Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1881, Page 2

o b THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, UARY 1 3'°, inatpartot the eround which formed tho onte “ural shore, while 1t has beon hold that tho legat l .title 1a sthit In the Genernl Governtnent, yet it is- " also clenr that ftlsn bary logal title, divested { . of any beneficinl or cquitable interest, The i ground hias been z EFFECTUALLY DEDICATED TO PUBLIC USE, and the Gavernment cinnot divest it from that uson In effeet it holds the teehnlenl legni titlo in . trust for tho uso and benefit of tho publio and “*“itie ndfacont properiy-owners, It firthor ape .poars that tho parties benefielally Interested In tho use—nnmely: tho State nt Nilnols, as repre=- ‘dontiog tho general public, and nll the property= owners, with perhaps : S * A BINQLE EXCEPTION— - have given tholr consent to the sale of the ground Dy tho elty for tho prrposes mentioned ‘inthe blil. The City of Chiengo, ns the repro- sentativoof that portiop of tho pnblie more im- medintely concerned iy theunanbinous voteof it City Council, has nsked for this legirintion, and no one has appeared heforo your Committee to op- poso it, Tho bill does not interfero with private rights, nll such rights boing carefully guarded. It proposes merely to grant the consent of Cons gressto a chango from ono public usoof tho | Praperty to anothor, which, in the Judgment of thaso’ dirvctly interested, has been rendered nocessary by tho increnso of population and husiness, and other circumstances nffeeting tho fnteroats of tho publie In that quarter of tho clty.’ YOUI COMMITTEE ARE OF OPINION that tho desired consenu shiould bo granted. Why should Congresa retuse 1t2 1f it does o= Tuse, tho ground will still remain subject to tho uso to which it was orlginnlly ncdicated, Tho overnment can nelthor sell the land, nor leuse , ot usn it; nor {8 there any rensun to think that 1t will derive the slightest profit or advan- tugo from maintaining the original dedieation: In the prices obtniued for tho adjacent Jots it hina recelved pay for tho property once at its full volue, and your Committes are therofors of opinfon that tho consont nsked for should bo granted gratuitousiy, and withont any gnerond condltions. Your Commlttee report the bill " with: amendments, and recommend 1ts prasage. TS ML 13, aoeeptnble (o Representalive Davis, of Chleago, the lnwyers of tho Judielary Com- mittes of the Senate stating (hat the power f* tolensods embracdl fn the term * to sell or i convey.” Representative Davis, therefore, will heartily coliperate In pnssing the bill, ? and will appear with Solleltor Ayer, of tho ) i i i i ) 9 1 } i 3 ?, i ! | ] He * " Tallrond Company, to-morrow hefore the Ilouso Committeo on Palblie Lands, in nd- yoeacy of thé pending bill, 'I'he objection to e overcomo in the Ilouse Conmittee Is that some of Its members are disposed to think , thattho Governmen! onght to receive com- ponsation for (he swirender of its naked | i tltle | TIE INQUISITYON. FEELING OVER THE SUPREME COURT BECIS- . 10N, , %y Bpectat Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribune, ¥ Wasmsarox, . C., Jam, 25, —The conver- sation ampug tho Senators In regard to the " deglston of tho Supreme. Court in the Kil- hourn case shows that thoy fully apprecinte the position n which they have been placed with respect to tho proposed. Inquest upon thoir Infracted dlznity, ‘The corps of corre- spondents, asan whole, ng well ag those wlho printed the treaty, are ready. as well as anx- jous, to carry nll the questivns at Issue. toa final deeislon hi the courts, ‘Uhey are confi- dent that n fuH test of the powers of the Sen- . ateas well'of tne House would result In de- cistons that' nelther 1onse cun punish a ‘- witness by limprisonmoent for refusing to swer beforo u commitliee. the extent ot'legal actionr belng the certificatlon of the faet ot retusal to the United ;States Attorney of the District. 'The correspoudents are also con fident that the Courts will set aslde the i present law, which attempts {o compel n witness to guswer against hiinself, ns uncon- stitutional. These fmportant points they +uro nuxlons to have tested, and they are will- ing to undergo eonsiderable temporary in- ! ples with whieh Impor +., convenlonce to attain that'end., 2 IN THE SENATE, > iy TIE INDIAN- QUESTION, - a Spéctal Dispateh to The Chicags Trivime, © Wasuixaton, 1, C.y'Jan, 25,~After the Demioeratie Senntors,with' the' eptlon of - Lamar and David Davls, hnd refused to tnko 1 the Logan bill, placlng Gen, Grant on tho waetfred lst, the Senate voted (en, Walker another halt o million.of dollars for (he pay- o, ment ot the biils for taking the- census, and +then hammered ‘nway again at the bl for granting Iands in soversity to the: Indians, "I'ho friends of the blll appear determined to . puss it, but they aré stautly oppused by those who belleve that tho Indian will be far worse off with the protectlon given by this bill than + Without it. Tle will be subject fo tho lnws of 4+ tho Statoor Terrtory In which he may ro- slde, it when it Is nsked that the laws of - tho Stato shull be enforeed for his] protection 2 _ THE REPLY . dsthat the State or ‘Lerritory.has been: In- - hibited from doing -anything that shall de- prive bim of his rights, e ennnot, muler 1his bif, summon anIndivkdual into the State or Territorfal Conrts upou u charge that this Individunl hag violated the laws to his preju- wadlce, ng the United States Courts ure to bo - "closed against hiny, leaving no means of vo- adpess except to petition: Conzress, - The philanthroplsts quoted from White Engle, * avho snid that the Iudian is stripped of his Tights, and of his earthly possesslons, and left naked, exposed 10 every man's nggres- slon, und huving no “remedy exeept by petl- tlon. - The discusston: will probably bo pro- longed for a tlay or twh, . 7. INDIAN TERRITORY, CHIMINAL PHOCEDUIE, * Speclat Dispateh to Thd Chieago Tribune, U WasmINGroN, 1, G, Jan, 25,—Mr, llerbert, + ‘from the House Judiclary Committes, filed 1ils report to-dny on v, Haskoll’s bill estah- *Ashing atermof court fortho Idian Territory, ab Wichita, Kas,, and extending the ‘opera- "";Hlans of State nnd Territorlal Inws relnting “tonurder, manstnughter, arsomn, vape, burg- 5 lary, and -robbery-over the Indian reserva- tlong situatedsin_thelr mldst, and providing that the laws of Knnsas shall ho- In foree in “-ill that portion of the * Indian Territory not (set apart for'te occupnney of Cherokoee, ~Creck, Choctaw, Chicknsnw, and Seminole Arlbes,. . The Committee holds that . the . Unfted States Court alrendy finve - jurisdictlon over the crimes enue merated, and that the evils complained of arlse from tho. long distunes from somo portions of the Imdlan ‘Territory of the [United States Court at Fort Swith, Ark., which nt present s exclusive jurisdiction over tho Indlan Tebritory, To_remedy this, | the Connmlttee’s substitute for M Haskell’s .-, bill uttaches the' eastern partion of the Ter g yitory to tha Court at Fort Smith, tho south- ‘ T+, western portion to. the Northern Distriet of .4 /l'exas; and the northwestern portion to the | | i ] i | i ! | | " District of Kunsas, i’ . i CIIRISTIANCY, | ‘A UNITED STATES " MINIBSVER SUECT T . ARNEST, £ - Bptclal Dispalch tg The Chilcago Tribune, > Wasimxgroy, D, ¢, Jan, 25—United '+ States Minister Chirlstinney Is In contempt of 4.5 the Distrlet Court here, 1o hns not com- - plled with It arder for the payment of ali- mony, awd, unti! e purges Mmselt from this ., contempt, 1o furthor testimony will bo taken *§p bis behnlf. 1€ L should come here now, o woitld bu at once nrrested for his con- Aempt, andhe ealled upon ta kliow eausy why 28 should ot Lo punisiied for it Phis ts somewhat awkward condition of affubrs, for :r'$he Btate Dopartiment and the Preshdent to - beadded to the growlug dhuensions of this “seandul. The diploinati¢ service Is not nee ‘qulring glory from the situatlon. . REFUNDING, SHUEBMAN'S V! (8" Wasiisaroy, D, C., Jau, 25.—After his In- Lerview with the Sennte Comuwlttes on. Fi- ance to-day Beoretury Sherman expressed pnss tho Senate in an amended form, which wonld mnke it possible for his successor to eirry on retunding operations, and that the House of Representatives. would coneur in the amendments, . “"Fhere i not a \ide dit- ferenée now to be reconceiled,” said Mr, Shor mon, The ehief fenture upon which the 1louse Insisted wwas that of the option of ro- demption, and that lins been coneeded, THE IEARING, T the' Western Assoelated Prets, Wastinaroy, D, €., Jan. 25,—~The Senate Committes on Finnneo to-dny hoard Sceretaty Sherman on the Funding bill, o took the position that it sliondt be nmended so us to make the funding bonds redeemnble after five yeara nnd payable fn {wenty years from date of Issue, and to bear Interest at a rato not exceeding 83 per cent, tho rate o be fixed In the discretion of the Seeretary of the Trensury, Ho expressed the opinion thattho Treasury funiing certiticates proposed by the Dill (which ho thought should be deseribed 89 “'Lreasury. notes™) could be floated at 3 per cent interest without chnnge In the House provision for thelr redemption at any time after one year from their respectlve dates of Issue, ¥ — BUGAR. DRAFT OF A NEW BITI. Spectal Dispatch to Tas Chicdgo Tribunes Wasmixarox, . G, Jan, 25,—The follow- Ing draft of 1 new Sugar bill has been mada by IL A Drown, who visited Chiengo Inst swmner In the sugar Interest, and will be presented In Congress by Acklen of Loulsl- amie It I3 snld to represent the antl-Cuban Interest; but sugar-men will best understand what it menns: 7 A DILL TO REGULATE TIE COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS-DUTY ON RUAARL De it enacted by the Senate and Hopse of Ttep rreentatives of the tinited States {n Congrees amsembled, Thnt meladi, coneentrited molnsses, girips of eane-Jujen, wet sugurs, and ntl suiars sot nbove No. 5 Dutch standard i intrinsio color, whon testing not above 84 degrees In tho polnriscope, shull pay o duty of two conts and three-sixteenthy of o eent per pound. N That all sugnraabove 7and not uhove Nos 10 Duteh standarit in intrinale color, when testing notabove 8 degrees i the palariscope, and nil sthzars ot nbove T In color, when testing above & and not above 88 degrees In the polaris- cope, shinll pay n duty of two vents and one-hall of acont per pounil, ‘That nll sugnrs above, 10 and not. above No. 14 Dutcl standird in eolor, when testing not ahove U2 degrees fu tho polariscope, and ni sugmrs not abovo Nu. 10 in color, when teating nbove 88 and not . above 02 degrees In the poluriscope, shall pay nt duty of two conts und thirteen-gixti L] of neent per poumd. > Thnt ol sigars nbove 1 nnd not above No. 10 Intteh standard in eolor, and nll sugars testing #hove #2 and not above ™ degrees in the potar- f4eape, shinll pay n duty of three cuntsand seven- sixteenths nf a'cent per pottl, That.all sugnes above 16 nnd not above No. 20 Datel standird in color, and nll sugars testing nbove K degrees in the polurlscope, shall pay o ts per nound, Thut 1l sugars ahove No, 20 Duteh standard In color, all retined sugars, and il sugars that asshnilate to retined sugacs, shall pay o duty of five cents per_pound, That raw Museovado or drained ry, raw heot sugnrs, when sbovo No. I3 Dutch standurd Ju colur, and testing less than 02 degrees I tho poluriseopc, shull bo clnssed for dully us not nbove No, 13 Duteh stnndard in color. ' That allsugar-candy, and all confectionery mare wholly or in part of sugar, and all sugars that nre colored, tinetured, or adulterated; snall Py 1 duty of 5 per cent nd valoroni. = hat ull sunples of lmflnrml sugars used to elnssify such signrs for tho purpose of Jovys, in duty thereon, shall bo erushied or grannd to the conslstency of raw Muscovado und molnsses #ugars befors” levying duty: and such sampies #hatl be made to assimilute 1 genin to snmrs contuitied in tho uflieinl Thitelt stusdnnd sam. Sugues nre compired or the purpose o g duty: and all sam- wies used forlovying duty shall rematn on publly exhlbition until tho duty on the sugirs they represent hus bron finntly” Hgnidated., i Tunt gl dutinble sugars not nhove No,20 Duteh standard in color vhatl Lo tested in the potriseopes and such other means shall be em- ployed ns the Secretury of the Y'reaeury mny dleens neeeseary, {o aconrately determing the Intrinste eolor and quality of all imported su- gars, In oxder to lovy duty thereon correetly, . NOTES, -~ DAKOTA, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicazo Tridune, Wasmyarox, D, G, Jan 25.~The llouse Committee on "Lerritories this morning, by.n strietly party vote; deelded to rebort dverse- 1y the bill mnkang Dakotan State. The Dem- ‘ocrats ure not disposel to take any more risks uy to the' polltical ehurncter of Terrl- tories which Ho north of Mason and Dixon’s line. o CHE PRESIDENTIAL TREEM, ‘T'he House Judiciary Comittee to-dny, in nvery summnry way, disposed of the constl. tutional amendment of Gov, Pound, of Wis- consin, relative to tho election of President and- Congressmen, Troctor Kuott, Chafr- man of the Committee, was in fuvor of the amendment, and says fo-ntght that he was vory much surprised at the - adversoe netlon, T'hie .Committen. was ‘generally clearing [ts docket, and scemed to have putaside the Pound smendment ay useless lumber, with- out uny considerablo consideration. It Is -usoless for 1 Commlttes 1o pormit tho mover of an Important measure, It he is o member of the Ilouse, to appear before them' lu ex- planation of it. ‘hat courtesy Gav. Ponnd It requested, but the Judielury Committee, clthor through oversight or otherwise, dld not notify him that*the subject was to he considered, 3 > | TIMN SENATE'S POWERS, ‘The Judictary Commlttee, also by o vote of to 6, deelded that the Senate has ra, and the power to origlnate bills provid. Ing mn appropriation, * but wet pro- posing to raise revenue. ‘Ihis question comes up on two bills which passed the Sen- nte last sesslon. 1L 1s very doubtful whether the Ifouse will neeept this view of the con- stitutfonal powers of the Senate, DANRRUPTOY, Thue Touse Jwlielary Committee also for- mally declled to-day that*It was useless to attempt to seenre uny netlon npon the Bank- rupt LIt this sesslon of Congress, Mt CARLISLE 15 the only member ot the Ways and Means Conmnittes who indicated o desira to muko o winority roport In support of 1lurd’y tarif- for-revenue resnfuth NTRAL PACIFIC, M. Huntington salid to-night that the Cen- fral Paeifle conforentcs was without result 50 far, but that thera woull bo another to- morrow, in which ho hoped to ba able to how that Auditor Freneh had milsinterproted the figures furnished by the Company’s hooks, “We have enrned our lust dividend,” sald My, Thantington, *and, unless wo areen- Jolued, wo bntend to pay it to tho stockhold- s, € TBRUCH, Yesterday o letter wns printed from Senn- for Brueo to n member-clect from ‘lennessed In regurd to w position in Gen: Garfield's Cabe Inet. The publication hns annoyed the Sen- nior greatly, It wus not only o privato let- fer, but was written In reply to o very full ong on all the points touched upon, -1t was w roply toa fricinl, in the freedom of private correspondenco, and was not fntended for vublieation ut any thne, The letter o which it was nreply-contalned & statement of very friendiy things which had been wiltten to Gen, Gurfiedd ubout the Senntor, to which hy could not. avold allnding fn the lotter ho wrote, k; i JLOMPENSATION FOII MMI-CAURYING, Bpggial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasiiNarox, D, (%, Jan. 25.—~1ho bill of e, Wiitiam G, ‘Thompson, ot Jowa, to pay the ‘Durlington, Cedar - Rapida & Northern Lallway Company the sum of 87,00 for car- rylng the United States malls butween Ply- mouth, In, and Austin, Minn, from Jo, 8, 1872, to Muy 21, 185t—n" porlod of four yeans four wonths and thirteen duys,—has been favorubly consldered by tha Past-Oftico Come inittee, ‘Chis actlon of ‘the Committon Is al- verso to' o ruling of. the Department, thut 1t could not wake auy allowance. for thiy sorvice, on the ground that it was not campetent, * under the rules that govern iy actlon, to allow.puy to u rallroud company for mutfservico over the track of another company performing servics and recelving pay from the Dupartment,”~—the-other road belng the Iowa & Dakota Brauch of the Afil- Waukeo &.fte-Laul Kallway, . ‘Tho Conuil- {ea holds “ that s réfusal to compensats ono of two companles transporting tho malls over o road used In common by the two, and wihere the company recelvlug compensation was not paldfor tho transportation of malls carried by the other company, was noty and Js not, nuthorized by lnw,” .PLRUNO-PNEUMONTA, Afr, Fort hns recently introduced n bill do- stgned to furnish the machinery for the pre- vention of the sprend of pleuro-phcwmonia mmongenttlo In tho United States, I1splan, In_brief, Is to authorize tha Dresidont to ap- point one resident Commissioner of Domes- tic Cattlo for_each State and "Territory, who shall servo for a period of two yenrs, ut n compensation cqual to his actunl expenses. 1lis duties are to exainine Into the condition of food-piitmals destined for exportation, with n-view to dlscover traces of any cone tagious or infeetions disense, and make n report to the Commissioncr of Agriculture onee each month, In addition to this the Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint not o exceed threo veferinary surgeons for ench seaport whenco heef-cattle may be exvorted, who shall inspeet each eargo nnd cerilly thelr {inding upon eacli bl of ladings but, i€ eattle shall be dizeased, shall refusy such certifieate, 'I'he Preshdent shall be empow- ered to prohIbit exportation in sueh ease, md persons guilty of 8o exporting disensed cat- tle shull be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than 85,000 for each olfense, PAYMENT TO CHIPPEWA INDIANS, Mr. Pound’s bill to pay the Chippewa Ine dinana of the Lake Superfor and Uppor Missls- sippl reglont the bajance dite them under the treaty of Sept. 50, 14, the sum of S118,400, hns been amended by the Committee of In- dianAffairs by reduclng the amount to 102, the difference helg * the aggregate ffevence between the coin value of pay- ments: made in eurreney during tho years 1865 and 1864, at the dites of the Treasury warrants and the amounts due i cojiy by treaty stipnlations, with fnterest nt tho rite of 5 per cent from the date of sald "L'reas- ury warrants to _Feb, 6, 1856, - Of thls sum, S4,10L ts to be paid to or expended for the benefit of the Indians Immedlately, and the Dilance. placed ta thelr eredit at+ per cont for twenty-five yenrs,—the interest to be pald amually per eapita, COUNSEL-FEE, i Mr, Fort hias Introduced o bitl to nmend SHee. 824 Revised Statutes so a3 to read: *“When an Indictment or Information for crhme is {vied before o fury, and o convietion I8 Iuud, there wny be allowed to the Distriefs Attorney, In ndiditlon to the attorney’s fees herein provided, a counsel-fee, in proportion to the nportance and difigulty of the ennse, . ot exceeding $:30,"” LETTER-CARIMERS, Topresentative Gearge It Davis hns Intro- duced a bill providing that appointients of letter-cnrriers shall in all instances be mide to the lowest grade, and that promotions shall be made after one oF more years’ sery- ice, on certiticate of” the Postmaster, There I3 n proviso that at no tine shall the number of first-class earrlers bo more thin two-thirds nor less than one-halt the total nwmber, ex- cept fn eltles of over 150,000 inhabitants, wlien, after n service of not less than two iwo P’cm’s. such carriers of the second class shall be eligible fur prowotion. FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS IMPROVEMENT, Thy Seeretary of War lus transmitted to the Ilouse of Itepresentatives . leter from to Gen, Wright, on the subjeel of compensa- tlon for lands damaged by Improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin ™ Rivers, In which there is # recommendation that an x\”mprlu- tion of $25,000 be Inserted in the Rtiver and IInrbor bill of this year for that purpose, The necessily for this arises from thy fact n o recent revision of the statutes of Wisconsin, rn- act approved March 12, providing speetficatly for such L wis oiitted from the compila- ) ke, This rendered hoperative the wet of Congress of dareh 3, 1875, which provided that the value of tho lnds required for works of Improvement, ete,, should be aseertulned in the mode prov of the State in wi DES MOIN! ded by the lnws ich the property lles, RAPIDS CANAL Adso, i commupieation from Capt. Amos Stlckney, of the Engineer Corps, who snys, it veferencs to the annual npproprintion for the operntion of tha Des Molues Crnal, that $20,000 13 too littte. Hu . ree menids that Congres I etury of War to draw on tie Treasury from time to thno for such sums ns may be necessary for . the. oporation and maintenwnee of suid cannly—concluding thag | this wonld ho quite” '8 "econontitnl’™'ay * the . np- proprintion of n f{ixed s Capl.” Sllek- ney adds that In view e has the coneurrence of the Misstssippl River Comnlssion. 1o also recommends the oatublishiment of rmbllu dry docks, to ha nl;- erated in connectlon with the eanal, to b in ehirgy of tho offieer superintending it ¢ LIS CANALS, 7o the Western Associated Press, i WasitiNGrox, D, O., Ju, 25,—"The Ionsa Commlttes on Forelzn AMinirs i another heaving thls worning on the snbject of the Interoceanle Canal and the Monroe doe- trine, mid was addvesseil by ‘I T, Phelps, o representative of the: Nicaragua Canal Com- pany, The point of Phelps’ argument wns the danger to beappprehoided from tho aube Jeets of foreign pows '»m:lulmin footliold on e Ameriean continent, Mr. Phelps sald It woull be desirable for the Government to becomo . subseriber at oneo for one-hulf of the capital stock, so ns to be able nlways to maintain control of it % . CATTLEDISEARE, ‘I'he bill repo rted to the Senate to-dny by Jr. Johnston, from Lo soleet Commitice o thy subject of plenro-puemmonin and other contagious dlseases of domestic anlmals, wits ordered printed and reconunltted to the Committee. “T'hie DI provides for the orgun- Lzation of & Bureau of Anhinal Industry- in the Department of Awgriculture, 1t author- fzes the Connnlssioner of Agrleniture to ap- et of this Burenn, Is to'hen competent veterinnry surgeon approved by the National Honyd ot Health, “and whosy duty It whl be to_ Investigate aml report the valiie mud condition of domestic unllunls; and also what causes contaglons dis- vases among thew, and to provide for the provontion nnd eurs of the sume, ‘The Commisslonor of Agrleulture is authorlzed by the 1o purchass and slenghter diseased anfunls, provided the aumpoid for them shall not exceed two- thirds of- tho market value of healthy anl- il Tvo hnndred thousand dollars were approprizted to meet the expenses ineurred I earrylng out the provisions of the net, IAMIGRANTS, £ Tar the six months onding Dee, 31, 1850, thern wore 151,000 more lnndgrants arrived In the Unlited States than fn the same perfod tha previows ye INMEDIATE TIRANSPORTATION, The Sunate Finunce Committes to-day, In reparting the bil Introdueed by Mr, Davls, of Hiinols, amendntory of thoe net ot Juno 10, 1580, eoncerning Lhe lmmnedinte transportys tlon of, dutinhla gaods, hava stricken out all ts provislons exeept those which relate to the Consular tees for verliieation of 1nve JUSTICE KWAVHE, AssocintosTustico Swayne, of the United States Supremo Conrt, to«lay tendored his Tgnntlon, ta. take offect to-motrow, thus emupleting his nlneteenth yenr on thobonch, Alir, ‘Stanley Mutthows, of Ohlo, will be np- polnted to” the \'memme‘, Phis fins been do. ¢ided by the Presldent, and the announce- ment I3 mude b 'umhnrlh’. Justleo Swaynn delivered biy Tnst oplnion yesterduy in'thy casyof the Unlted "States “va, Springer, In which the conatitutionality. of the Income toxea wad afllrmad, “Ihils opinlon §s vegarded by the Attorney-General as of grent Tmpor- tanes, ‘The property in guestlon 18 sl in possession of the United Stutes, and It is ox- peeted thut Mr, Springer will apoeal to Con- arress 1o puss an net pormitting him to iy ho tax aid costa of sult and receivo back his iroperty. Suchan act wonld not be opposed by the Government, . SENATOR CARPENTEWS CONDITION, Senntoy - C % Carpenl physielnn furnlshe um!nllu\\;!uu‘hlnlloh sy hlalies ‘The Senutor Is Imyiroving steadily, ; vrovink SR W, Brase, TITE RECORD, * OBENATE. : WASHINGTON, [ Oy Jan, 25.—The bill for the establishment of o burean of nubal In- ustry wus ovdered printed and committed to u spocin) conunittee, 8o ordored, Mr, Duvis (11L) veported favarably the bill to contirm to Chicago the title to certain pub- Tlo lands,™ a < Mr. Bdwnunds dissents tho Committes, * : Mr, Davis guve notlco that he would nsk consldération of the bill on Friday, Ar, MeDonuld, from the Commlttea on DPublie Lands, reported the. Jlouse bill rela- tive to the title of-settiers on thg Des Moines Ttiver, lows, ond for other.purposes. Ree ferred to the Judlolury Committes, from-the report of Ar, Bock, from' the Fluanoe Conumitiee, ro- | slonal Distrivt of Maj. D, C, Houston, of ths Eugineer Corps, | 26, 188 WELVE ported, with amendment, tho bill to nimend Eee. 2,851 of tho Hevised Stalutesof tho Unlted Stat nlso to amond Bee. fof tho not to nment the statutes in refation to the Immedinte trnnsportne | tion of dutiabla goods, and for othar prrposos, l;lwro\'c(l\!uuu 10, 1880, I'laced on the enlon= [ nr. Mr, Edmunds, from the Judlelary Commiitee, reported buek tho resolutlon of Jui, 27, 189, in= struoting tho Committeo to fuquird whether oy diserimination or differenco of treatent hivd been mado fn settlements with certain rallvny cotpanies, under the act of Feb. 27, 1856, pra- viding for the settlement of tho matters fn dis- pute. Hesald tho Committee had heard the excentive ofiicers of the Government and coun- sel for tho particnlar rajlway company inter osted In tho guestion, and were of tho opinlon that to diseriminntion or ditferenco of tredt- maont wider the inw had beon mndo with refor- ntricta by the exeoutive oflleera, nmitteo was discharged from Curther derntion. I'lumb explained that his vote on the mo- tion to tnko up tho Grant. ftetirement bill, tho provions day] ought to have beoen withneld, Ho "1“( pnired with Mr. Sutlsbury, and voted by mistake. Mr. Beck submitted a declaratory resolution in favor of pending leglsiation to vermit onr citizens to purchase ships and engago in forelgn cunrrying trade, and for the rexistration of snct as Amerienn ghips when cominanded ans officereil by onr citlzens, e satd (hat, with the asscntof tho Sub-Committee on Finnncee who -hued been constdering the matter, ho would sul mit some remarks upoen tho resolution "Uhiurs: day, and lie Introducen it now for thut ]lnrpl)lt. Mr. Davis, of Ltinois, lntrodueed u bill in res Intion to the reaignation of Judgesof tho Courts of the United States who gy by permnnently disabled to discharge thelr dutles. It provides that, upon a tender of rgsignntion, which shall stito o fuct of permanent dlm\\ll’ll)‘. tho ten- der of resignntion, with tho neeeptince, 18 to o filed in the State Department, and tho President shall then nominato n successars mul the Judgo ro reslening shnll recoivo for Jfe thesalary puy- able to him nt the time of hie resignntion, Ke- ferred to tho Committes on Judielary, Mr, ]x\ruu renewed his motion to postnone tho pemling order, the ealondar, Lo tnke up the Grant fetivement'bill, 116 suiid ho dld not pros puso to llllsuusu the motion furthor, and nsked Tor n vote: e Mr. Lamar, (o {favor of tho' motion, salil ho Yrvsmnerl had Gen.' Grant at any time when ienord of the Army nsked to be rétired in ne- cordanen with his rink, 1o ono would hive obe Jeeted, Tho poliey of tho Government in retie- g its great Generals and Admlirals was, bo thonght, & propee oue, 1t meant thut sueh ofli- cors should devote thelr Hves to thelr great di- tics, and that In return tho country ehitll sccury tholr honoruble and ndequete independence, So fur from ohjeeting to It, ho wos willing to ex- tend tho principle.” Gen, Grant otight not to e deprived of rotiremont ecausa ho hnd loft his plice us General to heeome President at the entl of the people. He (Lntnur) fuvoreld tho bill ns . an expression of tho popuine will that our most eminent Gonerul shonld e secured o compo- tenee, e osed the provislun of it require i the Lenelleinry to du setive service when entled upon, Tho voto belng tnken, Mr, TLogan's motion was rejectel—yens, 25: nnys, 2B—n purty vote, ox- eept that of Mr. Lomar, who, with” Mr, Davis (1), voted *aye,” with tho Kepublicans, ‘Iho vote wik fdentieal with tho one of vester- iy on tho anme subject, exeept thnt MePhers soll, who then voted “nye,” wns nbsent, and Bruee, then absent, voted to-lay oy, Mr, Pendleten nrgued ugninst Mr. Honr's amendment conforring eltlzenshipupon Indiung receivig lands in renlty under tho net, and trusted that no amendment couferring eitizen- ship on the Indians would prevall, Tho pirpose of tha Comwmittee which framed tha bl had been to strip it of all extrancous questions, and direet attontion solely to the tenure by which the Judluns should kofd the Innds. 1ie Ukl 1ot think any leaisintion In regard to eltizenship of Tnddinns coukd be passed which would bo cutirols” loglenl, rensonnbile, nud satisactory, for the reis son thit Tervitoriul lawsand constitutlons hna sheen pagsed for tho Governineut, not ot tho In- “diuns, hut.of whito eng; and at a time when' tho forner. tronted 8. qui foreign nntions, with whotn trontios w wmande, Under the Fourteonth — Amomls ment they were entitled to protection. Ho argued that the provislons of tho bill found thelr value and strength in the idea that It was Intended to encowrago I tho Indinn lhve of home, family, and fiveskde, makinge all atteactive and beneliesut by tho value of iudividen! prop- erty, The Tndlans mnst chango thelr mode of 1If¢ or be extorminated, and, in order that they sy chungo thelr nude of life, wo nust chrngy np‘m!nd tho nmendment, belloving hid now all thoe rights which it pro- posed to glve hlme When tho Inding Jeft the reservation ho subjocted himself to tho Jurls< diction of ‘I'vrritorial Courts, and had all the rlglits of n white eltizon, * ¢ A, Movizan affevedd nnd advoeated, ns o substi= tute for the amendment, tho provision that the right to voto with his tribe, under whatever rc;fulullun Congreks mny preseriby ns ta dispos Itlon of lands held in comuion, glinll not be fors feited by the Tndian upon his receiving his lands In soveraity, nor ahall ho forfeit his right to any annulty incousequenco theroof, 4 Mr. Coke opposed tho amendment. a8 antagos- nistle to o f the main obicoets of the bill in m-uuu‘fld of the commnunal Jad system, . Mp, Morgrannrglied ‘that,’ utiless” materinily wnended, the blll would prove one of the most dnugeraus In theory over Inid before the Senato, 1Mo argued that the ninth sectioth was substnts tiully ‘u geunt and o cantract coverlug lands which, in ull trentfes, huul been regoded as hetd by Indinns na mers ocenpants, 1l not s owns ¢s In feo simple. In the course of his remnrks Mr. Morgan, commerting ou tho fact that the Ute Comnisslon report hail not hieen progonted, Intiiatod that [t Wl beew purposoly withheld wuntil tho pouding U should be disposed of, and exprersed o convietton thnt 1t woukl rhow that the Ute legislntlon of Inst yoar hnd proved n signal fallare, Without nction on the nmenu- ments, the Seuato went Into Tixecntive seszlon, and whon the doors reopened adjourned, 3 conl Mr, 1OUSE, Tho 8enate amendments to tho Milltary Acnd- emy Approprintion bill wore eonetrred in. The bEHI providiug for o deticlenoy of §1624000 fn tho npproprintion for Interest on the h0G lonn of the District of Colwmbin pussed; also the bill appro- printing &30,000 fora monumont commemorntive of the battle of Saratogn. Mr, King gnvoe, notleo that ho would on Wednesday next eall up for nction the resohi- tion on tho Interocganic cannl, ‘The Houso then went into Committee of the ‘Whole (Mr. Carllate in tho ehafr) unon tho Post- Othieo Approprintion bill, 3tr, Dwight ofiered an amendment providing that, horenfter, the Postmuater-General moy pay ont of tho upproprintions for transportation on’ roffrond Tontes to the personul Feproshui- Uves of any employa of the Hadlwny MallSurvico who may b kitled “by roflrond aceliunt while un duty, o sum equal 10 his salury for two years, and imkite (his provision npply to tho cases of the men reeently burned to death while on duty at Tiogn Contre, N, Yo ‘This awendment bolng rulod out, Mr, Divlght B0 moditled 1t a8 to evade the polnt of order, and ntdded n further provisothat tho nwount that mny bopaid to indlvidunts ghull bo dedueted Srom tho umount which - muy be due tho “Rallrond Con- lmny on whoso rond the nceldent resulting in the njury Wiy ocour, 3 :\lml:r l“lnlm dobnte tho wmondment was re- ected =il todl, ¢ Mr. Belgrhum oftored an nmendment requiring rallvay cumpanies to ¢arry i mnll-oars safoty- hieators uud saws, Axes, didd other implements, ta boused In enso of aceldent, Adopted, Mr, Clardy moved to aniond by lneroasing tho sppropriation for wpectal facllitios on trunikc 11ieR tromn $100,000 Lo $159,000, Tals nmendiment - was offered for tho purpose of alivwing the Hecond Asslstunt Postmaster- Gonerul 10 securp spoelut mnll facilities over the Bt, Lonis, tron Mountuin & Southern Rtatlrond, and wus sdvocated by Messes, Clandy, Dunn,and Blemmons, ) , My, Blnekburn, in opposition 'to tho ametd- ment, atnted that {t would not huve tho tifeot tho gentlemundesived, 1 the conrso of his ros marks ho alluded to tho Becond Asslstunt. Post- muastor-Genornl as a man whoso 'nm htid shown thut ho dured to do ull that was right, aud much thut wus auestionable. Aftor further debute tho nmendment was ro- Jecled—R 1ol Mr, Upsan inaved to amend by incroasing the approprition for: fnlund trinsportation by atommbout routes frpm R0 to $1,000,000, Ko« octod, . Mr, Ifaskoll offered an_amendinent moreasing from $7,675,000 1o £4,200,000 the approprintion for transportation by star routes, My, Cannun opposed tho wmondwment, ho Conymlttco on " Approprintions hud rocom-~ niended an appropription of w06, in oxcess of the amount approprinted for the curront tisenl yonr, Tho roport of Lo Second- Assistant Postuinstor-Gonor "5'"" thu wubject of star routes wis nok o [nleand candid stniement of the necessities of 1he” service, mud toded to mis- lead the Nouse. Ho (Connon gontonded that tho waount recomnended in the bitl was ainply sullicient for tha needs of tho service, M, Haskell's nembment way thon refected, My, Davis (Colo) offered niy winondmeont. to unthorize the Postmaster-General to pay to tha Cutonies ot Now Zealaud and Now Bouth Walea #0 much of thocostof overiund trunsportition of Britlsh elosed nuiils tognd fyon Austruils us ho nm{ deom just, nut, tovexceed une-half of suld eost, und "lm“u‘"“""” FH,L00 for thut purpose, e, Duvis ndvoented tho adoption’ of mmundmont, und referred 10 the tinportunce of nunmulunzx friendly velntfony with 1hose colos nles. Durity the past yeur the cxports of Amcrienn products W Australln bud amounted o §4,000,000, while wul ipusts from it umanntod 1o only 1,00 n 000, and it was politie for the Ulmu‘l Htutes 1o cantinue upon fricudly torims with thut colony, 'Tho moendient was agreed to,~yeus, 61 wiys, 37, - : Atr: Jilnckburni alfored an nmendment amond- Ing the set uuthorizimg tho construvtion of tho Bt. Louls bekdgu by adding thercto o proviso that ub higher churgd shall bo mado for teans- Inission of malls ovar thut bridge than the rty per mile puld for thelr trunsporiation. over rait- {‘omh or publie highways leading to tho sald o 3 Tho nmendment required ununimous consout ta be pruscuted ut this tiuo, and, bolug objected w© nyv)lr. Wellx, 1t wua uot yecuived. v 3 Thio Cumuitico then ruse and peported tha INlL 10 th fouse, when {t passed. 2 Mr, Speor, from the Comaitteo on Eloctions, ruported u resolution on the ocoutested _elvotion caso or Yeutes va, Martio, of thoe Pirst Cougreas orth Curollng, ndocfiuel Mr, Yeates ontitled o tho soat.” and, togothor with tho minority - roport, was ordored printed, Mr, Biokuell, wno hos oharge of tho Eenate {nlnt rule for countlng tho Electoral voto, rogo, it hofore hio contlt mike any motton, Mr. ltobo- #on moved to wiljourn. . Tho Republicnns voteid solidiy for adjourn- ment, amd, being reinforeed by 1 few Demovraty, enrrled tho motfon,—yens 10§,” nnys 104—and tho Houso ndjonrned, e e—— CANADA. « NORTHWZESTERN INDIANS, Speclat Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune, OrrAwa, Jan. 25—Mr. James Johnston, Indiun Farm-Instructor nt Fort Pelly, Nort west ‘Lerritorles, fs here on leave of absonce. Mr. Johnston has threo reserves under his stpervision, which are ruled by Chiefs Kris and Keeshekoes, 11e saystin the Indiansin nis scetion are penceadle and well belinved, and that he -hnd met with n very gratifylng degree of suecess In civilizing the nborigines of the pratrie. Nefore feaving he had an in- terviow with Chict Cntre, and pointed out that the Comnissioner had placed n large quuntity of relief-supplies within their rench for tho winter and coming swnmer, They ahould not feel lw%fluc(u«l. 1le explained that it would be his duty nnd his privilege toexer- else diseretlon mulr-x-,onumi'h\ e distribution of thoso supplies: that while the Govermnent was rendy and - willlng to okl the sick, the nged, and the Infirm, ho was nstrueted to exnct from afl able-hodied men amd women i equivalent, in_ el labor as he decmed expedient fn thelr .interests, fox all the sup- illes Issued, and thnt thoy could not have llm!u proviclons without' complylng with theso terms, # COSTLY LORNE. Bpeetat-Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, OTTAWA, Jan, T—Lelow nro some fignres showlng what the Governor-Ueneral cost Cannda for the yenr ending the 81stof July b, 848,600; Sceretury and Alde: £4,1755 messenger and order- Iy, 8663 travellng expenses of the Governor- Goneral, $5,000; continigeneies of his Secre- tary’s office, $0,505; muards of honor at ‘Ottawn, $0,00L; guards ot Ridean I1lall, Sa471; wages, laborers, gardencrs, staff, repnirs, and petty accoun(s at Rideau llall, SuTTs furniture, painting, 3, chinn, ele,, L3804 water-supply, $2,0005 nltern- tion nt (Quebee Clindel, tarniture, ete., S1 85 cleaning snow at Ridenu 1Tall, tiel aned 1ieht atlowance, 8,005 station &, Total, 814,675 —01 nboul. 8461 0 Any, ineluding Sunduys,—besides the irec use-of # house and_groinds which originally cost tho country S, 178, TITE LAW AND T LADY. Special Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune. MoNTnEAL Jan. F—A strango Incident happencil In the Superfor Court here, A MMr, Lo Boeuf was called as o witness for the de- fense In u case in which n doctor was sulng Mrs, Doutre, n widow-lady of this clty, The witness’ evidence was continued up to the dinner-recess, when it “was adjourned untll afternoon, During the briet interval that followed, the witness and the fair defondant were united in wedlock,” On the former re- turningz to the box, his evidence was objected to by the plaintif’s counsel, and the objec- tlon was sustalned by the Court,—the whole of Mr, i Boeuf’s evidence being finally re- ected as fllegal, the fiest part not having eci signed and completed before his mar- ringe. — LAND AND LUMBER COMPANY, Speciat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribunes OTTAWS, Jan2s.~Letters patent have been fssued Incorporating Gieorge Stephen,of Mon- treals the Hon, Isane Burpee of St. Johns, N. 1. Frederiek J. Thorne, of New York; and 11, 0. Northeote, banker, of New York, under the name of the New Lrunswick Land and Lumber Company, with n enpital of $t,- 600,000, ‘I'hey ure granted the powersot pur- chosing, or otherwise nequiring, utllizing, Improvingund enltivating lands and heredita- wents 1w Canntla,—developing the resources of 1o lands by building upon, clearing, dralning, and otherwise hnproving, farming, and planting on nny terms or system that may be considered ndvisable. 2. TORONTO'S TRADE, *Gpecial Dispalch (o-The Chicago Tribune, - TondxTd, Jin, Mi—A review of Toronto's wholesnle trade for 1880 Is published, the ng- pregate valne of which s placed at $:10,650,- 000, and the business i produce at $23,000,- 000, Among the exports from Toroulo to the United States for 1880 are: A“Ihll;ms X 4 S168,:400; bales, 81,014,737; hides, é{%:%',i’furns. 'Ssfl',fl(l): m'ulz.‘s-.'éo.mo; Iumf— Der, 8501,100% \wool, S93,000. 'The totalvplue amounts to §3,052,84: : — COLLISION IN IIATLIFAX ITARBOR. HALIFAY, Jan, 25, —Thesteamer Widdring- ton, from New Orleans for Humburg, which put in for o bunker. of conl, hnd been sup- plled, and was proceeding to sea wlen she was run into by the stemmer Cantmu, onter- ing from New York, The Widdrington run for the wharf, where she now lies, covered with water. "The Canimna had her stern and somna plates Injured, The l.'lllf(l of the Wid- drington is 05,000 bushels of corn and 750 bales of cotton. > DEFUNCY M. IS, Bpecial Dispalch to The Chlcago Tribune, Orrawa, Jan, 25.—~Nine deaths have taken place nmong Members of Parlinment sinco the general ¢lection of 18%W, The nmnes of the deccased nre: Cayloy, of Bearharnols; I'remblay, of Charlevolx; llolton, of Cha- tenngnys Chandloy, of Browme: Olive, of North Oxfords Galbraith, of North Lanarks MaceLeod, of Cape Breton; ‘Thompson, ot Unrllboo;nnd Keeler; of Lnst Northumber- Jand. GEORGIAN BAY CANATL. OTTAWA, Can., Jan, 25,—In the Ilouse of Commons Bir Oharles ‘I'uppor Inkd on the table the correspondence respecting offers from parties in Chleago to construct a ship cann! from Georgian Bay through the waters of the ‘I'rent Valley to Lake Ontario, at or nenr Trenton, The Government refused to entertain tie proposition at the present time, TITE SYNDICATE'S CONTRACT. Special Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, TonoNtp, Jan.25.—Tho Globe says that, -even though the Paciiie Uailwsy contraet 1s ratliled by this Parlinment, the noxt Parln- ment wonld not be morally bound te stand by It, and that if- the Reformors camu into power 1t wonld bo repudinted, e 3 CREDIT-FONCIER. . Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune, MoNTREAL, Jun. 25~The Credli-Foneler Franeo-Canndn kas appointed Alfred Pren- dergnat and Atr, Rtivard accountant unl‘llchl)rk respectively 1 their bitice, Due appllention mr'l‘«muls u3 tho extent of $2,000,000 ll';vulwcn recelved, ? 2L WEATHER-PROTPITET. Special Dispatth (o The Chicago Tridune, . 0rTAWA, Jan, 25—Vennor is nbout to re- slgn his position In the Geologlenl Burvey of Canada, having n number of moro remuneras tive ealls from the United States, ————— A QUEER DISCOVERY, Bpecial Dispateh to The Lhicago Tribune, Toreno, O, Jan. 25,—A queer discovery wis mado ta-day In the collar ot a building at the corner of Lafayette and St. Clafr streets, vecuplid ns n saloon, A portion of the walls of the cellar wiws knocked In, which dlsclosed o cuylty about 8x14 feot, An investigntion diselgsed about 10,000 brass cartridges packed in boxes, “They are about the slze used for carbines, The only explanution of thelr pressnce I8 that flmr ol ona time be- longed to the Fenlun Brotherhood, and were ntored away ut this play for nufurkcoplll o 'l‘lilxi organlzation was once very strong in -{hlg city, e — CHANGED AGAIN, Bpectal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune Dcoxonowac, Wis,, Jun, 25,—The Wauke- shn Democrat, formerly owned by F, A, Bast- . un ex-Postnster .of Chicago, and re-, .cently. hoyght by W. D, Hacon amd XK. F, Gleason, Republicaps, hag been - repurchased by I 11 Curney, o forier owner, who will publish It In the'interest of “the DBemocratio purty. . ‘Ihis paper now goed under the namo ot the Independont Democrat, ‘m o maro mi:&l'uiadf‘wlm.uon mum‘ PAGER ; ; - NEW YORK. . An All-Night Hearing of the Case of the Anti=Con= solidationist. The Room Filled with Midlion. aires, All Bent on the . Public Good, AMdavits by Gould and Others Showing What a Guileful Man Hatch Ts. Wall Street Experiences a Now Ben- sation, Oaused by a Bold " Bear " Movoment, Iiupid Decline in Values and a Consequent Desiro to. Unload- by the “ Bulls.” Vanderbilt, Gould, and Keene to Put an Immediate Stop to the Panio. The Crew of a British Bark Mutiny at 8ea Through Fear of Be- ing Lost. Von Barven’s Forty Milllons the Yigment ot Somo Bohe- ' mian’s Brain. Hughes, the Pedestrian, Now ‘Ahead— Samuel J, Tildon—Contral Pa- cific—Ttems, RUFUS ITATCH. THE HEARING, Speeial Dapateh to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yonrk, Jan, 25.—The argument on the motfon for an injunetion in tho suit of Mr.. Rufus Ilateh - ngainst™the Amerlean Unlon, the Western Unlon, nnd the Atlantle & Pacllile "Telegraph Companles, to provent the defendants from earrylng Into effect thelr ngreement to consolidate thelr organlzations and pince all thelr property within the hands of the Western Unlon Contpany, wans begun 1his afternuon beforo Judge Barrett in the Supreme Conrt cham- bers. Tho court-room was crowded with Iawyers mnd other wersons Interested in the matter luvolved In tho suit, Mr, Intel’s ad- dittonal afldavit was flrst presented, setttng forth that the Western Union Company could at any time 1t saw proper Incrense tolegraph- Ing rates, ‘The counsel for the Awmerican Union Company present&d A LARGE NUMBER OF AFFIDAYITS from oflicers and Direetors of the Company, among them one from Mr, Juy Gould Indi- vidually, which Intter declared that, prior to the negotintions which resulted in the agree- ment between the telegruph companies, the plaintitf, Mr, RufusIinteh, told Jay Gould that he wns u stockholder In the Ameriean Unlon, nnd that the best interests of himsell ant the othor stockholders required that an acrangement shoukd be mude | for its “congollifation with thie Western Union, ‘or that they ‘should be ‘op- ernted together for the Jolnt Interest. Mr. lateh, the affidavit continued, told Mr. Gould that he and his frionds were getting up o pool of 100,000 shares of West- ern Unlon stock, out ot which they expeeted to reallze large profits through bringing “nbout harmony between the companies, Mr, {iould says M, MATCIT ABKED JIM TO ENTER THUE Q0T 1008, and added that the statement of Mr, Hatch Inrgely influenced him asa Director nnd stock- holiler of the American Union to vote- for Ahe ngreentent of consolldation. Washington 1. Connor sald, In an afidavit, that within & weelk Mr. Hatel and ho had threo couversations, At the firat of these he sall JMr, Hateh told him it was his intentlon te perfect the consotidation of the telegraph companles, and that he had ordered tho papers to ho drawn "up for use In asultat the proper time., At the sccond in- terview Mr. Hatch (luclnrif‘l that he wus dis- pleased at betng left out ox * tho denl ”*; that Mr. Comnor ought to have told him Western Unlon stock was golng up, as he was B00 BILARES BIORT, and that he hnd begun legnl proceedings to provent consolldation, but would discontinne of |-them it Alr, Connor or Mr. Gould, or some- body for thom, woulil taxo the Amer- fean Unlon stock * oft . his nhands at the priece -at which Western Unlon ‘'was selling on Jan, 20, Blr. Hateh told him he had procured wn injune- tlon order, and renewsd his proposition to settlo 1€ his Amoriean. Union stock were taken off his hands at tho Western Unlon price, sayine that “ho had no li-feellug to- ward Mr. Gould, but that he YELT mwmuaxrn};;«;\};.ums Mil, VANDER- Mr, Russell Sngo and othiers nlso presented afiduvits showing that My, Ilateh himselt ‘was ong of the prime movers I mid suggest- ers uf thaconsolldation aguinst which henaw so strenuously objects, Of courso the tele- graph ‘oficinls took tha ground that the pooling arrangoments were boneticial to the public, aud that the proposed consolidation, i earried out, wonld benofit the public as well ns the stockholders. ‘Lhe arrangoments between the.Companies had not beon mado with n viow to Incrensing rates. ‘Tho argu- ments of the counsel in thacaso aro now be- Ang heard, . 1IN count, i To the Western Anoclated Pres, New “Yonr, Jan, 25,~The ense of Rufus Jlateh va, the Wostern Union, the Atlnntie & Paeifie, and the Amerlean Unfon Tele- graph Companies, to prevent thelr consolida. tion, was called In thé Suprema Court Cham- bors to-lay. The scsslon was taken up in reading the afildavits of aficials of the various compunies denying that tho purpose of the consollaation _was Inlwienl to the publle, Jay Gould inade aflidaygt that he was a DI- rector in o defondant corporation, the Awor- fean Union; that prior to the consolldntions Rutus Hateh cumo to him and mnde repro- sentatlons about the ndvantages that would come from A UNION OF TIlE COMPANIER} {hat Iateh sald e was gotting up a pool of 100,000 shares of Westorn Unlon in anticipa~ tlon of harmonlous working of the compa- nes, and nsked him (Gould) to go In with him. (ould's aflldnylt surther procecded (o any that- the cunsolidatlon was largely Influ- enced aud brought about by the advico of Ttutus Hatch himseit, ¢ An atldavit was read from Washinglon B, Conuor, In which Lo sald ha had an inter- view with Rufus latch on the 19th of Jouu- ary, in which the |atter stated he was the owner of a quuntity of the capital stock of the Amerleun Union Company; that 1% (IATOL) WAS DISPLEASED at belng left out of the “deal,” as he callod 1t, and that he ougbt to have been tuken uto ity 1o suggeated that hisshares of Amerlcan ulon stock shpuld be taken by them nt the | -price Western JUnlon wus - then - selling at, “tliis ault of mino hns passod outof my b . NKwW Yonk, Jap. 'As.—'.l‘t#fl“{m"“ Hoalsoenid Lo had no Hi-feellng Gould, but had toward Vanderbi, SOME EXTRAORDINANY D ¥ TRIE QNEAT WESTERN UGNl SENTS Nufus 1aleh has written (ho letter to the Sun: . NEW YORK, Jum Zh—To the Ed(tn; York Sun: You publish this mop, mont from Mr, W, 13, Connor, President. Central Conatruction Compang, noy (o tho Amerlean Unlon Teleiraph fine, nn““ reetor In tho Intter Compuny, Ijy g when the Centrat Constritetion ¢ organized Mr. Guuld objuctod 1o roeae subsorlption feom nio beeause ho foaseg' %8 might cronto troubls, o adils that My, qh'” allowed me to como In to the mnoung “'”flnu 1upon the oxpress atipulation thay | m"ulf,“' havo myself and not epter into Htleation Jo tha Compnny. It woulil be Interesting mk';;a why I should mishohave myselt nfter oy 50,000, unlees | found somo of my )vurmcmx‘b‘ log or trying to rob mo. Mr, Connor Rayg ‘u i my eonstruction certiileates were lssueq In 1y nAMes of two of my frlends, In oder to. 2t giving mo nny ground upsn which to !mg:ll ltheation, This 13 untrue, The cmlflm' were issie 10 T % Loiter, of Chiengo ) Willlam Tleath & Co., of this ity 1.cm',,':" borrowed monoy from thom to carry tho ey seription, nund never gave n serateh of the to cltherns securlty, Con Mr. Connoy bortor moticy froni olihier of these wentlemen Withgy antlsfactory colluteral, carelully examinedy Y Mr. Counor snys that “by some Oversightn when the stock of thio telegraph COmpANy wy, issued to tho members of the construction ml pany mine went out Inmy own nnme, He hs ohinrgo of tho books, and 1t was eertamly g “oversight' on his part, g8 an experleny hookkeeper, to Issuo thu certificates I p, name i€ 1{ was tho Intention of tho ‘Trustes o the Amerloan Union Tolegraph Company |y nlow their stockhoklers to ho fujured for thy benent of Mr, Vanderbilt and his tssocintes |y tho Westorn Uplon and Amerlean Untyg Tonrd of Tirectors by watering tho Westery Unlon: 81500000 before 1ta consolldstig with the Amerlenn Union, 1 hold {x, cortifieates from the Central Constrictlog Compnny for $25,000 cuch. I understnnd frog Messrs. Connor, Morosinl, and othor Trustees of the Americnu Unfon Company that thoy entjl mo to £0,000 i bonds and 250 shures of 1y Ametfean Unlon stock. I I am incorrect, jip, Cannor muy find {t pleasing to sct me rightiy hia noxt statemont. Isold 300 shares nt &, | lonned 75 shares 1o u gentieman, who soli tkey ut o much tower prico and bought construciie compnny's cortificates in the numo of W, g Connor.” 1o holds, or did hold yesterdny, Cor nor's construction company's receipts entitlog him to more bonds and moroe stock, 1 feel myscll authorized to glve Mr. Connory ¢ littio history of tho origin of tho Amereg Union Telegraph Compnny. 1 wns in Chicagoly Decenber, 1878, and conversed with coraiy gentlemen owning u e of telegraph from by oity to Milwnukee, n distance of eighty-ning miles, The llne cost thom $14,500, and they bg netted §6,000 luside of n year. Thoy gave ms tho detniled figures of tho entiro cost of ey structlon. I brought them to New York ang handed them to Mr. Gould. Out of this nctlog grow tho Amérlean Unfon Telegraph Compayy, and that s why Messrs, Ficld & Leiter, Wiiltag Ieath & Co,, nnd Rufus Huteh are in tho Cens tral Construction and tho Amerifean Unlon Tele geaph Compnnies, and not beeauso My, Conncy and his friends squeezed Rufus I, § orepared amap, which was rterward scaled, showing the miles, number of pules, length’ of wire, and th estlmnted cost ob constructfon to duplieate about £0 per cent of the Western Unlon'seass reeolpts, Lo n vory large extent the Ameren Unlon adoptei this program, The estimate was 3,000,000, 1t was afterward entarged to $5,00. 100, nud that nmount hns Leen paid to the ooe struction compnuyv. A8 no statement hag beeg mado to its stockholders, I don't know boy 1wuch of 1t has beon spent, but [ was nssuredby one of its oflicers that some three months Hne thoy hnd L0000 on hand, Mr, Connor ought to study my map, It cost mo $50, and I8 baoge {1z, or did hang, [n his oftico not long ago. Mr, Connor makes n personal attuek uponms Thavo made noneon bim; but I ho wantsa controversy he will probably got all he desires 1 am amuch older mun than he in nge andbuse nesy, and tho fnets will prove that Lhuve nmuch better memory, His business curcer fu Wall strect begun on nin unplonsant Friday, overten yeurs agu. Mino dutes baek to JERL Outof towary’ T 0f the f, uing o sy oy dnm.' ny8 MPAng v, congideratlon for his Sellngs 1 rofraln froa driwwlug a comparisof@ll always forgive, but never forgot. Mr, Connor snys that [ offered to discontios - the sult I my stock was exchanged for present | ‘Western Unlon stock. Ho 'ls mistoken. 1 say that L would not brimg tho sult {1 theco solldation was mado beforo tho Western Unfoe was watered $16,000,000. This wonlid not onlf Lave cnhaneed the valuo of my Intercst, asin Connor saye, but it would also have enhaned the Interest of uvery other holder of Awmeran Union property. Atr. Connor indulges in speculatlons ns to my motive In bringluy tho suit. That motive, with tho motlves of Mr. Connor and his associates I ndvismy thelr friomls to sell Western Unlonst K0 aud below, while they were buyiug it byt renm, will probably bo doveloped when the oM 18 brought to trit. As to tho threat, that if T do not cosent toth proposed injury to tho Amerlean Unlon stocke holders, simiiar Infurles will ba Initictedupon cnterprises ‘I which L wm engaged, 1 adie 1hoso concerned thut thoy will find me prepsrd not ouly to dofend 1y own interests;but, sl tho present suit, to protect tho interests of 1ok who have subseribed tholr money for publiossd -home enterprises, Rurus A VANDERBILT AND GOULD'S *INFANOU THOCEEDING,” New York Times, Jan, 22, Mr, Rufus Ilatch Is ludignant at the impi tatlons that his suit sgninst the Westen Union and other telégraph conipanies s, brought for *stock-jobbing purposes.” in conversation with a reporter of tho Tine yesterday ho sald: “The Ameriean Uniod | Compnny was started with a view to cbes? | tolegraphing, and I beleved it to be u prott® ablo Investment. -It was started ona ¢ | Dasls, thus avolding the watering processo! the Western Unlon Pelegraph Compnn: I was carrled on with thut intentton untl 4 fow months ngo, whon the original ldea W abandoned, and it beenme n stock-jobbisk operation of tho most outrageous charadtth: When consolldation was first tatked "‘,’ ke stock rallied froin about U3 tu nbont 105, Thea thanegotintions were broken off between M Vanderbilt snd Mr, Gonld, or Mr. Gould : Alr, Vandorbilt, and from that thne 1o fight was to boegin, nnd-Western Uulon was 562, posed to Lo very much injured by Auwerfeal .Unlon, A price wns named as low a8 which the stock was to decline, ‘This ¥ during the Inst week In Decewber, M5 Vaz derbilt gave all of his friends to underst —nnd he had plenty of peopls who bore reputation—that ho had gone out of stock, and would never have anything "‘_“" to do with it, But he did commence bn)“’lf stook on Deo; 28 on jolnt account with ¥h .Qould, or Mr, Gould boyght i ON JOINT ACCOUNT WITIH M. \'A:\'nanml;d: ‘The stock wns T8¢ on Dec. 25, and, unom: Ing to tho Times of thnt date, 60,000 !‘l-'v changed hands at between i ond 70 Mind you, every one had ‘recelved flm. e to sell, It was *on the slnte’ to xo dovh A 60, Atthls time I wroto a letter (qw Vanderbilt advising him to buy the ‘! My gricvanco §s. that 1 nad 5.'11.0(‘06 e .original subseription to the Amcrlean I:WI 1t wis urtderstood that, 1f consolidation e placa‘ the stockholders were to Iave Ky for stogk of the Weatern Unlon. .mlerwlr Vanderbilt and My, Gould, by whut 4 sider tha most "Infanious proeced(uz ecd over took place In Wall street, hind “":;.idd this consolldation, they propused lo" e about ¥7 per cent, or 815,000,000, of Wb, Unlon between themselyes. Thenthe it fean Unlon stockholders wore to I shiaro for shara of this watored stock. Now d state o ItisIn the Bupreme Court of the a":fi‘"‘ Now York, and Br. Goulil nud Mr. NA bllt cowmblned hinvon't monoy eouEl, Fyy it Whatover the Judges say W "lu e declsion, I-wish to suy, howevely oy of Mr, Russoll Sago that ho has W misroprosontations to me." . WALL STREET. i WEBEARS', MAKE A NQLD AVY Special Digpateh Lo Ths Ohlegco AR tenorreceutly proyalilug Ju wv m‘i X