1 laxurlous apartments in tho Capltol, Congressmen, to - further - creass thelr powers, wd perhaps in part. to Intlmidate tho b huve enaeted 0 Taw which 1S o8tromely severe in its provistons, and which wukes It o mis demeanor even to deciine lo answer o ques- tlon whieh tny tend to dlsgracs or render a witness Infamons. The Congress of the United States” has thus deelnred that an Auerlean clftizen shall not” by proteeted by the snteguards which tho common lnw gives to THE IIMBLEST SUITECT OF GUEAT TITALN, The new Jaw §s ny follows: * Kvery por- son who, huving beon sunsnoned ad & wit- ness by the suthorlty of either Houssot Cane gress to glve-testimony, or w produes papers upon any mutter tndor inguiry bufore ither House, or sny Commities ot elther House of Congress, wlllfully niukes defunit, or who, Baving sppeared, rofuses to wRswep any auestion pertinent to the guestion nder fuquiry, shall be deemed guilty of n mls- demeanor, punishable by u ling of not more thuere $1,000 tur less thin §1K, sl Tmprison- © ment in s common Jall for not less thun one month nor meye than twelvy months, NO WIVNESS 15 PIIVILEGED to refuso to testify to any fucts or to produce wny paper respeetlng which bo shall bo ex- umined by elther Honse of Congress, or by why eonnulttea of elthier llouse, upon the ground that his lestimony to such tact or hiy production of such paper may tend to ls- graee Wlw, or otherwise render him in- famous,” ** Whenever @ wituess sununoned falls to testify, wnd the. facts avo'reported Lo eithor 1ousy, the President of the Scuate, or the Speakoer of the {louse, s the cuse way De, shull cortify the fuet wndur the seal of the Sunate or Howse to the District-Altorney for the Distriet o Columblu, whose duty 1t shall L to brlng the mutter bufore tho Grand Jury for tholr uction.” In pddition to this somo elatin tho power to fmprison indefluitly for contempt, 5 IN EXHOUTIVE SE3SION. T the Weslern JAssoclted Fyest, WasmigTay, D, O, Jan, 2.—The Senate n oxocutlyo sesslon directwd Its Commltteo an Privifgges sl Elections to fuvestigate by what weans the full text of tho Uhlnese treatles and the accompanying duonmonts (" printed in confllencu ™ for the use of ull members of the Souato) becamy publis lnsy week In twelve “or fMieen nowspapers throughout the 'country, * ‘Fhe rusolu- tloun ordoring 2 this * fnvestigution wus -was fhist assigned the fuor, and ocenpled sn Awhich any member nlght be proud, snd one 3 ' .. b » el o - PRICE CENTS. ! presented by ‘I\’(r. Edminds, who. aub-. u porteld ft In n speceh, In the courss of which e expre the hopo that the Senntg Wil sub) any correspotdent who refuses to diselose the source from which he obe tulned the 5lucmuunls to lmprisonment in jall for & long a thne as ho may continuo to re- Tuse to nnswer tho Committee’s question. The resolution adosted cmpowery the Come llnlt{uu to send for persons il papers, J IN THE HOUSE, THE NAVAL DItT. Spectal Dispateh to Tie Chicago Tridune, “ Wasutsavos, D, C, Jan, 20,—The Iouse went to work to-day a8 18 §b realized that the end of the seaslon s rapllly approaching. ‘Fhis evening was set apart for the constdern- Hon of District ot Columbin business, so that the thne of the ouse shinll not be oceupled with locat questions, aud to-morraw was re- served for the consideration of Senato bllls on the private ealendar, Thers are elghty® such hilly, most of them for pensions, and the disposition of them will greatly relieve tho presstve upon the ealendar. "Ihe House then touk up the Naval Approprintion bill, and passed it as It camoe from the Committes without chnnglug . word, and withont ma- terlal position, - The bUE approprintes ahout SL4,600,000, i Inerease of $55,000 over the bill of lnst yenr, . ME. BEAGAN OIMECTED TO TIE NAVAL ES TABLISHMENT, that the number of of cess of the needs of the navy, but Atking an- swered that, as the number of officers Is flxed Dy tnw, hie did nnt see how the THouse eould concern Hself about the qucfllfim i an appro- priation bHLC Whitthorne, Chairman of the Naval Condhlttee, expressed . tie hope that *" the incoming Administration (and, by enat he means the Adwmliistratio .« Cen, Gartied, for Le lenduneey the attempts of some of the revolutionnry lenders to creats troubly fn connection with the count) should recognize the faet that wo have no’ navy, and that It should conunence from the bottom and bujld one. in that manner alone, hethinks, can the existing * top-licwetness ” fu the nuval serviee et removed. M. Whitthorne Is un earnest supporter of the ITartls schiewe for the croa- tion of o new navy. Whittheme also said A 3 s s, grently in ex- that there was not a vessel In the Ameriean nav whieh could eqm- pete with vessels of the samn class of other natlons, ent, nid it D ANY MOTE MONEY upon them until they are in better condition, Gen. lawley thought it was hardly falc to say that we have no navy, We huve muny good vessels, but they are not such ns the countey ought to have. The Navy blll was the seventh Appropriation bill that - has pagsed the Honse, The Fortitieatlon bill, the Penston bifl,'nud the Indian il are In the Senate. The Cousular LI s in conference, the Army and Mititury Acad- emy blils have been amendued by the Senate, and one awaiting netion In the Iouse. The al biIL will be sent to the Senate to-mor- The Post-Ottlen Ui was reparted to- and will be brought up fu the House as soun ns a few changes contemplated by the Approprintion Committes shall have been wade, . There remuin to be reported for | original constderation In tho Iouse thg* Legislative, the River and Iarbor, the Dis<, trict of Colmbin, and the Sundry Clvil bills, LATE IN THE APTERNOON the contested electlon ¢nse of Moody Boynton vs, Dr-Loring, from the Sixth Mas- snehiusetts Distriet, was brought np, - Allthe members of the Electlons Committee, exedpt Gen, Wenver, the Greenbaeker, ported in favor of Dy, Loring, Wenver's “minority re- purt advoented the elalms of Moody Boyn- ton, perhiaps a8 much out, of loynlty to the rapldly-vigishing Greenback party as by renson of e merits of the euse. i Lot hour anda half. e had an audience of which no other speakerat this session hus been ablo to seeure. Au clection specch 18 ordinarily nsiznal for the vacation ot both floor nd gatierivs, L LOMINO™S KUEECI had 4 contrary etlfeet to-dny, After touching briedy vu the teehnieat points of the election ense (for n defensa was seareely needed), he devoted the greater portion of his speech to o reply to the assanlts made upon the Com- nmonwestth ot Massuehusotts in the briet aml speeches of Moudy Hoynton uud his counsel, en, Butler, - Dy, -Lorlng's speedh was i very learned effort in vindleution of the polley of Massachnsetts with respect to ot nivd suifrae, ‘Tho history of Mas. s, from the linding of the Pllgrim wnttil ow, und the poliey of the fa- thers, wert givan at great fenguh, and highly euloglzal, rehusolts has soldon had an abler or tnore eloguont vindieation, TIHE WOMEN i AND o ) : . Speciat Dlsputch 2 Wivayo Tribunes ‘Wasmsorox, D, C, Jan. 20.~Senntor Coulling enjoyed hlmselt for n fow monients 1o-clavy, il Rinused thd Senntont the expense of Senator MeDoalil, The latter; Is the etmmplon ot wonnn's vights | in the Senate, il dbout o year ago, at the Instanes of sev- eral Luly-sutfongists, he Introdueed a resolt tion to create u stunding comnnlttes’ of” ilno Senutors, to which might bo referred for conslderation all potitions, bills, and resolu- tions reluting to the rights of women.” 1t was | wade known that he wounld cull’ up thls - uensure for actlon to-day, and, fne conse- queney, about sovonty ludy delegates to the Nutionu! Woutn-Sutfrage Conventlon. wore present ln the gullery. Senator MeDonnld ealted up the mensure und mado o briet ox- planatory speceh, HENATOR CONKLING, P to whom the subject svemed to boentirely 1 nuw, asked, with un - albe of surprise, thut the . resolutlon b read wgnln, 'Llien, concontrat ing his attention, ns with o great etfort, ho nsked that tho fiesyline bo read i third thoe. »Ihat's enourh,” sall tho Sunator, tising to Mg fect, “Dogs the Sunator from Indiana wish {0 ralse & permanentcommltteo? Do he wish this thing to go_on intermlnub| 1 Infer he. lnteds that thess prayeis stiould nover be granted, Tsuggust to the I Senntor that, It he wishes to ¢rown with sue- eess hlh; ciforts, ho shonld yalso o filwh&l (] Committes, and not postpons the npgeyuys til soms Indeilnit- tue i el g IN THE VANT FOREVER € 7703 ;I 1 hope, therefore, that the Senator - ditne Wil make this u speclal ‘coptitfies, and will make 1t umicrstobad that, thg | sun jgous down o (ho last duy dtstfls seat slon, It Is 1o tuke final, serloud,smtelligent actlon, Senator Conkling wr it for bls offort by the hokity/ apniaiise’ of the ludies In the 185y, whils ¢ Senator MeDonald, somow Anmilatyl, { tried to moko It appear Qut AF/was’ Aoy fn. onemy of the wonn's-ri moyemgnt. ‘Fho resolution would ha uysgy _'\r’))nu I hud not ; s SENATON DAVIS, OF WEST VIRGINIA, lurriedly entered the Clitmber, befers the - result of the vivasvoeq volo had beed die | clared, and noved thut /gho esolution be yo- ferpud to the Commities on Rules, 'le exs > plained that he was opposed, ot Feneral - principles; to any Incroase iy the putaver ok committees, HoZenlled, for the yeas ad nays, nnd carried his polng: The ladies m“l‘a ) & momunndun for futuro veferenchpot tha * f fact that only cight Kepublicans” voted, apuingt themm for the reterenvu of tho rosolus Y O r have they the same o SR, - R ge |4 i 1 E