Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1881, Page 1

“60 DAYS!" BEFORE MOVING TO State and Madison-sts. inventory, just finished, shows a stock Dur inventorys of nearly : g $250,000 Worth of DAY GO0DS! Which is to be disposed of Regardiess of Cost! qhe following QUOTATIONS will show that we mean business: g AMBRICAN SILES! (For which we are headquarters), 32 inches wide,” *all colors,"” 85¢! FRENCH SILKN! #Heavy Gro Grain,” * 40 Different Shades," - 75¢! TRIENING STLES! # Desirable Colors,” 60c! BROCADED SATINS! # Miscellancous Lot,”" 7 $1.00} SUNMER SILES! | %7::"! EADERS and PROMOTERS of Popular Prices, Madison and Peorin- PHOTO Wiy Day 56 or 88 PER DOZEN For PHOTOGRAPHS when CABINETS PER DOZ. 0Z, CABINETS 75 Madison-st., 18 making Cabincts for S4 per dos, PER DOZ, |equal to ANY produced elsewhere, Woven Wire Bed Lounge. BED: Gives a perfect ‘Woven Wira Mattress Bed, ‘When closed has no appearance of a Bed Lounge. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY UNIQN WlltEh HATTRENS €0, ez, NONEY TOLOAN Cntrosed Doty n Chieagy ‘AT SIX PER CENT. " n w . Vi n —— 100 Do MONEY T omptly attonded 10 by AU', 35 Mandotphost. ?fl Improved Real Estate at Current rates. MEAD & COL, 149 LaSall REAL ESTATE LOANS AT LOWENT 15AT! Wida i NT IRATFS ity by, BAID & BRADLEY, tooms 1 uid 17, 0 Lusalio-st. $3,500 to Loan 1o Y:Iu,z’,},'; &ru¢ withuut cummiston, Apply by 18 wilt suroly pa; Uistrnfed VT IO doaerits ey rated ) Of Byl R T LR Bum PICTURE FRAMIES Alsuiutaly’ cured without inctlcinol” SR Qicovorr Inwodienl olectrleity, s rvnn, LROF, Taudinty rollef Bl R ¥ tas) |, 4, k - Knowing the demand that exists for medium-priced - Dresses. dur- ing the month of February, have caused to be made from advanced “Paris Styles" several hundred Walking Costumes suitable for house and street wear. NOTE THE PRICES. All-Wool Flannel Suits for $S, $10, $12, and $15. Tigured Armure and Novel- ties for $8 and $10. All-Wool Checks trimmed withSatinfor$12 and $15. Col’d Cashmeres, trimmed with Silk, Satin, or Bro- cade, for $15, $18, $20, %25, $30, and $35. A very large assortment of Black Cashmeres trim- med with Silk, Satin, or- Brocade, for $18, $20, $22, $25, $28, $30, and $3b. Black Silk Costumes for $26, $28, $35, $40, $45, $50, and upwards. Black Satin Suits for $25, $28, and $35. A full line of Colored Silks for $26, $30, $35, $40, $45, $50, and upwards. REMEMBER, Most of these Suits have been made within the past few weeks from advance Spring Fashions. They are consequently new and fresh, not shopworn or old styles. Owing to the fact that we are cnabled to manufacture during the dull season twenty-five per cent less,..our. patrons will find that they can save fully that amount by purchasing now. An inspection and comparison with other houses solicited. PARISIAN SUIT CO0,, State and Monroe-sts., Under Palmer House. PROPOSA GOGK G0, COURT-HOUSE. Froposals for Furniture and Figfures, loners of Cook County, Il s up o 2 o'clock nfturnoun notns of the sald newwo, Hinots, for NITUILE FIX- nin of tho now rdanca with the j0 nuw on filo at Architeet, Roum 2 Toutrde 41 Mercinnt 1 Ofico nnd Court-ttoom PURER of "t al de Troposals 1o vl s e wpraved suraiiun i ( by n ponul bond tho aim 0f Fiva inra, kunennteuing thuy the biddor wiil uxeeuto # eontract 1€ roquired by the Board of Com- missiotiors, und nisa fuenish a’ Turthor bond i tio full uniunt Of the contraet for thu propor por- fprmunes of tho same, Peinted forna of Bond snd Proposal witl ba fur- utslied on applliition ut tho Arcliteut's Ofic, Bldders will obtaln necess (o tlio 'luns and Bpeels fcutlonn uily In W ordor of application at tie Ufico of thy Architoct, hbe rigit 1o eifoct any or all bida ts resorved, o of tho Board ot Commiamionors of ook } ol oty L. KLOKKI2, Clork, Gommission Merchants NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND BALTIMORE, 88 & 90 La Salle-st., Chicago. WAID M. FIRLD, JOUN D TRUFADELL, WARD B, WASIBUIN, W, KikLi, Hpael "Fhournnd Dl En D. 20 per cent Discounton all heavy Wi inter Garments, during Feb- ruary, 1881, and 10 per cent Discount on all other Garments during same time. MISCELLANEQOUS, NOTIGE TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, 70 fot, B0L00) cuble yurds af grading on tho New Ortounn s tieitlo Stanstiold und Pleasant L oty s hualthy shd tha majeriul et borul pricos will L itvene uty Dot waya, 100 transportation will e furnisiid ram’ wny BTt of lows, Nobraska, Kansus, of Mise pourt Lo SIFOYUDOF, 1.ey T0F tuaids and toulss nlan oW rutos 4 trunaporiation Bn. WOk W 108 0 wectints of fram bt 1y un eunivr Hus. Contructors huvime outs 0 undersiunoed ay blirevepust, it & MALLOILY, BURKVEL 3 Contractors. WANTED, IMMEDIATELY, In biest business part of the oity (Houth Eide) owne willlng to bulld skylight wnd suitab Ients L start o trst-cluas Pliotographic Uall nd Art Room, 'The best of socurity—iong luase, Ad- dress ¥ 11, Tribune Otica, NOTICE. Fmano) Lovl, of Clintn, Duwa, and Moyes Lon. wind, of Mu Hint. hav it nues b N CELLULOID ( en) Cujfs, Callars and Bosoms, Frice Lists and Goods sent by wiail, Call or address BARNES' luat Store, 86 BMadigon-st., Tribung Bullding.” WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, Isst, Sevenan Southern Senators are bitterly opposed to thecontirmation of Judge Billings as the successor to Judge Woods; Senator Conkling I3, of course, opposed to the con. firmation -of Ald. Jacobus as Mnrshal of the Southern District of New York, vice Tayniand there is quite n targe numiber of Senators of both parties opposed to the con- firmation of ex-Scnntor Stanloy Matthews for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1t i3 rumored in Washington that all the three dissntisfied sections of the Sennte will comblite to defeat the thres objectlon- nblo nomlnations and some others recently made, I'resldent llnyes Is rather severely criticised for makinz so many chnnges just as his term 13 about to expire, and some Sen- ators friendly to Gen. Garileld, and some who are unfriendly to President Ilayes, aro urg- g that these nominations and others yct to be made be not confirmed, so that Gen. Gar- field may have nn opportunity to seleet the chief ofiicers of his Administration. An- other appointmont which cnuses dissatisfac- tion, and which Is likely to strengthen the hands of Senator Conkling, is the appoint- ment of Mr. Shepherd, late of Ohio, as Col- lector of the Port of Galveston. The two ‘Texns Senators are sald to bo opposed to the nomination, and are willing to enter inton comblinuntion to defent the confirmation. om——— PHILADRLPIIA, Which had o $310,000 firo Monday, had another and more destructive biaze yesterday, ‘I'he firo broke out in a six- story building occupied as n shoc-factory, spread to an‘adjoining elght-story bullding, and then spread rapldly among lower build- ings on either side, Owlug to the snow- storm that prevailed, the hight of the build- ings, and the network of telegraph wires in the viclnity, the firemen had great difiicuity in subduing the finwes, ‘The total losais estimated at $283,000, Mayer & Stern, shoo denlers, suffer & net loss of $48,000; Welkel & Smith, spico d ealers, 84,600; Samuel Lazar- lee, printer, §6,000; Keystone Iortable-Korgo Company, §6,000; Atlen & Bros., agricult- ural-implement makers, $4,000: and several small finng lose suns varying from 82,600 to 51,000, The buildings were owned by John Runmell, Jr., who places his net loss at $112,000. The conflagration throws several hundred people out of employment. A sNow-sTonyt of more than usual severity prevalled throughout the Enstern and Mlddle States yesterday, and traflic and travel wero serlonsly and in gome cnses wholly Interrupted In consequence. 'The storm wus accompanied by Intense cold, and all outdoor work, including Ice-cutting, hnd tobs suspended. The cold weather hns extended to the South, and has caused nuch dunnge to the frult-trees In Ilor- lla and other Southern polnts. The rallroads west of this city are blocked up with snow, and traing are awny behind schedulo time, and the raitrond companies’ have Iarge quantlties of frelght on hand which they cannot move. A nonmmrie sneeldent s reported from Spring Lick, Ky. Friday nizht Inst -Wiley Embry, an old nnd respected farmer reslding near that point, and his six children were burned to death, The flames broke ‘out In tho upper story of M Lamnbry’s house, whoro the children slept. Ho slept on the lower floor, and wns awak- ened by the erackling of the flames, rushed to save the childron, and porished with them. 11is wife and oldest daughler escaped, but it is thought thoy will not survive the terrible shock. Joux ITonNsTEIN, & Gerinan of 53 years, who lived at Deentur, married a girt of 19, As usunl in such cases, thoir married 1fe was not happy. IHis wifo deserted Horn- stein last April, Yesterday hestruck her with a largo iron kettle, but falled to serl- ously Injurchier, 1le then attemnpted to com- mit sulekdo by shooting. Two shots almed at his hend proved ineffectunl. 1ilo thon severed the jugular veln by drawlng n small wood-snw across his throat, and bled to death, 2 - CoNanressMAN CAnrniste, who 8 astrong advoente of tarli¥ reform, and who is a mem- ber of the Ways and Means Committee, wilt soon present o report to Congress purporting to show some of the irregularitics provail- ing under the present oustoms Iaws. Ile does not think that thero will be any im- portant moditication made In the tarifl Iaws by the present Congress. Ilo Is opposed to the Enton ‘Tarlft Commission blil, and thinks that thoro Is no prospect that it will beecomo law. Tarut.-Gov. 1lasKixs, of New York, who Is now in Washington, atated to Tie Tumn- UNE representative lu that elty Inst evening thut tho object of the visit of Gov. Cornell and Seuator-elect Tlatt to Mantor Inst Sun- dny was to urge the appointment of the Hon, Lovl 1, Morton to the post of Secretary of the Trensury. Mr, Haskins intimated that Tostmnster James, of Now York, will not be very strongly urged by the Conkling Repub- leans tor the position of Postmaster-General, Tugne nro loft of the ‘Town of Plymouth, In Waahington County, North Caroling, only ona store and the, froight wnrohouso of a steamer, All the other stores, resldences, and vulldings, thirty-threo in nll, among thom the Court-Hlouso and the Eplscopal Church, have been reduced to ashes, The fire was caused by tha explosion of a kero- sono lamp, About 400 bales of cotton wont up fu the blaze, The total loss Is placed at 137,000, ‘The Insuranco Is quite small, Two PATAL elovator accldents ocourred In this city yestorday, one at the Furst & Dradley Plow Manufacturing . Company warohouse, where by the falllng of an eloyator from ihe sixth story Joseph Spellen lost his Hfe, and Christopher Munstock awd Hermann Harseh sustalned sovers in- jurles. ‘Ihe othor vietin was Peter Durns, who was struck on the forehend by the welght attached to an elevator brake, and was fatally injured, 2 % SPEAKER THoMAs, ainounced the Specinl Committeo to Investignte the charges made ngatnst the Ntallrond and Warchouse Cow- missioners yesterday, It consists of the follow- Ing membors: MoWillluns, of Montgoniery; Struckman, of Cook; Swmner, of Winne- bago; Chisholm, of Kane; Peterson, of len- derson; Durtee, . of Macon; Murphy, of Porry; Niehaus, of Peorin; and Teunoy, of Tratt, Ly g TuUERE seews to be good reason for bolleve ing that the boy discovered living witha German -farmer near Aldbonaugh, Ont, {8 tho lonw-lost boy Charley Rozs, Thelad de FEBRUARY 2, scribes the manner of his abduction Ina plansible way, and narrates his experlences a8 a eastuwvay among the differont farmers of the regclon in Canadn to which he was taken with the appenrance of truthfulness. "I'ie farmer with whom the hoy §8 at present liv- Ing belleves him to be the veritable Charley Ross, and declines to glve him up to anybody until his father appears to elaim him, e ‘I'1ty; Ponea dificuity was discussed In the Senate aunln- yesterday. Mr. Kirkwood erit- Icisedathe conrse of Mr. Dawes In the matter, and defended the nction of Secretary Schurz, 'Iie Massachusetts Senator defended his own course, and again entered Into an cx- planation of some of his references to the Sceretury of the Interlor, after. which the subjeet was dropped. Axtoiye Gosenneicn’s daughter was 8o badly used by ber father that she sought refuge with n neighbor, August Klopp, nt Dallas, Tex, 1ler father tried to foree her to return, but falting, began to abuse Klopp, who shot him dend, Goschleich was a wealthy German, and quite a tronblesome chrracter. His wifo committed suiclde some time ago. IIAIN began to fall in the contral and northern portions of Californin yesterday. ‘T'he recent vory henvy ralis throughout the Pacltie Slope have doue grent damnge. The losses sustained are away up into the millions, and it fs teared that If tho rain of yesterday continues thero will be short erovs in California the coming year. Anout four months ago; Col. Potter, of the United States Geological Survey, who was employed near Albuguerque, N, M, suddenly and mysterlously disappeared. 1iis remains were discovered some dnys ngo, and on Monday night three of: his murderers were hanged near the scene of thelrerhine by a party of lynchers. Truer children of the nev. Manuing Tlunter, a eolored prencher of Sumter Couns ty, South Caroling, were burned to death Inst Sumlay night. A kerosene lnmp ex- poded and set tho house dh firc while the father wus ahsent preaching and tho mother was absent on business of some kind, ManTivy DALy, a North Side wife-beater, was sent to the Bridewell for three months yesterday for Iudulging :in what seems n favorit pustime with him. The poor vietim of hig bLrutality begged Justice Kaufmann to let him go free, but the. magistrate wisely refused to accede to her request. 'Fug Pension Appropriation bill was under conslderation in the Sennte yesterday, Two amendiments wero ‘ndopted. One llmits the feo of the examining surgeon to §1, and the othor provides that the money pold inmates of Soldiors’ Hlomes shall b pald through the T'reasurer of theso lnallm&ns. AT o meeting held at Amsterdam Monday night, presided over by Prof. Hartlng, reso- lutions of sympathy with the Boers were adopted; nlso, one ealling: on tho King of Holland to use. lis best efforts with the Britlsh Government in behalf of the inde- -puiulence of the ‘Lransvaal. | A Fme broke out in”tuli steeple of St Mary's German Catholje Church at Cleveland yesterday, Although the flames were con- fined 1o the steeple, the damage, principally caused by a portion of the steeple erashing through the roof amd one of the bells falling on the organ, was $10,000. Anour 1,000 immigrants from every Eu- ropenn country arrived at Castle Gagden yesterday, During the month of January the number of fmmigrants who arrived at that polnt was 8,070, which is 2,309 more than for the corresponding month of Inst year, Tue: lotof Governmentemployés in ‘Turkey is not ona to bo envied. They will be pald no salaries until the end of March, and it Is not certaln that they will be pald even then. All tho money that can be raised In Turkey nowadays is needed for mllitary purposes. Tue Now Eogland Agricultnral Soclety desires that its resldent, the Hon, George . Loring, should succeed Mr. Le Due, as Com- missloner of Agrleulture, The Soclety has dutermined to petition Gen, Garfield to make the appointment, Tue Judlelary unittee of the Indiana State Sonate has recommended the passage of a LIl which provides that nine of n Jury of twelve, seven ofn jury of nine, and four of a jury of six, muy return a verdict. s t— Di. Geonar Fennkn, n member of the Wost Virginin Leglsinture, dropped dend in his bonrding-house at, Wheellng yesterday, 1lis disense was pronounced spinnl apoploxy. a1 It is rumored In Toronto that Sir John Macdonald is desirous of having P’rof, Gold- win Smith in the Dominion Senate, and will use his influence to make him o Senator. Jonx W. DwiNeLLe, o prominent lawyer of Snu Franclscn, was drowned at Port Costa, opposit Tenleln, Cal, last Friday. 1118 body was pleked up yesterday. e e ey Tue Indinna Legislature has passed reso- lutions of sympathy with tho Irish peoplein thelr legithnuto efforts to vrocurs sn amend- ment of the Irish land lnw: —e ey T Lakeslde VRQIa at DBerlln, Mlass, owned by Mme, Rudersdordt, wus sol on fire by snt unknown incomdlary yesterduy, and was completely destroyed, Crry-Mansuan iy, of Puobloe, Colo., shot nnd mortally wounded Jamoes Farrol, n rough, who wns engnged n a row at that clty, Bunduy night. A nanaw sllk warchouse at Ilnmburg, Qenuany, insured with English companies for 1,400,000 marks, was nearly destroyed by fire yesterday, (ov. B K. Scort, who shot and killed Warren Drury nt Nagoleon; 0., last Deceme ber, has been Indleted for murder In the see- ond degree, InciEASING cloudiness, followed by snow any variable winds shifting to southeast or southwest, are prowmised for this reglon to- duy, Sotueny, the uoh}r. loft all his worldly voasesslons, Including some Now York real estate, to hls sister, Mrs, Cowan, | A Ly was jutroduced in the New York Lerlslature yesterday authorizing the formae tion of a cremating soclety. Duming'the month of January the public dobt was reduced by §7,883,101, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON. Time Remorselesly Exposes the False Economy of Democracy. The Party Now on Hand with a Deficiency Bill of $25,000,000. Shoeking Waste of Precious Mo- menis in hoth Houses— District Littlenesses, The Twenty Senatorial Days of Hol- laday and “Severalty " Com- pletely Lost. No Possibility of Either . Bill Ever Getting Through the House. Interview with Robeson on the Elect- oral Count—Carlisle on Tariff Revislon, A Bitter Fight Coming on the Funding Bill—Conkling Moving on Hayes. Logan Attacks 'Bentley Fiercely— Vinegar Triumphant—Seven Michigan Land Bills. Total Debt, $1,891,709,668 — Beven Months’ Decrease, $50,152,727— + Cox’s Bill—Notes. TFTOLLY AND FRAUD. TIE BEQUEL. . Spectat Disgateh to The Chicago Tribunts WasniNaroy, D. C, Feb, 1L.—There aro but thirty days left in which Congress can complete its work, yet all of to-day and most of yesterday were devoted by the Ilouse to thie consideration of the District of Columbin Anpropriation bili, & considerable part of the discussion having relation to the salaries of some potty clerks, ‘Ehe Approprintion Dbills nro not yet all ready, The great River and 1larbor bill lsstill held back In the Com- merce Committee for the purpose of onabling the members of that Committes to put out feolers 1o nscertain low large n sum they dare to . venturs to put In {hat bill. It isnow thought that the bill may possibly reach TIIE ENORMOUS AGGNEGATE OF TEN MILI- i ONS, oreven twolve, 1f It does, 1t will be thd ldrgest River and Harbor bill, with one ex- ceptlon, -that - ever was roported In ono Congress since the War, That bitl ap- proprinted §15,000,000, TFor =& number of years it hus been the custom to pass this bill without debate, but It is searce- 1y probable that this ean be done thisyear, although the attempt will be made, Nearly two millions of this vast amount I camsed Dby the appropriation for the Mississippt River improvement, In ne- cordanee with the recommendation ot tho Misslssippt River Commission. ‘There still remain to be reported to the Ilouse of THE LARGE APPROPRIATIONS, the Leglsiative, Executive, and Judlelnl, the Sundry Civil, and the Deticlency bill, which contalns, this year, a deficlency appropria- tion of §25,000,000. Thore must Incvitably b considerable political debate upon this bill, ns this enormons deficiency exposes the fraud of Democratic administration in' the two 1louses for the Iast four years, and Is caused by the mnecessity of making goud the deficiencles In the neces- sary ordinary oxpenditures of the Government, ocensioned by the pretended economies and retrenchment of which we heard so much in tho campaign, The Re- publicans at the tuue declared that this bonsted retrenchment would result In de- ficlencles, and would cripple the Govern- ment, us it has done, GEN. GARFIELD, In one of hls latest speeches In Congress, warned the Democrats nbout the conse- quences of;such & penny-wise pound-foolish policy, and predicted that, Instead of effect- ing o real economy, they wounld be com- pelled, in this Congress, to nppropriate at least §20,000,00 for deficlencles, Gen, Garfleld wns. 85,000,000 short of thie mark, ‘The approprintlon reaches nearly $25,000,000. The efforts of the House Democrats to force business by meeting an Tour earlier did not accomplish much, ns the ndditional lour was spent In wranglings over the snlarles of petty clerkships in th Distriet Government. ; AN ENTRA SESSION Is not necossary or deslred by either party, and probably there will bo none, but, to pre- vent It a great deal of hard work will ba necessary, and 16 can seareely’ by possible hat there will not bo wnch fil-consid- ered, hasty, amd reckless leglsintion in the closing dnys of the Congress, Mr. Cox Wil to-morraw endenyor to bring up his Apportionment bill, which hio has promised to press against all othor measures, ‘I'his bill will lond to a pro- tracted debate, ns the Republicans aro fully dotermined not to accept the vory partisan, unjust, and unfair bill which has been pro- sented by the mujority of the Commlttes of which Mr. Cox is Chairmun, aR, cox still insists that ho only acts as the organ of the Committeo in prusenting that measure, and that he does not approve I himself, but will submlt ns o compromise substitute his own bilt fixing the numbor of mumbors at 301, My, Cox wilt have less troublo thun had boen oxpected In securlng the tloor, it I8 evl- dent that tho Dewocrats will no longer at- tempt to aguin bring up the Bicknell resolu- tlon, but will accont the new plan agreed upon by the Senats Democrats in cnucus yesterday, after conference. with the more consorvasive Ilouse Domocrutle leadors, which was roported to the Senato to-duy. 31t WCKNELL HIMSELY, n a sonewhat guarded statomont, safd this evenlug that he should not vndeavor to bring up tho Morgan folnt ruls to-morrow, ns bos been advertised, and that he should not .do so, agalu untl he was cortain that the Democrats had a quorum of thelr own number present, as he did- not an- tlclpate that the Republicans would change thelr tactlcs. Bulng asked how soon hoex- poctod to secure & quorum, In view of the fact that, after .thie long struggle of last “wook, It was uo¢ possible fo do i, Le eald that he did not suppase the resolution woukd be brought up this week. Innsmuch as the voles are to be ecounted on tho third day affer this legislative week ends, It Is very evident that Mr. Bleknell will not renew his effort, and that his puarded statement is to be taken as an announcgment of THE PRACTICAL SURBENDEIR of the Democratic position, "The Republican wembers of the llouse of Representatives appear generally disposed to offer little op- position, except to vote ngainst the new reso- lutions to regulnte the counting of the Eleet- oral votes next week, In conversation with T ‘Tristse correspondent to-dny, Repre- sentative Robeson, who "has tuken n very prominent part in all discussions ot thie sub- Jeet sinee he has been in Congress, sald: “1C the Democrats offer us, in place of the Morgun resolutions, a copy of thoss umder which the Electoral voles were counted in 1837, I shall vote agatnst them, to ba sure, but I shall not feel It my duty otherwise to aid In thelr le- feat, It will, of course, be understood that no member who votes either for or agalnst them will, by that act, surrender hils constl- tutlonal convietions on the general questlons, Everybody will understand that the resolu- tions are adopted SIMPLY A8 A TEMPORARY ENPEDIENT to provide for a contingeney which has arlsen in the ease of the vote of Georgln, and that it 1s not to b¢ regarded asas a prece- dent for the future. With this plain under- standing regarding the intent and scope of Mr, Carlisle’s proposition, as printed, [ for one shall be willisg to nllow It to be adopted, although L shall vote ugalnst it The first one of Mr. Carlisle’s two resolutions s the same as the resolution which 1 offered In the Houge before the holiday recess,'and which was then rejected by n strict purty vote, as you will remember. TUE SKCOND RESOLUTION would not he hecessary If we had, as we ought to have,n lnw tomeet this amlall shinilar emergencies which are Hkely to arise In connecuion with the counting of the Elect- oral votes.” 4 * You are In favor of a lnw on that sub- Ject ¥ “Yes, Anqther Congress ought not to go by without the' ennctment of such a law. It will be the plain duty of the Republican majority fn the next Ilouse of Representa- tives to mnke an honest aml a strong en- deavorto pass a law on that subject which shall commund the confidence and support of the people, and forever set at resttho fears and uncertaintles which now prevail, and whieh, in the nbsenee of any Inw on the sub- Ject, aro by no means groundiess or im- nginary.” THE SENATE, which Is assumed to have more wisdom, does not make any better use of 1ts time than tho more popular branch of the Government. ‘Ten dayy were taken up with the Iloladay bill, although it was very evident that such a mensure could not pnss the House, The In- dlun Severnlty bill, wiilch contains many valuable features, has ocenpled searcely less thne, notwithstanding It I8 evident that 1t caunot pass the Ifouse, and that any debate upon i Is consequently wasted, ns all measures fall with Congress, Fruitless schhemes of all kinds constantly re- celve consideration, yet the Appropriation bills are delayed, and valuable thne Is wasted daily in pursuit of tritles atthis delny. The Democratic ofeers of the two Houses are restless, as every wasted hour brings to them dread of an oxtra sesslon and of the conse- quent necessity of *facing a cold world,” TIIE DISTRICT ALL DAY IN THE NOUSE. Spectal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tribune, WasuiNaros, D. C., Feb, 1.—The Ilonse of Representatives has devoted the last two days to the consideration of the District of Columbin Appropriation bill, which is still unfinished. The discussion of this bill is always considerably protracted and animated by the elashing of varlous local interests, so that, nithough tho nmonnts luvolved are not immense, they make an mmense amount of talk, The chief bones of contention to-day were an ftem for a high-school building and o strife between the School Honard and a market company for the possession of ane of the public reservations. Most of the douthern Democrats sided with tho market company agalnst the publie schools, and they wero especially horrified by a proposition to spend money In bullding more school-houses.” The fact- s, however, that Washington is NOT WELL MHOVIDED WITII $CHOOL ACCOM~ MODATIONS, In June Inst the number of children in the District of Columbla of school age (6 to 17 years) was 43,538, The number of seats now provided Inail the public schools Is nbout £2,000, or n little more than one-half the number of childron. About 5,000 of these seats are In vented buildings, many of which, the Superintendent veports, are ut- “terly unfit for Schipo! purposes. About &0,- 000 n year are paid for tho rent of thesa build- ings. This is poor economy. Washington has no building for a high-school, ‘I'wo hundred and {lfty high-schonl pupils are, therefore, crowded Into the third stories of two of the regular school-houses, which wero designed for pupils of o lower grde. Thus tho High-Schools nre Insufliclently accom- modated, and, at tho sume thne, less ad- vanced puplls are deprived of advantages de- slgned for their benefit. THE OPPONENTS 0¥ THE SCHOOLS were defented to-day by the solld vote ot the Repuolicans, but u great many Democrntle members were absent, ns usual, nnd the point was made that no quoram had votéd, The ouse therenpon adjourned, and the result will be deternuned to-morvow, perhinps, If a uormn of the House ean bo mnstored, In the course of the debate upon the Distriet Appm{»rlntkm bIIL It wits sulso shown that, in the old Demoeratle duys, there was a lottery seheme under whieh school funds were originally raised. ‘Fho lourbous thon us now seeited to resist every attempt to pay taxes for the benefit * of education, 1t was also shown that thero are seventeen wiles of rotten wooiden paves mont in this eity, most of which are inpussn- blo ror velieles, and which nro spreading dis- ense throughout the whate Distrlet, On thy basls of lm'sem nppropristions for repalrs of this ki vill be six years Defors these wooden pavenents are venoved and raplaced by roek or conerete, At every turh in®this Appropriation bill traees of tho old District 1ting were plaiuly visible, EXECUTIVY SESSION. THE FORCES NOW FORMING AGAINST ILAYES, Hvectal Dispateh (o The Chicagu Tribune, Wasixaroy, 1. €, Feb. 1,—The condl- ton of afalrs bn the executive sesston of tho Senate in'regard to pending nominations i becoming exceedlugly Interesting, ‘Lhe uu- disgulsed attack upon Souator Conkllng and his friends In the Into nominations to proml- nent positions In Now York State has called forth severs criticlams from a number of Senators who huve no spoelal sympathy with 3r. Conkling, and frow some even who huve heretofore ncted with the Adminlstration agnlnst hlm, As & mattor of course, Mr, Conkling will use all the means ho can con- trol to defeat these nominations, Ile finds unexpdeted symoathy In varlous quarters, aud thers arc some Indieations at present that such . combinations will be made vither to defeat these nummations or throw all of them oyer tho 4th of darch, when, of course, they would fall together, Thers ure § A NUMDER OF SOUTHEKRN BENATONS who desite to defeat the continuation of g ; 2IVE CENTS. < '[gn in place of Justice Woods. ‘I'hiere ard some, both from the North and South, who wish to defeat Stanley Matthews. ‘There are some minor nominations In which Individunt Senators are Interested adversely, It i3 deemed quite within the bounds of probability that™ Sentor Conkling will readily mannge such’ n combination with these forces intercsted as witl enable hlin to defeat the Administra- u;m. The tast Now York appointment, that ol Jaconus to bo United States Muarshal for tho Sonthern District of New York, is, If possible, moro severely criticised than any others, for the renson that, in addition to It belng n direct agsault upon Senntor Conkling, It Is elilmed that [t wag brought about as 8 matter of per- sonal favor from the President toward Gyn, Anson MeCook, nnd this feature eauses It to beelosely allled to OTHER RECENT OHIO APPOINTMENTE, Mr. Jacobus' appolitment Is ridleuled by persons entlrely outside of the Conkling com- pany ns one ntterly unfit to be made, and so unfit ns to be an absurd sclection. 'Fheso sane gentlemen elabn that Jacobus Is a de- cldedly Ignorant type of o ward politician, and that his appolntment is nlmultv to pny off such obllgatlons us # politiclan of the grade can place upon seandidate, ‘There are some of the friends of ficlkd who are not partlicuwlarly ple ) the number of changes i prominent oflicers which a.e boe figg minde UPON THE THRESHIOLD OF HIS ADMINIS- TRATION, Such appointinents, ‘it tis objected, K aro equivalent to a Presldent’s so arranging tho uhrmluuu of ‘patronnge a8 to give hilm con- trol of it for efzht years, and, ot any rate, for consiiderably nore’than four, unless: the n- coming President sees fit to do the somewhat ungencrous thing of removing oflleers who have but fust been appolnted.” ‘T'his feelin; Is having quite an effect 1n the Senate, wid every nomination now added tothe list tends to strengthen the combinations which are forming to throw all overto thedth of March. ONE OF T1IE REASONS ASSIONED by a leading Dewmocrat for the helief that Stantey Matthews will not be confirmedl is the expeetation that, it he Is not, Garfield wll appuint a Southern Dewmocerat to that place, “I'he Democrits, however, mislead thiemselyes If they serluusle' expect that Gar- field contemplates appointing any Southern Demoerat to any position. .\ " gentleman who had recently an Interview with hing i while he hopes, (Inrlnfiz his term of oflice to extirpate seetionalism, he does not belleve tha ealling of » Southern iman, no matter what his antecedents, into tho Cubinet would help this object. 1lie hopes to producs o salutary mpression on the South Inother ways, us by the seleetion of wen of high character and influence for the rominent Federad offices in the South, and by measpres of legislation looking to the wel- fare of the Suuth, and showing the Sonthern people that the Republicans ate thelr true iriends and ailies, TUE TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES find that their turn has come, In that the Drestdent has nominated for the prominent position of Collector of the Port of Galveston an Ohlo gentleman nnmed Shepherd, who lins the merit of former reshdence in Lake County, Ohlo. It 13 likely that the nomina- tlon will udd o vote or two to the Conkling nmll-;\x|11|l||lemlloxxcohmm in the Executlve session. CONFIRMED. WasimiNaroy, D. C., Feb, 1.—The Scnate confirmed the followiniz nominations: 'I'o ba United States Consuis—Henry DL of Makne, at Fort Erle, Canadai Hamiiton 11, Towanl, of New: York, at Puerto Cabello. ‘The nppolntment of Commnodore Hugh G. Purvinnce, on the retired llst, to bo Renr- Admlral on the retired 1lst, for having per- formed highly merltorious service, wus also confirmed. 3 TATRIT'F REVISION. ML CARLISLE'S VIEWS, Bprcial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, i WaAsHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1,=Mr. Carlisle, member of the Ways and Menns Commlttee, in spenking of the prospects of any tarlif leg- Istation, and of the Eaton Commission bitl, says: 1t Is quite doubtful whether there willbe any tarltl legislation. Wushnll try 10 get some of our-bills considered. 1think something may be done about the Sugar bill. The difticulty about it is that, when we get the LI futo Committeo of the Whole, & mul- titudo of amendments may be offered affect- Ing the tarlT genernlly. I cunnotsay, in nd- vance, that L will object to such amend- ments, 1t 18 quite probable, tudeed, that I would vote fur sonie of them, although I might not be willing te otfor them,” Mgl -AS TO THE EATON TANIFF COMMISSION, he sald: *“1t will not pass In its present form, 1 think the 1Jouso woull agrea to the bill 1f 1t wero modifled so us to provide fora Commission composed of, say, threo Sena- tors to be appointed by the President of the Senate, threo Representatives to bo ap- pointedd by the Speaker of the House, and threa business-men or experts to be ap- poluted by the President of the United States. ‘The Senntors and Representatives could bo chosen from among those who will continne in Congress, nnd the Conumission would have twa full years In which to complete its work. ‘The trouble about n Commission who! composed of outshlers would be that, while- it would nccumnlate o vnst store of useful Inforination relating to the taril, upon which it might predleate sound conclusgons, yot, when the matter should come up foractlon In Congress, there would be nobody thera to explain the faets and defend the conclusions - of the Commisslon, Not ene Congressmnn In forty would study the report of- the Comimission thoroughly enongh to master. 1ts faets or conclusions; therefare, nothing wonkl ba accomplished, 1 feol quite certain that tho House will not ngree to the 'Larife Commission bl In Its present form.” dr, Carlislo Is carnestly In favor of tariff rovis- fon, and 18 now engaged in the preparation of aroport showing some of the Irregularls tles of the present customs laws, VINEGAR. TRIVMIIANT. Spectat Divpatch to The Chieaga Tribune, Wasixatoy, D. C, Feb, L—When the Ways amt Mesuns Committes Inst weok do- termined to report agniust the repeal of the Vinegar nw, 1t was ngreed that Mr, Carlislo, Chalrman of the Sub-Committes having tho subjuct under conskleration, should confer with Commissioner Rnum with the purpose of procurmg such a modification of the Store-" keepers' bl a8 would relieve smnll nisnu- fucturers of vinegar from the rulnous ex- ponse of paying for tho services of a Store- - keeper, It hns beon declded by Aessrs, Carlisto and Rawm that the requirement that ouch monufacturer of a burrel of vinegar shall afix n BHU-cent revenus stamy tothe snme will satisfy the Government demaml fur rovenue, snd at the same tlmo be an equitable’ and not a burdensome lovy upon the manufucturors, It Is undurstood that . AIE VINEGAR MEN [ will secept this as In the nature of fair doal- Jug towards them, [L s thought-best both by Commissiotier Ruwm and Mr, Carllalo to try this solution of the guestion for at loast o year, and it [t does nat prove satistactory it can be repoated, and the manufacturers ot vinegar ean thon be pluced upon an equal footing with the distillers, R e PTENBIONERS, AN ANLE DEPENSK OF THEM. Bpechal Dispaten to The Chicago Tridune, Wastisasoy, D, G, Fob, 1.~The Pension Appropriation bIl was taken up in the Sen- ato’ to-dny, sud Senator Withers, Chalrman of the Senate Comuilttoe on Penslons, moved as an amendinent whatis known as the “8ixty Surgeons” bil It appoints n corps of surgeons who are to porsonally exs: amlno the . pensioners, and to ascetain :