Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 5, 1881, Page 2

n CHICAGO TRIBU been taken ns. a protext on which to nttack radely the eherished momory of her honored dead and to com- ment uncharitably npon the character of tho Southern peonle. It hiad been intimated In the Republican press and upon the tloor that his (Gonde's) object §n presenting (his vetle than whs INSIDIOUALY TO ESTABLISIL A PRECEDENT for the payment of Southern War clalms, Nothargo could have heen moro unjust or .more destitute of any foundation, lle pre- sented It na o Representative’s duty, beeause it was sent to him, because ho belleved It was a juat claim, because he denled the power of the American Congress o puss any ev-post- Jdcto law or DIl of nattainder, and because he «id not - Aupposs that there was n single Represontative who could bo found who would be willing to withhuld from this lady the money honorably earned by her husband In the service of the Govern- ment, 1le had never ndvocated the prssage of a war claim, strictly speaking, not consid- ering the Willlain and Mary College bill as such. e wished to repeat what he had fre- quently said: that the people of the South had never expected, and did not now expeet, that the losses Incurred by Individunlans a necessary Incldent of the War would ever be reimbursed Lo them, ‘They had gone lnto the War with thelr oyes wide open, with a full knowledgn of all the consequences of fallure. *OTHEY HAD STAKED EVERVTINNG they possessed upon the fssue of the gigantle strugglo. and thay had lost, and were pre- pared manfully fo nceept It as the fateof war.. e trusted In view of that declaration “(which he made with a full senso of the re- sponsibllity resting upon him) that his Northern fellow-citlzens of all politieal par- tles would dismiss their npprehensions on .this much-mooted question, and would not pormit this fantom, this chimera dive, of Rebel claims to disturb their dreams or wak- 1ng thoughts. . Mr, Conger sald that when the gentleman from Virginia roso and ngsumed to speak for . all tho Southern men on thissubject he must ‘permit him (Conger) to question whother he { really did ropresent thom,—whother o aid _repreaont the millions of people in tha South . Interested in the passuge of war clalms, If » Itbetruothat the gentleman did represent .the Southern prople, then let their Repre- sentatives select express-wagons and wheel- “barrows, go to the Committec-room on War Claims, and_eart away tho thousands of pa- papers piled there awniting the netion of the Tlouse, TO THE TUNE OF “CAIIY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY'S SHORE." Goode’s book of natury revenled a beautiful “world, nnd Goode's proclamation would, If it ‘wera believed, relieve the hearts of millions of peoplo In the Northern States from fear ‘of future nctlon by Congress. If other Southern Representatives would, ke the “gentleman from Virginia, stand up and make the same declaration. there would never agaln bo ocenslon for that venerablo oldman, +-who was held forth ns a hale, vigorous ol man for the cnmpnigh ot 1884, S. .1, Tilden, Yo write n terrible letter to his brethren of ‘the Sonth, to be met with n frowning brow and the silence of despatr. 1le moved to re- comfutt the bilt, with instructionto the Com- mittee on Naval Affalrs to report with a'full statement of the facts of the case. *Pending which, on motlon of Mr, Goode, Ahe bill was lald on the table, -Adjofirned, PENSIONS. X LIN THE SENATE, Bpetial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutxaros, D, O, Feb, 4.—The 'ension “Approprintion bill was taken up In the Sen- Aty the question being on the point of order us} to, whother, the so-called Sixty-Surgeon awendment was new leglalation, which ean- “nob bendded Lo an approprintion bill, Henn- tor'Logan, on rising to oppose the nmend- ment, took notlco of a statement telegraphed to the New York 2'rihune that ho was *the onemy of reform in the Penslon Oflee and tho superservicgnble friend and represonta- ve of Washington claim agonts.” This Gon. Logan characterized 88 & mallelons libel. Gen. Logan thon proéeeded to des Tnounce the proposed fnvestigation into tho reciplents of pensions. 4f frouds had been committed, it was the fault of the Lommissioner of Vensing, . who had the poveer to prevent It, Il defended the pen- ‘sloners, and denounced those who had de- ~ised this Investigation projeet In severe langunge, provoking nt one thme n rather Eharp reply from Gen., Burnside, who had approved some features of the measure,_The ‘usmal proposition to ndjourn over untlfilon- duy was voted down, and the discussion ' WILL BE RESUMED TO-MORROW. ' . The indlentlons are that the proposed ' | ) | i s o . g 4 8 oS e e A b A Ml i S S PN — Qeglslation, 8o all that las Dbeen snfd on it will be thrown away. Gen, “Lognn malintaing that the change proposed by Commissionor Bentley would be much more expensive than the existing laws, and that under present Iaw there Is an abundant opporlunity to prevent fraud, 1t Is clahined, 1n opposition to ’ THE BENTLEY THEORY of great Increnso of penstons, that thots are petrding 307,000 npplications, 246,000 of which nro filed by Invalld pensioners, and the balance'ars widows, minor children, fathers, and mothors, ‘The arrears to widows, ete., Is ‘oh an average $U01 to ench one. On the part bt (nvallds, the average lins been about $567, Tako overy person who has applled or that svill apply il the tst of July, 1891, nnd, it every applicant bo put upon the penslon roll, and taking the ayernge already pald ns o basls, the wholg "atiount witl be $24,164,000, THE GROWTIL OF AN ERTIMATE. ’ Special Dlavateh tb The Chicage Tridune. . Wasiixaroy, D, C,, Feb, 4.—~It was pen- slon day in thio llluune, also. Notwithstand- ng tho deélaration of Mr, Cax, Chalrman of Yhe'tenbus Committee, that the Apportion- ‘ietit bill must bo conclitded this week i the Ylouso n order to glvo tho Senate the neces- . sary thno to conslder ft, It It s proposed to . Dpnssitatthis sesslon, tho House declined to . consider it to-Iny, and, Instead, spont the 1o in tho considoration of ong of the pri- vitte penslon bills upon the calondar, Ay, At- Xins, Chiolrinan of tho Approprintions Com- miltee, sald that $70,000,000 would hnve to ¢ npproprinted this year for pensions In adddition to thase which Congress might pass, ¢ wndthat it was quite thne to call o halt, ‘He ronsidered it his duty to glve n warniug, beenuso he feared that the penslon-roll Wonld grow until {t amounted to §700,000,000, 1le would £ HATIER LIQUIDATE 111K WAR DEDT of the United States than the debt Imposed by our Pension laws. Ile estimatod thut the + hecessary cost of the Arrears-of-Penslons bl would not bo less than $700,000,000, « ond he feared that It might reach a thousand milllons, ‘The Intler sum certainly Would be reached if the estimntes should ju- vrease as they havedono within the lnst ycar, A curlous {llustration of the utter Ignorance = -~ oth of the Government oftielalsand of Con- | gressmen ag (o tho effct of leglslatlon Ia shown by this Atrears of Penston bl At- ention was called to the fact inthe debate In « the House that, when the Arrears bill was |. 1irst proposed, 1t was estluiated that §t WouLD cost $15,000,000, "That esgimate was Inereased soon after to * £20,000,000, - At that thne the Commissloner , of Penstons plnced the sugregaty'nt 225,000, - * W00, Ayear later It wastucreased to 850,000, 000, then to £100,000,000, and now tho Con~ intasloner of Penslons estimates the sum at ¥510,000,000, with ' possibility that It may yench §700,000,000. The Commbbsiongé of Yensions' large estimate scems to bo based \upon the fact that every pensfoncr placed ‘upon the rolls witl live an Avernge of thirty ;em. | BHosE Wito uAVE GIvEN THE SUmIECT A ol U00D DEAL O¥ ATTENTION ;m that, whils the wggregnte awount of ‘smendment will be ruled outof order as new " pensions will bo enorntous, there 18 nothing to justify the estimate that the persons now placed tpon the pension roll will live thirty years, Still,it1s by ne means cerlain that he Comwissioner of Penstons or the Con- ressmen who oppose hini have proper based for thelr informatlon. RIVERS AND IIARBORS. AN ESORMOUS THLI. Wasiixaroy, D. C, Feb, 4.—The River aud Ilarbor Appropriation bilt will by re- poartert baek to-tnorrow from the Touse Com- mittee on Commeree, The bill, ns finally agreed upon, approprintes 10,189,800, Among tho [tems of appropriation are: . Ft:\' tho lr:\r:rm'cmont of harbor at Ashe ahuin, At Clovetn leo finrhibr nt the mouth of the |n5|m1 tiver. Snnduaky City. b i Ml 1 L'nlllllxl(:;l. lll.). Outalde harbor nt Ci the vuter harbor, and e AN exterior Lrenkwato Gnlena Rtiver and harbor,,.. ... Harbor nt Hyok Islnnd Harhor at Wankega Tee harbor nt 8t Louls Tiarbor and Mississipnl s M ieh. Harbor at Grand Haven, M B Iinrbor of refugo at Grand Ma At Luko Huaron, . PR X Ohio River ($160,000, in the discretion of the engineers, to be oxpended on Das via laland dam, and $I00,000 on thoe river from {ts mouth o the head, pros vided that £2,000 of tholast sum may, in the discretion of the engine be oxpended on tho Indinna Chuto) 50,000 Harbor at Menononee, Wis.. 2,000 Milwaukee,...., B0,000 17,000 20,000 5,000 Catitduo. oo 10.00 Harbor ut ‘Fwo 15,000 Duluth, Miun, . 25,000 Allegheny Ttiver from tho ‘mouth of Freneh Creek to Plttsburg., . . 2,500 Tmprovoment of tho Missisaippt® River, | I necordnneo with tho plan (herofor adopted by the Misajsstppl Hiver Come ission, to be exponded by the Scere- tary of War, with the ndvleo and un- der the supervislon of sald Commis- A 1t phall bo the duty of 3nin Commission to take into consideration, and of the Sccrotury of War to extend operntions under tholr siupers vision to the tribularies of tho Misslssippi River to tho extent, and no further, that inny ba necessary, In tho Jinlgmeont of suld Commisston, to the perfecting of the ‘zmmrnl and permanent fmprovement of tho suld .\llsslsslpl)l River, but this olnuro shall not be oonstrucd to Interfore with tho proeccution by the Wur Department of the improvemont of sakd Missiasippl River and its tributaries under tho general npproprintions made therefor. 3 For resorvolrs nt bend of Mississipyl tlver, contloning n\lfcmlluns «oo & 160,000 Monommbeln River, W, Va, 25,000 Grent K.mrnwm River, W. Vil nnd ope erntion of woeka,.., PRI Cumberlund River, above Noshviile, Tenn,, from Nashvill Kentucky - Stute lino. From Kentueky 1l; AtSmith's Shonls, PIOVEIMENT. . eeraersvnronezsasees Cumborland River, bolow Nashville.,... . 16,000 Tonnossce River, bolow Chattanoogn, Including Musclo Bhonls uid Shoat at Iteynaldsburg, Tean,, and Alnbamn. .. Kentucky River from its niouth to ‘I'nreo Forks, Ky White River, I h Itiver to Portersville, und to falls on West Fork,,.. . o 20,000 Ittinols River, Hlinois. e . Misslssinpl River, from Dea Molnes Raplda to month of Illinols River.... Mississipp! River, bolow tho mout! completing improy tho lifinois and Olio 1tivers, oes 000,000 Nemoting the bar in tho ppl | Ttiver, opposit Dabigue., 5,000 Missiasippl River, nt Hannibul, Mo,.,.. 20,000 Mississippl Kiver at Natchoa and Vidas I, Misdlasinpl and Loulsians.......... (0,000 Mieadaslppt River, from St Pl to Doy 7' > Molteh Raphin.s. vornvees 200,000 Bayou south of Milwatskes Keo Huy, for hurbor of refutge.. 100,000 Chippewi River, Wi.iiien. 10,000 Miesl ernl River, ut Quiney ... 10,000 Upper Misstssippt River, operating snng- bont and bulldivg light-draught BHOAMIOT, coasnitaasrrens 25,000 1] K00 25,000 0,000 . 20m Missourl itiver ut Brownavilte,, R X1 Missouri River at Codur Kiver, L 100 Ml;suurl Hiver at Couttell Blults und o At Eustport and Ne T 1w At or near Fort Lenvenworth, H,000 At and near Qlnsgow, . . 20000 ‘At il near Knnsns City L0000 At Lexington evese 10000 At 8t. Chinrles .. . 18000 ‘At nnd near 8t. Josop L Sojom At Vormillon, Dak, . 1600 Above tho month o 1tiver, Dakota., seee benee 40,000 Burvey of the Ml from its mouth to Fort Benton, continuing the ley. . P X0 4 Falls “L‘un; ! . + 160,00 opalrs cics o ¥ Works St Anthonyle Fulls,.or ., - 15,000 Examinations and survovs nt Souih Puus, Misslaslnpi River, 1o ascortain L the depth of water and width of chan- nol pocured and malntained from tling ta timo by Jnmos 11, Eads at tho Sunth Pass of tho Missisaippl liver, and to enublo tho Neerutury of War to raport during the maintenanco of lbat work, Improving Fox Itiver, Wisconsin , Wisconsin IVCT....eeeons, For tho expenscs of operating and mains u\lnlmf a0 Loulavilie aud Tortland Cnual for the fisoul year onding June W, 1881, which sum sball bo immodi- ately nvallavle, For tho samn pu cnding Juno H, 1882, ,, THE JOINT NESOLUTION, approved July 20, 1808, authorizing the con- structlonof a bridge over the Misslaslppl River to conneet the lsland of Rock Istand with the Ciiies of Davenport and Rock Islund, 13 amended so ns ta requiro the Chl- cugo, ftock Island & Pacific Rulirond Com- pany to chargo for any ears carrying frolght otherthan Its own, and for Its own cars when carrying freight for other ronds which it may enrry across sald bridge, the sum of $5 for every car, and . for ench™ empty car, other thuh Its own, the sum of '$2, lnlf of which sum shnll bo patdZby satd Rallroad Compniiy Into the Treasury of the United States cnch month, and monthiy roturns thus made shull Lo In sueh form ntd with such authentieation ns the Seeretary of War uny direet. THE DILL ' recommonds the approprintion of 81,849 #00 Jn oxcess of the bill pew ported Inst year (867,000 was,” howevor, added to the blll last year bofore its final vassage). This Inorease 18 mainly due to the uppropriation of 81,000,000 for tha execution of a plan for tha huprovement of navigntlon on the Mississippl River, Upon this subjuet the Commilitee, in a brlef roport accompnny- Ing tho bil), eny: Hoth this Connnitteo and tho House Com- morvo Committea of the Inat Congress were teeply lmpressed with tho fmportance and nee veagity of the Insuguration of somo plun for the pormuncnt lmprovement of said river, Tho dif- Houltics us to plans wero suwgested and readlzed, but theso having been romoved by tho nequioss cenco of tho Misslssippl Tiver Counniaston 10 o recomniendation covering tho whole subjeat, and whieh {5 conourred 1n by the War Deprts mont, the Committeo hns not felt justttiod fn furtuor postponoment of tho inauguration of this work, In oominunclug, tho Committe bas mude 118 recommondution es modetatoly as- tho Importunce of tho subject, gravity of the Mutors v8t to Lo ultected, and the rensonuble domuands nlrl the commiereo of that groat highway would ullow, % s FUNDING, - e o OPINIONS OF A MAX WO 18 AVT'TO KNOW WHAT TIE 18 TALKING ABOUT, E Bpeclal Dispaleh (o The Chicigo Tridund, Wasmiyaroy, D, O, Feb, 4—"Thu action of the Sennte Finunce Committes on the Tonxe Funding blll hns noturally xiven siso tomore or less speculation as to what the Houss will do In its turn, Mr, Carlisle; ono Of- the ublest nuvooates of the bill which tussed the House, sald tonight thot he did not belleva the House would aceept the Sen~ ate amendments, * The bill, ns the Senato Comniltteo hins 1t, is objectionnble to me fn suveral partloulars,” sald Mr, Carlisle, 1 prefer § por- cent to the 3¢ por- cent. ‘The provision contained - in the Afth sectlon -1 - consider “-of considernble huportance, A to the'change of time, I do not attach much Importance to that, The fiye-year option 13 the same, and that i the main point” Mr. Carlisle has taken tho sense of A LARGE NUMIER OF TIHE DEMOCHATIC MEMBERS of the House to-dny, and he thinks there will be practleal unaniinity In standing out for the bill as it pnssed tho ITouse, Somo of the Democrals eare moro for the Lme limit than for the ryate per cont, while others regark rate per cent as the only thing worth looking after. ‘This differ- ence will only serve, however, to unlto tho two partles In a finn ndvocaey of the 1louse bill, which suits both, Mr. Carlislo thinks the country has tmade up Its mind to aceept n 3 per cent bomd, and 1t s this ad- Justment of Intorests which oxplains the rise In the 4 and 43¢ per cents, He thought the nctlon of the Sennte Finance Comnnttes to-tlay WOULD IIAVE AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT oh-the niarket, by eansing o silght fall In these scenrities to-motrow. This was evi- deitee to him, he safd, that a8 per cent bond ean bo flonted, Mr, Carlisle: thinks the re- Jectlon of the firth sectlon fa in the interests of tha Natlonal banks,- In tho matter of nl- lowing them large lntitwde In expanding or contracting their circulation at plensure, power whieh the majority in thellouse looks upon with great disfavor, 1N COMMITTEES To the Tiealern Astoctated Press, Wasnixarox, D. €, Feb, 4,—"The Senato Flnance Comniittes compluted thelr consld- cration of thellonse Funding bill and ‘au- thorlzed the Chnirmnn to report It back to the Senate with recommendation for passnge with amewdinents, which provide that the bontds shall be redeemable In five vears and payable In twenty yenrd: that the rate of inturest upon them shnil be 544 per cent per annwng Mat the 1-10 certifientes authorized by the DbIll shall henr fnterest at o rate not exceading B3¢ per eent per annun, and the Interest in each ease shall ho payable somi-annually. The Conmittee strike out the 1ifth sectlan, known as *The Carlisle smentl- ment,” which provided for the compulsory 1180 of the new bonds ns seeurity for Natlon- al bink elrculation and for a change in the Inw eoncerning the retirement of clreulntion notes, nud substitules two new@ections, the principal feature of which Is a proviston that hereafter the . secitrlty given by Natlonal -banks for Government de- posit and the falthful . performance of their dutles ns public depositories, shalt conslét wholly of Unlted States bonds, ‘Thoe Comuitten also rocommend that the allow- ance for the expenses, Issuing, and placing of the new bonds and certifientes to be incrensed to onc-hnlf of 1 per cent instead of one- fourth, 08 limited by the House, “ " TAXATIOX. THRE MANY,INFLUENCES AT WORK, Spectal Dispateh to The Lhicago Tribune. WastiNatoN, D. O. Feb, 4.—The Wnys and Means Committes this morntng, not- withstanding but three weeks only of the aesston romaln, deelded to report favorably the bill mmaking the followlng reduction in taxntion: 1, Upon bank checks and bank deposits, 2, Upon proprictary modicinos, ‘% 'To repenl tho 10 pur cent packuge tax upon export tobacen, 4. Upon matches, But thera are prohably few mentbers of the Ways and Menns Committeo who beltove that Congress will decldo that this reduetion should be mude, The thne Is so short, thero are o many conflicting futereats, and any one of these intorests would be debateid 86 mueh, that It Is very doubtful whether any of thom, axcept 1t be the tax on mitches and proprice tary medicines, will pass, Thopropsitiontore- peul the taxation upon Natloual bunks, or any portion of that taxation, whi meet with de- termined opposition, partieularly In tho Lot~ er llouse, Tho origlnul seheme of the Trensury Departmont was to rapenl $10,000,- 600,0f taxation, distributed ns follows:* Nank cheoks Friction-matches. b, FPatent ‘mnediclnes or proparntions, perfumery, cosmotics, oto. Buuk deposils Navings banks Bank capita Total... v & 10,000,006 TUE WAYB AND MIANS COMMITTEE hias roporteit fu favor of abolishing nll' these taxes, with tho exception of tho one item of the tax upon bank capital, The attempt to ropeal that tnx was voted down. ‘This makes thetotal minount of redietion proposed @ Ht- tle mors than $10,000,000, ‘I'he proposed re- peal of the tax upon patent medicines and B11,400 *| snvings banks doposits, nnd on matehes, met with comparatively little ovpositlon in the Committee. ‘The prineipal struggle wus over the taxes on bnank devosits aul bank-cheeks, ‘T'his netjon of the Whys and Means Commit- teo to-tny may have HOME RELATION TO THE FUKDING DILL o8 reported from the Sennte Finnneo Com- mittee, as the theory hiny been tainthined In the Iuuse by some even who have upposed n 3¢ ver cent rato that a9 per gent bond pos- slbly might be floated provided some of the tuxation upon banks conld be refmoved. The Commiitee proposa (o romovo over $2,500,000, retatning, however, thos tax upon cireulation and upon hanktapital, ‘Thebill will probably fix some time in tho future, possivly threo months, when it shall take offect, as there is now on hand a large nmount of tax-pakd stock of the various nrticles from which It Iy proposed to remove the tuxation. If such an advanca should not be fixed THE THADE WOULD BUFFER SERIOUS 1,088 fron the reduction In the value of theso tax- pald articles, espoctally of mntehes, It Iy a0 known that thers Is n conslduerablo stock of stnmped cheeks now In the hands of (ndi- viduals, banks, and bankers wpon which the sttps have buen fntprinted, Tho objee- tions of the iCommittes to incluting ver fumery and° commotics it the pro- viston for tho repeal of the tax wpon proprietary médielnes were romoved nfter the argument of tho delegation this morning, and these two artleles are not excepted, s the sub-Commilttee hnd rucommended. 'The ruepenl of tax upon suvings banks bs malnly for the beneflt of cortain Western bunks, notably In Illinols, Michigan, and Indinnn, A noteworthy fact In connection with this proposed reductlon s that the measure hus the hearty approval of the most radlenl Pro- teetionists, ‘The voint was mudo long since In these tisputches thag this proposed redue- tlon Isn > . PANT OF A BCIEMPE to provent auy attnck upon the exlsting pro- tective tarlir, 1t is woll known that Judgo Kelley, of Ponnsylvanin, the father of vrotee- tlon In the Houke, hins been one of the most earnest ndvocates of the repeal of taxation upon thess articles, Vory pathotie pletures have been drawn by old sluveholdors ulrendy on this subjeet, of a poor colored man atrik- Ing ' taxed wateh In his cabin to learn what was the matter with hls sick .ehitd, ‘Il of this sort will, nf course, help to pass the Committeo's bill, but It thoso §10,000,000 of tnxation are taken off it will inake It mueh |lnuru difiteult to modify the customs revenne Awa, WIETHRI THIS 18 THE ACTUAL THEORY of those advoeating thisreduction ornot, it ks very certuln that somo of the most pro- nounced * protoctionists are very enrnest in fivor of the ropeal of Internal-ravenuo taxes, Fhioy sy that wo can sparethis revenue now, but they do nob know . whether it can by spared next year, In ony ovent, the tariir system pinces n bavrler of $10,000,000 botween itself and dangor, If this reduction can bo of- feeted, = JUDGE KELLEY e 1s, Indeed, credited with being the author of this sehieme of Interhal-revenue reduction, and the Democratlo Ways® and Means Cowne mitted appointed by the Protectionist Sponk. er Rundall, of Penusylvanta, which yester day voted to indefinitly postpope the Hurd resolution that placed tho Demacrats face to faco with thelr own party platform, to-day reported thiy internnlaavanih massnme Tha revenues of the Government undoubtedly warrant a considerable reductlon of onstoms taxes. Tho class which is opposed to any change In import duties has been ahrowd enongh to seo to it that the first reduction s made tn interlor taxatlon. WEISS BEER, Ar. Carlise also reported o bill to regulate the manufacture of welss beer, and was In- structed to report It favorably to tho IHouse, MAIL CONTRACTS. BTAR ROUTES IN ILLINOIR, Spaclal Dispateh to Tha Chicugo Tribune, Wasmisarox, I, €, Feb. 4.—The follow- ing contracts far earrying tho mail over the star routes in Illinols were to-Uny awarded by the Post-Oflieo Department: From Hanover to Suvanunag contract awarded 10 W, L. Arguo, Washiugton, 1), C.t From Warauw, by Elierville, Higkory Ridge, Tiogn, and Suttern, to Warsaw: to G, W, Cham- Vers and M, A, Moore, of Whitley Court-IHouse, 2t $367, m;‘:-urx,n Carml to Behoolt to W, Li. Argue, Wash- g ), G, 4 0 n Qirnrd Macoupin County,, to. Morrisone villo, Chrlatian Countys to J, 1L Tinsloy, White ley, Ky S48 ‘vom Omnha to Bida: to Dantel H. Grabam, Carml, 1113 870, From Nupervillo to Wheaton, E, W, Parker, 8t. Louls, Mo.; $310, & Froin Samsville, Edwaris County, to Parkors- ‘I:u‘ru. ullllul‘:(lnmls%:g'nmy. Jawes L Tinsley, Bar- anevilie, Ky 8139, ""Krom Hotthon tp Avcoln, @. O Tiranaflolds $01. From iastings Lundlog to Hardin, Joseph T, Hrown, Hastiwgs Lunding, TiL: ?’m. From 1lnstings Tanding_to [Hrussels, Danfel B, Grabam, Carini, 1.3 $114, From Utlen to Waltham, Junes B. Colegrove, Bedalin, Mo.: $02, From Farin Hidko to Grand Ridge, B, W. Parkor, 8t. Louls, 3o, $:20. Frum leardstown to Hickory, W. L. Argue, Washington, ), C.s 8110 From Ielviiore to Caledonia Statton, Jnmes B, Henderson, Washington, 1, C.: 8311.. From Brondiands, Champnign County, to Pne lopmo, Buanl}nunm W. L. Arguo; $111, rom Clovoland 1o railrond station, W. T. Arzuv; §20. 5 o From Daminnsville to Aviston, W. L, Arguo M, From finy City to Jefterayillo, G, W, Chambora Aud M, A, Moore, Whitloy Court- Liouso, iy.; i, “l-jmm Fayottovitle to Muscouth, W. L. Argue, m Fox Lake to Twoeds, James B, Prico, defferson City, Ma.; 91, From Hiltshorouph, by Yost HIl Fillmore, Hurrioane, and Cotfeyville, to 1illaborough, Q. . Brussticld, Whitley Conrt-1louse, Ky, 12, From Hurricane to Mulborry Urove, W, L, Arguo; 8141, = From Morrimac Point to Kimnswiok, Dnnlel B. Graham, Carml, 11, $08, . Froin Miiton to l'oarl Dopot, David I Jotmson, Peurl Depot, I1L; &30, From Noble to Mount Erle, G. W, Chamnbers and M. A, Moora; W0, % From Old Duquuin to Duquoin, James B, Colegroye, Sedulla, Ma.; €03, Fratn -};‘:uom to Nobo, Mossrs. Chamber & B ¢ HI*‘rom Sulnt Libory to Maacoutnh, W. L. Arguo; m cottville to Palmym, FlomonT. Ogg, Seotevilie, Ik TI:L'». - Vrom Scottville to Bare's Store, Flemon T. i R85, From 8lx-Mile, Wayn o County, to Xenln, Clay County, G. C, Drasalichl; §4312. N Frony$mithton to Faderborn, Junos B, Coles Krove; $RL From Troy jto’ raflrond station, W. L. Argue; R, Nl.«::om ‘Vandalla to seminary, James H, Tinsloy; From Wnrrensville to Winfleld, Patelok Dar- rett, Warrensvitle, I1l; $108, s From Annuwan to Yorktown; W. L. Argue: Trom Fosterburger to Dorsey, Messrs, Chams bors-& Moore; $80, IN 10WA., The following awards for enrrying t'nnll ovor atar routes In lowa were also mndo to- day: i From Bloomfeld to Stiles: contrnet awnrded tod. H. Dnvis & M. A, Moore, Whitley Conrt- House, Ky.; €110, From Enst Likpart to Bdgewood, N, arison, Whitley Court-ITowse, Ky.: From Medtupulisby Kossuth, Kingston, Huron, Northileld, and Kossuth to Modiupolis, It. W, Lieedy, Winidsor, Mo,; 310, From Smithland to Mapleton, John Tunnan, Smithlnnd, In. ‘m. - From.1Tumboldt to Tocahontas Contre, J, T, Dayis and M, A, Mooru; &5, From Deetraco to Moulton, N. A. Richardson; A, Richs ‘om Froomont to Ottumya, J. I, Dnvis and M, A Muooro; $2310, i 23 From Pomeroy to Pocnhontus Contro, Messrs, Dayis & Muoros 3249, S . From Des Moines to Towner Loko, James B, Colegrove, Bedulls 3 $104, = . From Docorgh t mer, J. 1. Davis, Whitloy: Court luitso, H v q v Lk City to Falrmount, Mcsars, From Swin Luki Duyis & Moores §823, : * From Stimner to Buok Creolk, 2. T\ Carpenter, ‘Washington, D. C.: $131. 3 Froin Laporte City 1o Jessup,, B, W, Parker, St, Louls, Mo.; 860, 1 Fl‘oll‘}c Holland_to Btenmbont Rook, Messm. Dayis & Moore; $218. From Oscuoln to Lathrop, N, A, Richinrdson; iy, g From Datlns Contre, by Osproy and Falrland, to Dallas Centre, James 1L Linsloy, Barbour- villo, Ky 8147, From Lagle Grove to Dakota, Messrs. Duvis & Moore: §185 From Le Muts 10 Corrcctlonville, Alnnson Frywtor, \melhury. I, §309, 3 From Mount Piswah to Moorhend, Messrs. Diyis & Mooro: &80, - ; Erom Grant to Elllott, 7, T, Carponter; 8320, From 8l H le{, Harbourville, Ky.; $624, w;umm Athol to Patiorsonviile, Z. T. Carpentor; From Caseado to Montlcollo, Messra. Davis & Moora: $1E, Frow Gromwell Ceatre to Bvencer, Jamea I, Henderson, Washington, 1), O.; 8100, 5 From Eldorn to Euglo City, Messys, Davis & SMooro: T ‘rom Glndbrock to Morrison, Messrs, Davls & Moore; 8410, From Grundy Contra to Cedar Il Dayis & Moure: 0. From Luous Grove to 8arlon, %, T\ Carpentor; L. : From Millville to Turkoy Hivor, Z. T. Carpen ors §15 u Tramt Bitchellyiile to Pearin City, Messrs, Do~ vis & Mooro: $1K5. 2 ¥ l{{r‘m‘ Viola Centro to Audubon, Messrs, Davls From Anywville to Hampton, James I, Hone derson, Maytown, Laneastor County, Pa.; §90, NOTES. IRANSAS LANDS, Bpicial Dispateh to The Chicago Tr(dune, “WARHINGTON, D, O, Fob, 4~Tho. ITouso to-lay passed tho blil to provide-for the snly of aortain Indian Jands In Kansas, Introduced by Mu. Seales at the second sesslon, 1t ro- duces the appraisement mude In 187 from £5.02< to &1 por aere, The Committco on Indlan Affairs have deelded the lntter to b 0 just ond falr valuation, The former pries wiw Incorporated luthe original bill by the advico of the Commissloner .of Indinn Af- falrs, The Cominittee sny that $3 'per dere 18 what the lands wore worth whon abandoned by the Indluns, nearly twonty yedrs ao, These Indluns ngroed to talts 32,50 tor thoe Inwds only two yenrs ngo. ‘Lhis bill now fixes the vrice to settlers at 3, purchnsablo in tracts notto exceed 100 ucres, paymentto bo mnade it threa annunl fustallments, one-thivd st the date of entry} one-third at tho end of ono year, and tho bul- oneo In two yoars, with intorest at 0 per cent, Any of these Jands not eutered within one year shall'bo sold ut public anla at & price not less than that fixed {n the bill, THE BULLDOZKNS, PP Col. Sam Lee, who Is contesting tho sent of Itichnrdson, of the Flrst District of South Caroling, hns, written n letter to his counsol in this city, In whiclt he dotalls somae of his experiences in collécting testimony In tho country of tho billdozers, “1E, W, M, AMackey, who is contesting O0'Connor’s seat,” ho wiites, *way shol at three times o fow ulghts sinee at Manning, 8. C,, but was not strueke A eolored mman who was In company with him was wounded, though not dangerously, Mr, Lee Jus served - notie on his competitor that hie will next proceed to take testimony {u the Town of Florence,” g & HENRY WATTEHSON, OF LOUISVILLE, who ls reported to ho anephew of Stanley Alntthows, I8 luboring very earndstly for the confivuintion of that gentleman us Assoclate Justlco ot the Bupreme Court; The obetns cles have ot been romoved out of Mr, Stane loy Motthows’ way, and the Coinmiitea cons akmrlux tho case Is ot to meot unil Mon- [} : : s A 301 1N QLASS, " To the TWestern Ausoctated Preaa, Wasiunarox, ., G, Fob, 4,—~1he Band of Supervising Inspoctors'of Steam Vessuly fo- day adopted u resolution ealllng upon tha Seeretary of the Treasury to furnish’ local Inspectops with standavd colored and white kiasses, and providing that herveatter all new lights required for ateam-vessels shall be of tha standard fmrnistiad dy the Devartuent; \ ; Mosars, oux Raplils to Nowoll, Jnmes {5, Tins. 1881—S1XTE A resolution providing that tho Board ad- Journ sine_die on Tucsday noxt was also adopted, Tho noxt meetlng wiil bo hold Monday. A TIE CABINET MERTING today was very brief and unimportant, nothing beyond the conslderation of g nunl- ber of minor appolntments being discussed, The I'reasury Departinont was represented by Acting-Secrotary French. . Novy Depart- montand Departmont of Justice were not represented, Seerctarles Sherman and Goft aro both §ll, and Attorney-Genernl Devons left the ety Inst nlght for New York, THE PEABODY FUND, The 'Trustees of the Penbody Educntional Fund fot again to-day, Smnuel W. Wet- more was ngain chosen ‘Mrensurer. 'Tho dis- cussion of tha Normal College question was taken up, ‘The arrangement made by the Inte br, Sears with Dr, Stenrns, Chancellor of the Normal College nt Nashvillg, Tehn,, wns approved, and tho vresent Guueral Agent Instructed to carry” it out. The urrangement I3 for the establishiment of 100 or more permanent scholavships for that Ingtitution, ¢ Chnirninn renominnted committees a x-0ov. Willlem Alken, the Hon rts, tho Tan, A, H, il Stuart, Sur- sfig;‘l;g:muml J. K, Iarnes, and the How, §L R, Finaneo—(l, W, Rlges, tho Ifon, Hamilton Tish, Chlof-Justice M. R. Waite, the Hon. Will- inm M, Evarts, tho tion, Thoodore Lyt Che Board then adjourned to the first Wednesday {n October noxt. Lho additionnl smn of 3L60 per month, which was nllowed the enlisted wen In the navy from July 1, 1870, by order of the resi- dent, has been Jualnded I the rate of pay fixed by the general order of June 30, 1880, for the ratings of finisher, boilermaker, and bireksinith, of the englneer foree, The Drestdent .of “the” Unlon Teague of Amerlen hins ealled 0 meeting of the Natlonal Comniltee to take plieo In his clty March w0, A publlcmcuunfl of tha entlre” Leagua will take place next day, The League will also participate in the Inauguration of den, Gnrfleld, QEN. GRANT" lett this mornine for New York, to nttond a lmmunf of tho Worli's Falr Comunission, of whieh lio Is President, THE COMMISSIONED OF PATENTS, In obudiencs to_nn order from the Scoretary of tha Interfor, lssued an order fo-day nnnuf- Ing allinterferenes proceedings i muln—, ik enses, and directng all nnPllannns for reglstoring Inwful trade-marks to bo granted in'the order in which they are filed, THE INQUISITION, :Tha Senate Committes on Privileges and Elections to-duny began to examine Senntors on tho subfect” of newspaper publication of the Chineso treatles, A number were exam- Inod tiils morning, nll of whom testified that they hnve no knowledge of the mewns by which these documentsheenme pubile, ..o BTATE CLAINS, 2 ‘The ‘Touse Commlittee on the Judiclary tusreed to~tluny to muko f favorable” report ti tho Ilouso on Represontative Springer’s bil), iving the authorlty of the Unlted States to the States of Onlo, Indluna, and Hlinols o comnence and prosecute, subject to tho rules of the Inw_existing fn rospeet to claims vl\{mlnsl. tha United States, excepting the stat- utes of Maitntions or fn_the’ naturce thareof, In the Supreime Court ot the United Stutes, netions for recovery of any monoys wihiol may be lnwtally dua and owing to the United Stautes, to eithor of said Stutes underthe lnws or'the Unlted States, on nceonnt pf sules for woney of public Inmds, ‘" 'THBE JEANNETTE, ‘Ihe Presldent to-day sent to both ouses of Congress n communication recelved by him fromn the Sueretary of the Navy, relative to the dispateh of n vessol to . search for the Jueannette, Mr. Goft recommends, the_pur- chase of the whuling ahlp Corwin,of San Fran- clsco, for the oxpedition, "The ship would by ofticered nnd manned by the navy, LOGAN AND 1YE CABINET, Senator Logan ridicules tho ldea that he ls to ba Invited into Gen. Gartielt’s Cabinet, nnd siys hu hag not been tendered a pines and foes ot expeet to hinve un opporunity of de- elintug §t, whiclh ho will certainly do it aCab~ net position Is placed at his cominand, % INAUQUIATION ARCIIES, . Work was begun yesterday on'several tri- umphnl arehes to be erected “neross Pennsy vanin avenue for the fnnuguration ceremo- inles, Lt whltako nt lenst thiee weeks with o +lurge. foree,of men to coniplete tha snme, : COALING'STATIONS ON THE 1STIMUS, ‘The Houso Committee on Naval Affalis had under’ consideration this morning the messazo of the President relative to estub- lishing conling-stationson the Amerlean Isthe musg, and Instructed . Representative White thorne to regitest the Approprintion Connnlit- teo to lyelnde In the Sundry Civil Approprin- tion bill an approprintion of £200,60 for thut purpose, 5 INTEROCKEANIO CANAL QUESTION, The Ilouse Committee on Forolgn Affulrs met to-day to raceive the report of tho Sub- CGommitted who- havo had under considerss tion m% *Crapo ” Jolnt resolution doclaring the policy of tho United States In reference. to nn Intorocennie cunal, “The Sub-Commite tee presented a lengthy and exhaustive re- jort, reconnuending materlal nmendments to he resolution aud Its adoptlon. Tho report was read and dlscussed, and ordered printed, No other netlon was tnken upon it, REVENUE RECEIPTS ‘The recelpts from intornal rovenue to-day were 8545,180, and from ctistoms $335,010, CONSCIENCE FUND, ‘T'he Secrotury of the 'Freasury to-dny re- celved n letter from Nashvitle, Petin,, Inclos- gz 860, with'n request thut it be pincéd to the creditDe tho conselence fund, THE RIECORD, BENATE. Wasimxaroy, D, O, Feb, 4.-~Messra, Wal- Ince, Beck, and Windom wero constliuted o Sonate Conference Committeo on the Indlan Appropriation bill, Messrs, Windom, Davis (W, Vi), and Withers were constituted conferces on the Naval Approprintion bill. The Viee-Dresidont snbmitted from the War Departinent an abstract of tho militin forca of tho United States, Tabled, The District Appropriation Il .was re- celved from the TTouse mul reforred to the Committus on Approprintions. v o My, Morrill, from the Committeo on Publle Bulldings, reported faverably the House bill npproprinting §20,000 for flovring. the Na- tlonnl Musewm. Passed, On motlon of Mr, Anthony, "the House Juint resolution for publishing llaydon'’s Atlns of Colorado, was taken up and passed.’ Mr, Bayard, .from - tho Comnnittee on Fluance, reported the Refunding il with mmnendments. Ordered printed and placed on gho ealindar, ? Mr, Bayard sald he would call the bill up carly next weck, A Mr. Vendlgton, from the seleot Committue on the subjeet, roported favorably, with an nmendment, tho Senate LI to .ullow the prinelpal officers of each of" tho Executlvo Depurtments to cocupy sonts un Lo tioor of tho Honnte and Houso, Tho amondment permits eltber Honsa to disponso, by standing ordors, with tho attondance of onv or moro of sald ol wers on olthor of tho duya ruspeatively nssigued. for their attendunce, Tho bl was uccompnnlod by an elaborite veport,and My, Pendloton guve notico of bis tptentiod to oall it Up ut the it fuvoruble opputtunity, On motion of Mr. McPhorson, tho Sonata took up his bill to provide for sending n vessel to tho velief of the Jeannette, and it wus passed with an wnendment increpslog tho approprintion to 178,000, -end providing for tho rellut of any other vessels thut may bo found needing nusiate aneo, 2 P At1n'clock tha cnlendar of unoblected billa cane ux 18 the vrder of bualncss, when Mr, Lo #an' movod its postporemont, to 1ake up the Grant letiroment bitl, Iejostod,—vons, 20; s, Wh—n purty voto, vxcopt that il th Davis{lil), vule\i yoa with the Ilelmbl onns, Blr.: Luur, who votod niny, exuluined that the Lringing up of tho tnuttor this Mmorng would futerfore with moro finportant questions. Tho motion by Mr, Logan to tuko up his Frank. ing-Privilego rosolution was nlse voted down by R ARty vao.yoas, ¢ unya, Tho TudlamLand n Soveral 1y ik, the regulur ordor, waa informully isid nsido, and tho Honato rosunod considorauion of tho Pension Appro- priution bill, the girustion boing on Mr, Withers' amendmont inserting the provisions of the Six- ly-fiuguuulblll. Mr, Lognn occuplud the Intervening timo une 4l udjournmont in vpposition to the amund- ment. In tho course of bis roinurks he read an wxtruct from tho Washluglon correspondence of o New York pn'ror of recent dato, stating that Mr, Logan hud distingulshed hinself ud the onemy of roform lu. thy Ponsion otloo, and os 8 Aupworvlocubl« friond uud voprosantutive of tho Washlugton claim-axent's ring. Ho sald such ussaults u‘rnn hial by tho correspondents of m; aver had bevomo commun of 1ato yoars, aud J £ hat, a3 ho could unt In the Scnnto Chnmber fitly. ehnractorize this laat attack, ho wouli ontent himseif with snying that tho nJllhur of tho low, lnsg Crlschobd was waatidg in il the charnoteristios of n gontioman, and he ‘IAmIIII) now made an_enduring record for tho henofit of that persan, that he might have It for relerenco horeaftor. As the sald corroe uromluut was on thq lloor during tho sessiot, Mr. Logan desirod toeall tho atténtion of tho Benntor upon whose eand that: individunt bad buen ndmitted, to the: atatemoent which o now made, Mr, Im}mn thoit woit on to arguo that tho chruge of mnc!lmcrpl' proposed by tho fmendinent would result Tn an ' inerenscd ex- peuss to tho Government, without any resuits int bunelit; that tho character of the surgleat rorvico would be the snwe, nud that tho Pensfon- Oliice haat now All the power easentinl Lo i proper exvention of tho luw., During his rempurks Mr, Tounn was interrognted bve Messrs, 1hirnsido, Unmeran (Wis), Blair, and flooth, Diving tho disousslon a fnnunn;m was rénd from tho Presie :ll«.-m R&nmm“ ttinyg n letter from tho Scoretary of tho el for tho relief of thu Jeannette Polrr expedi- tion, Tabled, . Without notlon on tho pendivg' nmendment tho Sonate ndjournud, . HOUSKE, * Mr. Now (In.), from the Judielnry Commiltico, reported a bl nuthorizing the States of Oblo, Tudiann, and Ulinols, o commenco and prosecuts suits agnlugl the United Stutea in the Buprdmo Court of the United Stutos. Calendpr. - | Mr. Brogy, Chalrman of tho Commnltteo on War Clndnis, reported o bill for tho paymont of certnln claims reported allowed by tha agconnt- ofticy of the Trunsury. Pliced on the private o (Tonn., Chinternnn of the Committeo r. Young (Tenn.), on Cnulnmgus Discases, roportod bBadke tho bill authorizing tho Presidont to appoint the Co- 1ndsslon touxamine and roport uponthondultotn- tonot tood, Calendar, © 2 domvn SOM Mr, Sparks,Chiirman of tho Cofiimitteo on Military Affalrs, ronorted baok the bill to argmizo a Hoard of army ofticers for tho trial of fneomptent ofllcers, - Calendar, Snmo oppodition ‘wha made to the consideras tion of the Penston bill, nnd Mr. Atking warned tho House that not much ‘less thun 270,000,000 would have to bo npproprinted this year for poensions, Tle would sooner unilertuke to lgul- dute the entiro publie debt than to liquidate, the debt which had been tmposed on tho country by the pension luwa, The Arrcarage net lnd o posed debt which cottld not b lqndated with ess thin $50,000.000. ITe doubled not that [t would cost i billlon-dotiars, beeause the esti~ mr'nm? hrlul gone up sufllclently to Justify thnt cafeulation. > ¢ Mr. Briggs mnde somo romarks which enlled forth i reply from Mr, Atgins to tho offeot ihat the gentloninn was ritking un tho vinbers of the war heeanse ho (Atkins) had spokon from a bust- ness stundpoint, Mr. Briygs 2itid that whenover the gentleman from Tennessos arose and uttemptod to provont the puyment of pensfons to men who seved and preserved the life of the Nation, ho slmnosml to atand in the name of those mon and insist thae full, amplo, and complete Justice bo dono. Bir, Atking stuted -that - ho bl obtalned his figiires from the Commissioner of Penslons, e wiis ot opposed to tho pending bill, beeause ho thon, nmL'u Guvernment .ought to fall which woutld not peneton its defoidors, Hobad niwnys voted for tno Penslon bills, and wonld continuo to da g0, bt If e cotild not be nllowed tu nittio totho enormous sums of monoy that woukl have to ho approprinted without huving his nlxlnu:' 8 questioned, ho would hereafter remain sllent, Altor somg further discussion the bill was lafd ashle with n favorable recommondutlon, ‘Tho Committes rosa and n number of privato bills pnssed. . . TEMPERANCE IN KANSAS. The Question of the Constitutionnllty of the Legisiation. on the Subject Argued Nefore thoe State , Supreme Conrt, s _Spectal Dispaten to Thé Chicago Tribunes Torexa, Kns., Fob, 4, —Tho argumonts before tho Suprome Court for doterminiug the question of tho constitutional nmondmeut proajbitiug tho manufacture .and salo of liquor wore con- cluded to-day, Tho -attorneys for the State were Willard Davis, A. B, Jetmore, A, H. Vance, 4. J. Duele, Judgo Culver, and Lo 1. Kollogi Thoso auninat -tho the nuendmont woro J. Mar- tin, W, C. Wqbb, C, N. 8terry, Thomus I'.-Fenton, and W. C. Glipatrick. 'Tho arguinents of the atlorneys In opposition to tho amondmént wero afmed at the . sufliclency. of, tho ‘I nuthorizing tho. submisslon of tho auestlon. Wilianl Dayisvlosed for tho Btate this forcnoon, Mo reviewed the procovdings of. the Leglsinturo in the passuge of tho law sub- mitting the amendmont to tho people, and nre sued tint thore wis 1o Informality that coutd wtnily affoot the atatus of the amendment. Jidue Webl elosed for tho othor side, and gave nhistory ot the progress of tho nmoundinent through the £onnto nnd Housc la I8, us shown Dy tho threo Journnls,.and olaiméd . that the rose olution wns not sct forth in. tho. leglslative proceedings, 18 “the Conatitution requlred that, te muko tho aet valid und a governing ono, every requisition innst bo obsorved; that, Inna- muah n8 the Inw was not specltie in authorizing tho eleotion offieer to bruceod In the matter of counting nnd deelarlng tho vote, It wna in- effeotynl nnd null, - - : B ‘Ao’ constitutionality of the amendinent ns nffeeted by tho Constitution of the- United Brates was nrguod at gront fength, and sections from dliferent Htato Constitutions clted and clabornted upon, A large nimber of Indies and, gontlemen were present durfug the procegdings, At tho close of thoe argunents the Court took o recess. It s probable” thae o declsion Will by rendured Ly ‘Tucsday next, und this doclelon will doterine the charigtor of tholaws to bo pnssed on tho uub{uut by the prosent Luglstature. It fa tho genornl lmpmAfl(m that the Court will hold thio amendment 10 b vulid and in In full force, FEMALE REFORMATORY, ' ‘Tne Inventigntion of the Indinni ¥ne atitution Still In Prozress—KEvidence of tho Buporintundent Sptctal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, IxniANarouts, Ind,, Fob, 4~Mrs. Sarali Jano Bmith, Suporintendent of tho Fomule lteformna- ntory, gave her ovidenco betorv the House In- vestignting Comuiltteo to-night, her oxmmninue tlon lusting four hours, She did not deny have iog punisned by tho bath, by whipplug girls with a slipper and a- leather strap, but sald sho had never knooked a giri's houd ngalust tho wull nor dragtod any of thum nbout tho tloor by thelr bair, The only Instunces In which slie had pullod girls' huir was “when thoy wero sa violont that it was necessury to restealn thom from fne juring an oflicor or somo of the fu- mntes, or elso’ thoso who' woro In tho hubit of pulling other girls' hulr, and then sho Atd it to tot thom know how it felt. Tho bath punishinent was to deter girls from seif-nbie, and was novor resorted to forany othor purpose, oxcept in tho otso of 1dn Huynor. who wis nn oxcewdingly abustvennd incorrlgible sirl, Nobody hind ever beou lnjnred fn bealth by tho bath, and it hud only beon tsod Tonrtven timea in sovon yonrs, and notnt all for the pust two yenrs, llor opiniun wus thut tho punishuents had never ‘hoen too severe, and #ho had not fn any lustanges punished any of " the -girla or” prisoncrs n nnger, but slinply for their reformntion aud nttor having wirncd thetn s to the results of contlnued bind conduot. T'na cutrs hud only beon used threo tinies {n tha prison in seven yonrs, and not onee In the Reformatory, Sho suld that her saiary was only 8300 u year, and that, unless 8ho holjeved sho- wan nmm’- A good works, sho would not eontiuue nt the institution, The ro- sult of 1ho xmmllm‘ fuvestigution had beon to produce guneril insubordination, und sho was . vonvineed thut tho ltuform- umrr un ho prison ought to b in difforent bulldings, Bho ditalled instances ot atincks mude pon her wnd othor ollicors by deepmnto cunviots, and sald that severe troat- ment was somotimes an ubsolute neceassity to maintain discipline and enforee obedlonee, . ————— A NEW DISEASE, Cattle in Now Mexico Dylng by the Thousnnds=No Remody Known~The Knnans Loginlature Nakues ‘Action on tho Subject, ’ *'Bpetial Diapaleh to The Cheago Tridune, ToPRKA, Kua,, Fob, 8.-J, G, McCoy, of tho United States Census Department, I In tho eity, huving Just roturngd from New Mexico, and re- ports that u new aud wmllzknant discuse hus Dbroken uut nmong tha lurge herds of eattlo upon thie plnine, cuusing hundreds to dio daily, The nnme of the disease §s nut kuown, and 08 yet no remody bus been diseovored. By request, ho nddredsed the house ‘'of Iepresentintives upon tho aubjoot, statlng that . tho stock iutorest, of © Kansus and tho -Wost - would by “-opn dized by any furthor sproad of the disense northwird, snd urglng the Loglsluturo to request L'unmv‘n' to . provide for un imwediate ssicatific Investignton of tho lscase, it onuse and rocdy, M. McCoy salid tho maludy orliginated on tho souttiorn e of Naw Moxioo, und was swooping tho eattle otf 1iko grass bofore u prairic-tire, UrsuHICe of bis sigaestion, vesoiytions were hitrodueed nske Tug Congresa 1o provide tor 8 thorough Javestl- utlon. . ¥ During tho dlscussion Mr. Qlics, of Atchison, & prominont eattlo-inan, sald be did not want auch yesolutions dent to Congreds, as (nop,f‘h- would fujure tho cuttlo intercsts, Tho rusolutions should xo to vur telegution lu Cons Hgress;who could luy the mattor beforo tho Agrls cuitural Dopartmont, Mr, Orner, nnothur oattle-dealer, aid ho had. known thousands nf putive cattle to dis ulm{yly from graziug over tho trll wherw these Suuth- . orh cattle hud orossed. . 35, : 2 After & furthor dubato the rosolutions wery sent 10 the Committeg of Inter-Btate Cotnmerco,. with instructions to report u memoriu{1o our, Benutors snd Hopresentatives i Congress on tha ' gumnct‘ll i J:rubublo that the Logislature will establlsl oad-ling that will Bouthorn catule from crosslng lnto avy in rolerenco to 1ho dispiateh of o ves- | | donth. | ngninst ¢ rovent, the, neas TILE ELEMENTS, Great Destitution and Suffering i M nesota from he Intepgg e o Cold, i —— Bettlers Burning' Foncoes, By, Thoir Houses, and Evep niture, for Fdel, ards o Fur. ’ A Whole Family Found ry 0 Death in Thelr 1loug Jal ‘ s i 6 Anothor Furlous Snow-S8torm the Northern Part of I:E?ngh i Btate, ¥ ! Cold Wenther, Heavy Snow, ang Dlocks <y aded Rallroads In Iowa ang 2 Nebraska, The Steamer City of Ludington Driniy Ab : Lako Michigan wilh the fge, v i IDDESTITUTION- Ipectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tyy Br, Paun, Mian,, Fob, {i—A ucnflr!:v‘l‘n ha cnme from . Wascon Inst night says umt‘lh krentest dostitution oxiats on the Wlmmn&sl Petor Branch of tho Chicagn & Northwes - Natlivag, Loand Sicepy Eyo Binton, ' gt nbout forty miles west of t, Peter, On Wy, . day a Mr. Hugke,n roadmaster on lhomu“‘ located at DBurns, tho: next awtion be;,,:: Slecpy Eye, discovered a whole family frozenty denth, Mr. Burke, whilo nt work. with hyy Iy on tho rord under his chargo, notleed g m.,,in closo by from which no smoke (ssucd, geg 2 ovldanco that the place was nhabita, the e visitad tho premises aud forced apen lhmm’ when 1 A TONIUNLE SIONT GREETED FIEIR Bypg Upon a ayunild couok and on* tho floor np he . wretched hovol oy father, mother, ang chile dren, evidontly n wholo family, frozen stir I Word wasnt onco sent tn tho nearest | towa, and arrangements made 1o’ caro for th | romalns of thé unfortunate family, Universy i destitution Is reportod among the farmers west ! of Sleepy Eye, Itlsstated that no trains carry. . ing funl havo passed Bleopy Eyo since Doy, 2, *Tho country I8 a broad expanso of prairie, wiy ;hnrdly nostick of thnbor within mifes of the railrond. Bettlers havo rushed In, taken claims, 1nnd. detudded by tho mild wintera of tha past foy { yours, havo not nade sufficient provisicy JTIE *BEVERE COLD OF THE PAST THRER MONTIS, ‘They have boen obliged to burn fenclng; furfe ture, pleces of Loards.from thelr houses, and joven tho woodworlk. on tholr. farm machinery, Onb man reported to I. J, Wadswarth, the sta. tion ugent at Wascow, that ho could not obtafn {fuel und hud burned much of 4is furniture, and “that the cabluet orgnn would bnva to g next, It 418 tmpossiblo to ronch many of tho settlers, ay “the railronds nredritted and tho wagon roads m. passable, and it Is feared that many will starvs or be frozonto doath bofore help can reach tham i ANOTIER BLIZZARD, H .. Bpecial Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, i 81, PAuL, Minn, ¥eb, 4.—The foliowing dls. ipatchos: recolyed. by tho Ploncer-Press trom swidoly sdparated parts n the Stato show the ‘oxtont and sevarity of tho storin: \ 8r. Croun, Feb. 4.—Tho most furlous anow. Btorm of tha winter hasvuged heresineo 1 o'clock this nftegpoon,” and contiuues unabuted, It comes from the'southenst. Tho trains diio bers from tho Wost on tho Manitobn Line ntéa,m, rod 3 p, . to-dny have not been heord from, The dawn trainon tho Northorn Pucllle Raile .rond, due here at & p. m,, 18 expected toarrive In hulf an hour. s o E . GLYNDON, blinn., Feb. 4.—~Tho heavicet storm that hus vialted this section this senson Is raglng horo to-day, The wind Is blowing a porfect galo from tho sonth. - With tho snow fulling and that un tho ground travel by team or. on foot {sout of the question, It being o hord matter fo Beo three tolegraph-poles nhosd. The rallroads nre blocknded Ingomo plpces, but not a3 badly us would bo supposed from the violonce’ of the storin,” Tho Northern Pacilo Rallrond !s block. aded west of Fargo, traw No. i of yostorday morning not having reachied Blsmarck at 2% 1. to-duy, The north-bound Manitoba trai, due hero nt 7:25 n, m., had not uwrrived up to 7 v m. ‘I'he telegraph lnes are down north of us, but aro all right south and west, B Detnotr, Minn, Feb. 4,—Tho most severs storm ol tho season is now and hns been for the pust dovoral days provalling, Travol Is come pletely stopped and lbusiness practioally sus pended, Bnow-plows nro run abhead of all tnins, and still thoy are soveral hours behtnd schodule timo. No easunitics aro as yet reported, * Br.. JAses, Fob, 4.—Tho storm began bers. abaut 0 n: m., nod has fnerensed in violenco geaduntly ever alnce. Bomo snow-drifts have «formed ten feot high, It fs not cold,—gome 10 above zoro. The peopls hnve no trouble to got around town Quito a number of people nrv nearly out of fuel with only cnough for twenty-four hourt, bt thero ave twelvo carlonds at Lincoln, slx miled dlstant, which can bo teamed In when tho storm abates, Ihave heard of no dnnwngo from the storm as yot. % Doruri, Feb. 4—The storm {n this scctioa commenced nbout 4 o'clook thia mornlug, sad held stendily from tho northonst mil diy. The wind reached a nito of twenty-clght miles 2 hour this nfternoon, The passenaet train from St. Paul was only twenty minutes lato thls afte ernoon, tho storm not belng felt until ther reached tho Northorn Paoltio Junction. Thoust not cepecinlly cold, this hne been oneof the most dispgreenble duya of tha scason. Biun IsLAND, Fod., 4—A florce soutbestt snow-atorm bus boen raging here ull dny, add 18 fully equal if not worao than any this 'm"d' with the oxcoption of boing warmer, Tho Wi blows a perfoct hurrieano and tho rondsmust ho drifted deep, but it eannot be lcarnud with #ny ncourncy, as it is fmpossible for manof * bieast to faco tho storm. ” WinoxA, Fob, 4.—The storm which is report 10 bo ruwing In tho wostern part of tho Staté el not reachod Winonaat 0 o'clock, but fe1s e ported Lo huvo kot ns fur as Kuusss, teaveling castward at o rapld rate. W Winona & 8t Poter traln from lho\\'mw nhout five hours Iato, Buperintendent Mchl tolographed from Huron, D. 1, this mornisd that the worst storin of tho winter wad "ml thoro, Nell Currio telogruplied from Tracs i one of tha old-tino storuny wus 1| "nwl,l X but thoy hind plenty of corn, by, and ‘“niu passenger xrlun ot through to Slceoy KX Thursdiy, bilt tho outs fillod np aguin M, could got 'back, uad th teain fs thore By Diuind: Tho niafte from Watortown, Marea 3 other ‘pojuts west of the blockadu 8r brought throush by toams. WATERTOWN, WIS Bpecial Dispateh 1o Tha Chlcago Tribute | WaTBiRTOWN, Wis,, Feb, 4, —Many mnlw“ N aroarising rogarding tho probablo efftct o presont winter upon the winter wncllmu“ soction, 1t I8 tho omnion that, nwlu:mw sowldg generally, and the sl growt! et soquonce thu erop had whon tho WS togathor with the long time it tcmnN" posed 1 sevoro woather wittiout BnY outly 1 suow, {t 18 more than likaly to M"d‘,,mm Jurod; while meain it fa clnimed nmum°~ ta tho sufety of tho crop fs you 10 €0, by nothlug definlt regarding its wnll[';‘ e bold 10 stated until sprig falcly opous, which o Le the mwru reasonable conclusion, mh arowlad have hud’ the most experlonce Wi €, s winter whent {in Wiscousln, The lar:w "'f' this soctlon under winteg wheat—" i ienabe thun ovor bofure kuowu—oxcltes Cu copm Intorost _concernlnie fts proapectey [Flugquite of unotbervold wave to this reg s morsiss nunifost last night, The moreury 3 vegistored 18 degreos below zor0. - 2T & e TIE ANOW. Wasninaroy, D. C,, Fob, o.—ml:‘ i i roported In Weatorn Now Yorky OBios F0 o |nu.h:uu benvynmln In 'mn. Beewher T weather genurully proval Soccial Ditoaleh o Ths CHcat0 1“?:"‘@., B1oux Ciry, In., Fol, 4.—8lvot anl o O lust night, wnd changed to suow dur“ pr) The wind is strong froni the mulhnu- ol snow ledrifting. 'Iho temporaturo lous P84 ubove ut wwun. A telegram froo aon; sayn it 18 the worst bijxsard of lhl:,"“ 20 8297 Sully ana Bpl‘lnfflnhl. Dak., 1000 4 falling und but ilttlg dritting. TS diry, u; B XL B o e 1 hosyy $0% 10 tho rallrqads axq all bjockaded- Tralos wiow ™