Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1881, Page 1

“BONNET LKS! SPECIAL ANNOUNCENENT! Madison and Peoria-sts., Will vacate their present prem- ises in «“45 DAYS.” Before doing so, will offer their entire stock of Ladies’ SuU AT LESS THAN HALF VALUE! The assortment includes SUMNER SILK SUITS, $10. BLACK CASHMERE SUITS “Nicely trimmed," $10. And a great variety of Desirable STUFF SUITS, $5, 96, $8. «AS USUAL,” Marshall Field & Co., ' State & Washington-sts., Have naw on sale the ““cele~ brated’’ BLACK DUCHESSE SILKS! In all grades. Also, line of “DONNET” | ALL-SILIC ' BLACK PARISIAN SATINS! These goods are of siperior quality, new in the market, and cannot be obtained clse~ ercsistmuro._| IS A1) PR FORTH CGEBRMAN LLOYD. New York=-London--Paris. Steamers sail Every Fatwrday from New York jor Southampton and Bremen. Pasengers hookod for london and Parie at Jowent rstes. fiates of Slu!llku from New York to Sutiamyion, Lendon, Mavre, snd romos, lrat abindds second-clusa cabin, §00; stoernue, o= e S Tedutod Taion. OBLIUICITY % C0.3 Bowling Greun, N. Vo '[ud stcernio Tiio by the North German Lloyd from 1iremen to, Chieszo 18 K1, and tho only sgenis authorizedl to sell thesa tickols s 1L CLAUSSENIUS & CO. tsoutr Clatk-nt, i3 Fifan-av.. Locnl Avonts, STATE LINE ToGlaszow, Liverpool, Uuglta, Helinat, and 1ong . g i - YV evary Hliracar: Ptk Canto 1 thih according 10 Reuomodadon. ~ Becond Crbln, o Broarmag, outwv “T1030 BlLWINOr QArTY celthor eattle, sieep, Dor Pk, BALDWIN & CO. Rind0Iphi st Chicago Al Popufar Prices. Madison & Peoria-sts. LADIES’ UNDERCLOTHING. Muslin Underwear’ Chas. Gossage & Co. Place on sale this day some Remarkable Bargains In Fine Gowns, Chemise, Drawers, and Skirts, Al sfelits on sotantiflg : ALSO, o ol Glasses. Talescopos, ALl . 50 Dozens Broadway, N, ¥, and R e ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEANERS Now York and Glasgow. SicAgstA, Fen T g w4 Uit 3 areh S 0am DEVUNIA, Fev. 253 pm | ANCHORTAM reh 13 5pm Theso stéainers do not earyy cuttio. shoep, of pixs York to 1,ondon diroct. 1 01 AUSTICA A Fob. 26 3 p ursion Tickets at reducod ratos CUNABD ML WHITE STAR LINE. Greatly raducod Stearngo latos from Kuropo to el Wiy S i f SIOCKHOLDERS MEETING. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, Jotieo s beruby itven thut the Annuat Meting o it Catn rand Prunk italiway Company wifl bo ddat i ettt ty of Chicako, in h'“%u“lo-u Ulnots, an Wodnesduy, tho b dny’ of: CHILDREN'S EREIE White Dresses EETHEEE L A4 50 cts. each, In sizes 1 to 6 years of age, well made from fine material, Neck and Sleeves trimmed with Fine Em. broidery. Chas. Gossage & Co. State-st. Washington-st.’ Fort Huron, Mich, Kub. " otee 18 heren, hereby given thnt tha Annual Moating of m?mh Jrank ' Junction ftatiway Compmny will b PR M A f‘m'f i inolh. an Wednosda ) SIcR et ne 3 Olelock . e CHLAR, IIGHC Y, Por Haro, . Bocretary und I'resaurér. Maron, Mich., Fob. T, 14l T oo 1%, 0PAMTershiD horetofore oxisting undor the n;.,'a‘;“m?fl Wyl 01 Eons, Drawaine i Co.in dit: “.nfl’mui‘l'lllcumunl. A"l [ ‘!glllfi:'lllbupnm HEO; H, DIBWATEN, D bt BEELY McCORD, [ 41 of the Jate gsin af Lord, Browster & "&?“rn?i'-".'fr"i‘;’m" .q?sngmfiffi.lu lrfi;n.r ho oo, Fon. f, Ly, @ PRORUS B T FOM as, FINANCIAL, WM. O. COLE, PROPOSALS. ) 105 Washingtonest., AT 10215 AND ACCRUED INTEREST, $10,000 Choice Iltinois Township Fund- : u'.'fi:‘ol"dm-lum bo rocolvod until Fab, 23, 1561, ing Bonds, due 1896, o tor ek B L. for tha wroughvund cast tron warky WIth T per cunt Intereat, nayably nnnually at tho Nas ok v tional diank of 1nols, farpenter work, plaator Tur the et 0!, WOrk, plaatering, paluting and T fir fl"}}’:““hum 3 Souir.dull b Dioalsatce, fEaneh REAL ESTATE LOANS, . AN Wrveg i pect OBice. "Fhis” Hullding Uowinlites ro- e ek any i :"I‘l’illi'(‘ékl\‘: " Rat do b X X 7 8, ndo b Chalrinun Builing Coiniiio. Avdanott I "fl:{f"m‘ffv'n e T G e A Sl HASTIC STOCKIN New Prices. New Catalogue, o Ry, ents wanted dn every i MANUFACTORY. coiily. £3- Wher wo . have o agent will scll R E‘ B Jiwe In Chicago the lu rample wholesal L > e piiine ey conialuing oz han Lot} o REED'S “““"“'fi.‘.’;'\“r‘u“»“-e oA el wastd, Temple of Musto, uanOs, 1 acus, 6. LENT IS & panken, T WHiatoar, Cbicago, M1, NANTED - fllON!I und ul‘l;"k"“exl‘lh'"j‘ ‘fll‘;flr:bfl::. :ggn;fl:d "; B 180 noquatited with tho Pafu separuto. No. 113 Fast linndolphest. (nuw necy it {rade halding & Bro.). Possesal ub. 10 APPIY WO B Aad A T S A biaerah, Hoom s P THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 7 2 ¢ 14,000,000 marks direet taxes, he said he @1 g @f‘bu}‘g wits heglnaing to lose all heart in the S e 4 & | procecdings. “The bill was only oo step I LS the toflsome path of mmml{ ‘s rejection Population of Chilengo, = = 503,304, would fujuro all the work i that direction, Junor Ciuanres K Fonnes, who dled reeently at Northampton, Masy,, left §220,- 000 to bullil aml uaintain o free public Hhravy i thut town, 850,000 of which is to be employed in building, the Income on £20,000 of which Is to go for the maintenance of the Dbullding, and the Income on S$50,000 for the purchase of books, Under tho wlll no minkster of any religlon is to havo anything to do with the management of the proposed institution, It the City of Northawmpton shall not comply with the con- ditions of e begtest, the money 1 to gu to Iarvard University to establish a Professor- shipof Advanced Sclentitic Resenrch. Judge Forbes left his half-brother and sister an an- nuity of $1,000 ench Tne Sennte Committce on Forelgn Af- falrs declded yesterday to recommend the insertion In the Sundry Civll Appropriation bill of a clause empowering the Presldent to send a speclal ecmbassy to Mex- lco to megotiate with the Govern- ment of that country for nddi- ditional conunerelal facliities; nlso for the protection and encouragement of works of Internal fmprovement in Mexico by Awmerl- can citizens: the embassy to conslst of two persons, who aro to colperate with the American Minlster to Mexlco, An approprl- ation of £25,000 Is recommiended for tud pur- poso set forth, 3. McDoxALD, of Indiana, madeaspecch in the Senate yesterdny on tho inequality of’ taxation. 1le condemned the present tarlff system, nnd defended the frec-trade plank of the Democratic platform adopted at Cinclnuatl, which, curfously enough, e admitted did not mean free-trade at all, e was very severe on the Enstern mannfac- turers who persuaded thelr employ6s that it was for their intercat to vote the Republican ticket Inst fall, but had nothing to say about the methiods of persunsion adopted by Sonth- ern Demoerats to “Induce? colored men to vate tho Demoerntic tieket, Tux Fortifieatlons Appropriation bill as amended was presented in the Senate yester- day. Ono amendment s that the sum for wroteetlon, preservation, and repalrs for forti- ficatfons be incrensed from $100,000 to $200,0005 by another tho item for armawments of sea- coast fortitieatlons, Including the converslon of smooth-bure cannon into rifled guns, is reduced from $400,000 to $250,000. An- othor amendment provides for the creatlon of aboard of five army officers to examing fnventlons and Improvenients lu heavy ord- nanee, with a view to thelr adoption. GrN. GrANT presided over n meetinz of the World’s Falr Commissioners nt New York yesterday, and 1t s evideit from the tone of his remarks that lie ‘has no intentlon of resigning the Presidency of the Commis- slon, as has been rumored. 1le sid that sub- seribers would recelve back their moneys, with interest, and that he was of opinion that tho attendance at the proposed fulr would bo four times larger than the attendaned at tho Philadelphin Exhibition, It was deelded by the meeting to issuc an appeal to business- men 1or subseriptions. SuNATOR CONKLING visitea Gen. Garfleld at Mentor yesterday. Tho meeting between the gentlemen was cordinl in tho extreme, Aftor dining thoy had a protonged conforence, ou polltical matters, presumably. The New York Sonator left Mentor for New York on the midnight train. The visit is regarded ns of great politlenl signifieance, and taken in connection with Senator Logan’s visit recently Is thought to foreshadow peace gc:‘\)\'een the Statwarts and President Gar- cid, PResipEST G ot Mexica, lns made a grant of 1,500 leagues of land in the Provinee of Sonora to Sumuel Bannan, a Callfornian, who proposes to colonlze 1,000 Amerlean famlilies In the distriet. Gen. Manuel Castro, who commanded the native Californian forces in battles fought with Commodore Stockton and Gens. Kear- ney and Frewmont tn 1816, wlll bs appointed Military Governor of the Provinee, {n order that lie may assist tho colonization seheme. Tut: investigation into thd dolngs of the State Ralivond and Warchouse Comulsslon- ers was contlnued yestertlny nt Spriug- fiold, Some of the witnesses found fault with the manner in which Chief Grain-Inspector Reynolds attended to his dutles, ong witiess claiming that Mr, Rey- nolds couldd hardly ever be found In his of fice. Favorltlsm was also charged, partlcu- Inrly nxainst two Assistant Inspeetors, Link and Parker. ey Ox ruother paga we print o graphie de- seription of the battle of Chorlllos, the capt- urcof tho Capital of Teru, and the scencs conneeted therewlth, byaspeelnl correspond- ent who witnessed the engagement aud the scenes. Lyuch, the Chillan commander, acted with skili and courage, 1lad the Perne vian communder exnibited the same qunlities the result might have been different, 1lexrt Rocugvoe publishes an Interviow swith Mr. Parnell ln his paper, the Intransl- geant (Irreconclinble), In which Mr. Parnell is made to say that s stay in France s for the purposs of enlightening the Iarisian Journnlists on the endition of Ireland, and to controvert the.outrage storles of the English press. Mr. Parnell dined with Iochefort and Victor Iugo yesterdny. Surr lns heen entered by the United States Direct Cable Company to brenk up tho reeont telegraphle consoll- datlon. Senator Edmunds has been engaged a8 chlef connsel for the cublo people, and the sult promises to be ona of the wmost formidable attacks yet made upon the great consolldntion. , Mn. BiaaAn got Into trouble fu the ITouse of Commons ngain yesterdny, 1le nceused Mr, Forster of vindletlveness, aml was obllged to withdraw the charge, uncondl- tionally. AlcCoan, an other Home-Ruler, was refused a further heailng on the Covr- clon blll for persistent Irrelovaney. e —— DAN HANLEY, & Mine Superintendent at Kokowo, Colo,, sud Johu 8. Wieeler, an old resident of that district, with thelr partisans are having lively times out there, Kulves and plstols hinve been frgply used, and biood has freoly flowed. The ext.nt of the casu- altles hias not been reported. Puince Bisxarck Indulged In another littla outburst of impatlencein the Upper 1louse of the Prussian Diet yesterday, Al- luding to the opposition offered to the bUL for the perwaueut remlsslon of " tordny, which hie feared he would have to leave to Ils opponients to follow up. ‘The great Chan- cellor Is growlme frnscibl Winetast D, Howsres will retice from the editorship of the Attantic Monthly on the 15t of March, that he may be able to devote more attentlon to other lterary work, Ile will bo stteceeded by ‘Tliomas Bailey Aldrich, Mr. Howells will continug to contribute to the maguzine, T 506 members of the German Relchstag are divided Into over adozen factions. ‘I'here are 59 Conservatives,. 58 Lmperiallsty, 51 Na- tlonal Liberals, 17 Secessionists, 27 I'rogress- Ists, 15 Maderate Liberals, 101 Ultramontancs, 14 Poles, 10 Sucinl Democerats, and 54 Inde- pendents. Artitovanr King, ths Democratic eandi- date for Mayor of Philadelphln, who was Tidorsed by the Cltlzens’ Conpmittee, received a majority of 5,000 over Stokley, the Repub- Hean candldate for City Sollcitor recelved a majority of 15,000 over his Demoeratic op- ponent, z Prener’s Palace 1lotel, of Buffalo, N, Y., one of the finest structures of the kind in the country, and valued at $500,000, was de- stroyed by fire yesterday, ‘The Convent of the Good Shepherd, the principal femalo Catholie sehool in the smne city, was also burned, Duniva the month of Janudry of this year there hins been a falling off n the valuo of tho foods Imported Into Franee, ns compared with the carresponding perlod of last year, he value of the exports of all kinds showed an inerease of 4,000,000 franes, I the New York Criminal Court yesterday the otlon to quash the indictment sgainst John K. Mather and Austin Jayne, Govern- nment Stenmboat Iuspectors, for manslaugh- ter in conneetion with the Secawantinkn dls- aster, was overrul "I'113: pronposition of Windthorst, the Ultra- montane leader, to reseind tho regulation under which salarles are withheld from re- caleltrant priests, was rejected by the Prus- ston Landtag yesterday. SyALL-vOX s raxing at Calllope, village in Sioux County, Jown. Sisteen cnses oc- curred there last Saturday. It Is lmpossinle to obiain nurses to attend the slek or un- dertakers to bury tho dead. i Ax attempt to blow up the military bar- racks at Beggars Bush, near Dublin, with dynamite, Tuesday night, was only pre- vented by the aceldental discovery mndo by a passer-by. Gronrar: E. WensTER'S coiton-warchouse al Coltunbus, Ga., oceupied by Allen & Craw- ford, was destroyed by fire yesterday, Loss on bulldlng and stoek, $§70,000; [nsurance, ), 000, COUNT VON A alected Presldent of the Goyminn Relohstag yesterday. flerr Vou Franckenstein and Ilerr Ackermann wera elected Viee-Presi- dents. Tug proposed International Monetary Conference will take place nt Paris on the 10th of April. Invitations benrng French and American signatul been Issued. Tni’ Council Finmeo Commitiee at’ its meeting yesterday declded to recommend an appropriation of $1,041,000 for the support of our public schools during the current year, ——rn Tu Canadinn Pacific Raitway bill, haviog roceived tho Roynl assent, I8 now Iaw, and Sir Jotin Mnedonald and tho members of the -syndieate are happy In consequence, — A DELEGATION of womn-suffragists made an earnest appenl to the Missourt Legislature yesterday to glve the women of the Sate the right to vote for schiool ohlcers. Titr heavy fea blocks In New York Bay and Long Island Sound have'dono much damnge to the docks, Severnl of them will have to bo rebullt in consequencee, A PROMIN New York broker told o nowspaper man yesterduy that Juy Gouldand Russell Sage have obtalned control of tho Now Jersey Central Road. Sowr wealthy Indiaun facmers who pro- pose to quit the Hoosler State and loeato In Toxns were recelved by the Dallns Board of Trade Tuesday: Senrous riots have recontly occurred nb Boyrout and othor towns In Asiatie Turkey between the Mussulnans and Chirlstlans, prisdebiainiatunully * Tur Rov. J. Hyatt Swlth, Congressman- clect from one of the Drooklyn districts, catled on Gen, Gurfluld yesterday. Axotugn ballat for United States Senator wns talkon In the Pennsylvania Logislature yesterday, but without result, | PrestpeNT ILaves hus nominated Danlel N. Bash, of this State, us Paymuster of the United States Nuvy, | Wansten, clear, or partly clowdy weather and varlable winds are promised for this re- glon to-day, 3 e INcENDIARY fires In » snsh factory and lumber whart at Boston have caused 850,000 dumnge, e —— A nEsoruTION abollshing westward canal tolls passed the New York State Senate yese P ‘Tue: Hungerford Nnul;mll Bankat Adams, N, Y., has gune Into llquldution, sl Ll A LUCKY TOWN, NORTHAMPTON, Muss,, Feb. M—Judgo Charles E. Forbes, Just dead, in bis witl, after lonving u half-brotber and slster cach §1,000 nnnuitics, Klves Iu trust tb tho Town of Northumpton §220,« 000, and as much woro us tho cstato warrants, for a public library; #5000 for o baliding, tho Jacome from $20,60° for the librarys tualntes untee, und the jucomo from for books, Nomindster of religlon 4 1o bave anytbing o do with the fustitutlon. , [y case the tuwn fulle to nceept tho couditlong, 000 “goes to Flurs vard College to ostublish n Professorship of Ad- vancod Scleutifo Resea mt——— . PROSPECT OF A CONFLICT. Eunexa, Nev., Feb. 10.—Tbero {8 a prospect of acootlict betwoon tho Kichmond and Aldron wiues over a body of rich vro doveloped I the disputed ground ofalmed by both compaules. Both compunies resoried to smoking out the workmen on the lower lovels, with such success that both minus aro virtuslly abaudoned. Tho Bliners’ Union have tukun ¥teps to havo tho matier eom'pmnulud. but 80 far withous result, and an old-fusbluged dght is thought moro than probable shortly, as both partios aru stubkorn, aud tho-oro bogy is worth Dgutiog for, 1881—~TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON. The Mud-Puddle Syndicate Making a Long Pull on the River Grab. They Wanted " Reasonable De- bate,” but They Hawe Been Annoyed. " Reasonable Debate,” Without Hope of Amendment, Has Disclosed Too Many Steals, Updegraff’s Exposures Discontin. ued at 10 P. M.—Passage of ihe Bill a Certainty. Nearly a Day’s Debate on the Funding Bill in the Senate. Tarlfft Speech of Senator Me- Donuld on the “ Equality of Taxation.” Arrangements for, the Celebration of Garflield’s Inauguration Hur- rying Forward. Conkling at Mentor—Dauiel N. Bash— Stone’s Farm—Devens—Clvil Service. Monros Dootrine—Greenbackers—Fortifica- tions—Interoconnio Oanals—Mexico. RIVERS AND ITARBORS. LOWING IN GHEATER VOLUME THAN WATER FOR WIILCIL IT 18 VOTED. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuinatos, D. C., Feb, 10.—Tho long and drenry contest over the River and Harbor bill was resumed in the House at 10 o’clock to-day, and continyed without itermission until half- pustf this evening, whon A recess wus taken, atter the aunouncement had been mado by Mr. Rengun, Chairman of the Commerce Committee, buving tho bill fn charge, that it was the inten- tion of the members to continuvoe in seasion until o bill shoutd have been compieted. It had been expeeted that the cbstruotionlsts would gbandon thelr efforts to dcly the Uit ufter the vital poluts in [t auch us the Mississippt River approprintion, bad beon passed, but this was not tho case, Re- course was had-througbout tho day to the sanio DILATORY TACTICS which have been precticed mow for uearly a wepk, and the resuit was that nt the cnd of tho day sesslon only ten puges of the bitl had been pnssed over, muklug clghteen pages which to this time have been considered, leaving twenty- threo yot to ba acted upon. The dobate throughe £ k out tho day was chiotly a disjoluted wrangle, e lvened ocenslonally by some tiashes of wit, somoe successtul sutire, snd disturbed often by exhi- itlons of bad temper and violeat langunge. Mr. Aldrioh, of Illinois, who had an amendment to {ncronso tho appropriution for the Calumet har- bor from $20,600 to $50,000, mot with fallure at tho outset, his smendment being rojected. Soon ufter 10 o'clock Van Voorlls, of New York, ralsed the polut that thore wus 30 QuonLy, and filibustering tuctics of this sort were con- tinued throughout tho’ day. Van Voorhls in- sistod thut his opposition to tho DIl was not fuotious, but was solely In tho Interests of of cconomy. Yot he himself sought to ncrease it by Iarge. amendments. Georgo K. Davis, of lilinois, cndeavored to umend the clause In refation to tho hurbor of Chlengo by providing that §10,000 of tho $1t0,000 appropri- ated aball be used to fraprove the inner burbor, but this, too, was rejected. Mr. Cox, through= out the day, enlivened the discussion by brlite fant flashes of wit, which anpered rather than amused 1tho mufority; which has become intent upon tho pasenge of the LI without material amendment, Mr, Cox bad read AN ARTICLE FROM THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, {)lustrating the successful zenl with which Mr. Kennn, of Wost Virginis, had served bis dis triot, and had ecoured appropriations, r. Bel-, ford mude his usuul complaint that the West bad. not boen falcly treated, and made somo promises ns to what the West would undertako todo Iuthe organization of the next Houso, Tho great fight of the day wns over the appro- pelation of $1,000,000 for the Misslesippl River, between Cairo and the Gulf, which includeda cousldera tion of tho question of Jevees. MARSLL, OF ILLINOIS, led thio opposition to the npproprintion as it stood, on tho ground that it onght tobore- stricted, and tho blil somewhereshould oxpress~ 1y provide thmt no portion of [t should bo used for the reclamation of thy ahuviul jands or for tho bullding and repuir of luves, Hut Mr, Marsh was bouten at overy step, Floaily, after tho Committeo had adopted the appropriution, with tho amendment of Robinson, which nomli- nally rostriots it, Marsh insisted that tho Hinitu- , tion tu the uso ot this mouey between Calro and Now Orleans sbould bo removed, and that tho Comtnission should be given authority to ex- pund it between tho Falls of 8t Anthony. and Calro u8 well, and ho demaudéd the Northirn men to take Issue on this question, THIS THEY REFUSED TO DO, and the $1,000,000 were appropriated, subjeot to the wodlileations proposed In the amendment of Hobinson, of Mussachusctts, which restricts the 1 of tho approprintions so thut thomoney cuunat be used for the bullding or repulr of lovees, except In so far as it may bo noccssary for tho lmpravemunt of navigauon. 3l BOBINSON'S AMENDMENT . {8 na follows; Provided, thut no portion of tho sum_heroby approprinted shintl by used in the repatr or constrietlon of dovees for the purposy of preventiug (njury to lunds by overdow, or for auy OthCr DUrposo whatever oxs copt ns . mouns of decpening or improving 1he chunuel of the sald river, sud 1t shall bo the duty of tho Mississtppl River Comnlisslon to muke report on or beforo the 18t day of Junusry nextoto the Seorciary of War for irnustuission to Congress, giving i detniled stutement of tho work done, and of the cxpenditure e of the money bereby uppropriuted, togother with thole Judgtiient oF the elfeet of the work, und the total Lost of such improvement ulong tho suid river from Cairo to tho bead of tho pusses. Mt MARSH placed some of tho Westeru momberd (i 6 vory embarussing position, when be domanded thut they should not (uslst upen dividing tho Misslse sippt Hiver at Cnlro, There aro good ntuviul Iunls, bo sald, which need reclumstion between Calro and the Fuils of Bt. Authony, aud Congress augbtuot to disorinidinto botween sections, Bt 110 mujority were dotermined upon pussingg tho bill intact, 'The Mursh tnondumcnt was dos fented, Unfortupately thore was 6o vecord vate upon this unconifortuble question, s tho Houso was ju thy Copinitive of the Whote, Thore will bo 1o vute upon it 1 tho House, Mr. Fort endoavored w bave an suendent sdopte ad looking to the enlurgemont of THE ENIY CANAL, i but it was rejected on o polnt of urder. o pro- puscd that l{u Beeretary of War should bo dls rected 10 open negotlutions with the Stato of New York, with u viow of uscertulning whother Ehm Blsto would consent to eularge tho Lrio anul, 80 28 10 fully uccomoduto commerco by uomitting steam vessels 10 cBeapor trupuportie tlon, uno, If It will_not enlurgo the suid caual, than 1 Msceriain upou what terus tho Biuto will cedo the sald canal ta tho Ualted Btates, or con- sout to Ita colurkement. A BPECIMEN OF THE CHAFFING OF TIHE DAY was furnishod by an sppropriation ‘o oug of tho Virginia rivers. out the nppropristion for the Chickabominy River, Tle safd, it never wis novienble excopt ¢ frog, The Chicknhominy bus o otin Smith w through it, but he never struck anythlng hut Poeuhontas [inughter], and she took him back to Jdamestown, and that Virgloin river hos never been puvigabie finee.” Mr, Haskell Inquired 1T Bmith 4d not strike on n sung, Mr, Cox—No sir, Ilut his boat struck on a mud-dam In the Kanawla. Mr. Cox safd that tho tish conld not navigato that river without rubbing tholr noses agninst ho Tocks, NIGHT SESSION. After the House reassembiled hrlf an hour was devoted to misceliancous business, Mr, Weils presented o conference ropart on the Indinn Approprintion bill, and Mr, Atkinson the Navnl Appropriation bill, both of which were ndopted. Severnl ‘wll'mu pension bills_were passed, among which was onu granting £ n month to tho widow of the Iate Admiral Pastidine. fricnds of the Chicugo Itiver madon frivitieas nttempt to gt an_npproprintion of AN for fmproving tho malti branch by dredging, ete, Mr. Davis spoke of the itmportitnee of Chicagn Itiver and tho eanal as iflmflllwhmi 1 grent Nutfonul highway, and that it b been Inentioned i such JninY yenrs uwo by Benton and Webster, Mtr. Aldeieh thougbt it fime that Chiengo was récopnized ninong tho citles of tho country, I' by the side of Michigan City i otoer pluces of note, it was but a viluge, yet it shoutd have consideration. Alluding to the report of MAT, LYDECKER, of the Engincer Corps, un extract from which had been rend from tho desk at the instunce of Chalrman ngan, 0 whick the opliion was expressed thnt the Chlengo Jtiver conll not be regarded as inothe nature of Natdound highway, Mr, Alirich usked, sareastics wlly, who Yr. Lydecker was, and who had sent the report fn, Mr, favis replied that he was ros lll:dlll!lhlu for the introduction of a portlon of the report. The amendment was, however, do- feated by n votu of 56 ayes to 72 noes. Mr. Stone, of Michigan, mudes u strenuous effort w gecuro on ppropriition of £25,00 for tho fm- provement of Grand Itiver, from Grand Hapids 10 #ts mouth, but fatled, The House then pro- coeded with the conslderation of -~ TUE BILL IN DETAIL, Mr. Updegraff, of Iown, continued hig tactles of the aftertoon, by moving regulurly to strike out every scetou, after it had been read by the Closk, sitere the stresw was Inslgaltieant, fortl Tylng his position with citutions from the Ens glueors' report. The nbsurd Dgure which most o1 these rivers were made to cul caused a_great deal of amusement. At onoe polut Mr, Kelley asked If ® niee appropriation Tor bis own dis- trict wowld ot sifence the zentieman from Jowns, Mr. Updeseatl retorted that In thut suigestion the mwotive of porters of the bill was Ikt bure. shice und slice Abont. dle called *n big divide,” and presecd hits gratitication at tinding out the underly g mntive ol the bty and wowid herealter Hght un that ground. Mt MAZELTON created a diversion by reminding the Demo- cratle slde of the [ouse that the polley of Inter- nnl Improvemoent originated dn tho Whig purty, and, to cstabiin his position, he guoted 1o tho 'party platforms of 140, "Ae Mr. directed his remurs toward Mr, Maryland, whom he dusigniated a8 contemporary of Heary Clay, aud whose mem- ory ran biack tou very remote.perlod,” there was considernble lnughter ut the uxpense of the anclent Democraey, Mr, Davidson, of Florida, In tho interests of hiS constituents and every lover of muzle, urged o #mall amendment for the Swance River, wherctipon severul l(i.‘vlm- Tieans begun to bum the weli-known tune, ** Way down upon the Swanee River.” but there was au oveswhulming majority ugalust it. ABOUT 10 0'CLOCK AT NIGNT Mr. Singleton, of llinvis, made a spirited attack upon Mr. Updegraff and bis tactics, as belug in tho nature of obstruction tu legisintion. Mr, Updegraff, In replying, suld he had done bis uty fn ealling attention to tho monstrosities in the bill, und that he would not longer consume the time of the House. Tuo bill, bosald, wus the grentest encmy to linprovowents to rivers and hurbors thit hias over been met In leglsin- tlon. Mr, Hobesou euwo 10 My, Updegrafl s de- fense in o short but cloquent specen nratnst thy abuse of coustitutionil power 1n this researd, and offered in nn amendment what ho belteved embodied the objections of Jir, Updegmif, This amendment provided that, whenever the appro- printions for rivers and barbors in any se ure not {n pursuancy ot o plan reported Engineer of the Army muaking the surve thmate, the completion of which plun will re der the river, barbor, or stream of sufficient depth to Hoat the lenith of the. improvement a asel of at leust twenty tons, propelled by stoam or sall; tho Secretary of War SILALL BETAIN IN THE T Y the approprintion made f{or such lmprovement until turthor nction thereon by Congress, This was voted down by u shenificant majority, The LI will probably b passed beforo morning. There ~ wug au - attempt to dispense with tho further rending of the bilt afeer Mr. Updegrail alscontinuid bis nt. tacks on the LI, but objections werc made, though thore was & general desire 1o piss over it us rapldiy s possible, Morrlson wag nblo to have adopted an amendment allowing the sums berstotare npproprinted for the Inprove ment of the Mississippl between the Hiinols and E‘Ills!ulurl Itivers to be upplivd to tko harbor at ton, = MIDNIGUT. Tho good humor which had prevalled dur- ing the nmn:fun'n piaco to bltterncss when M Conger, of Michigun, failed to secu rapeintion for twa Blchigan rivees nineers’ réports had reached the Comnlt- teo too late fur considorution, but the mem- bers of tho Committeo - sald Ermmmu wore morltorlous. Mr. csought tho Mouse to grant last request ho shonld mnko as n Ropresentative, ‘The request was used, and Mr. Congur, with some asperity, declared that the Brigndiers hnd vated insolld punlunx ngalnst iim, and ho should remember it CONGEI'S THREATS ARE NEVER IDLE. Tho mantwers of tho bill crowsded nbout him, urging him not 1o use his parllament- ary rights against the bill, bus ho would not relent. Mr. Conger not only stuted that the whele phalanx of Hrigadiers had voted solidly agninst hlin, but he be- lieved that thoy ~had done it trom personal motives, He should remembor it, ang he did, il ald not huve long to walt the opportunity, for the axercise of hia right foon camp, Shortly before 1 o'clock n. m. ho mado tho polnt that’ there wus no qnorum prescnt, and thut the bill might aswollstop where it was, @ AT 12:30 Al ML Tho House s still in gession, plodding nlong with tho details of the Riverand tarbor bill, 1t is the detormined purposs of tho muority to At teast oonclude the reudivg of tho bill In tho Cowmittee of the Whole te-night, The factions opposition has comsed, and, uniess sl bo renewed, It 18 possible thut tho DL will bo Hiistied before moralng, Tvery cifort to Increnso tho rpproprintions hus falled. Fvery offer to Incrense tho bill 1s et with niofsy crios of * Voto!” but 1o minundmonts have been wade, and tho prospects uro that' nono wilt be. FROM “THE RECORD."” b the Western Amoctateq Pro WABIINGTON, s, 10,—Tho [louss met at iy w'elock In continuunce from Tuosduy’s sus- sl 0 Yost-Ofice Approprintion bill, with tho Sonute wmendments, was roforred 1o the Com- mittee on_Approprintious, and thon tho Houso went inta Committeo of the Whole. Nr. Carllvia in the chair, on tho River wod Hurbor bill, The pending amendment, increasing the approprius 1ion fur the jmprovoment of tho burbor at Culumet, I, wuy relected, Mre, Davis (L) oltered tn umendiuent thal #10,000 of the E1oih D0 approprinted for thu fmprovement of tho outsiile hirbor at Chlcugo bo exponded in tho imvm\'umum of the Innur barbor, It was ro- oie Mr, Updegeatf (In,) offered an amendment striking out tho chlulollq‘xnrurhlllnfifll‘.ufl tor the hinprovement of thoe A ll!\ul\t{uh\: Ltiver, (n Penusylvania aud West Viedduls, Rolocted, by i o 15, Mr., Fort offereduan amonduent providiug thut the Government shall regulate tolls Lo, be churged by the Movongahotn Nuvigntion Come Puny over the Monnngatiels River. Hejected M. Cox (N, Y olfored an simondment provids {ng thut na pre of the money uppropriuted fop the lmprovement of the Mononguholu 1tiver shall be oxpended untll the Bocretury War shnll bo satisied thut 1o et of the river 8o m- proved 18 subject to tho vxuction of tulls by auy privute corparation for ity use. 1t was rejeoted y b vote of 50 to $l, * On suotlon, A NEW AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED vrll\'ldlmf that $50,000 0t the meney appropris ated for improving the Objo River muy bo ex- pended on the Indlana chute. Mr. howns alfered an nmendment providing thut $50.000 of the upproprintion be used tn co! flllelut _dlh‘n wourk ou tho Grund Chuin Rapidé, oluoted, An amoendient oerod by Mr, Ryan (Kausus) ustug the ftem for tho removal of snuws 3 thy Mississippl, Missourd, und Arkuusud Rivers, Rejected. Mr. King offered an smendmont, K:INVI‘“"' 1hnt tho Wark of removing suuis sbalt be prases cuted during fow-water soason butween July w proposition which was objected to by Undegralr’ (1owa) on tho_ iround that on the Arkunens River, at luast, snag-boats COULD ONLY GET UIM DURING HIGH-WATEL. The nuondment was adopted, befug so moditfied 48 1o fuuvo it Lo tho discretion of the engineors when the work sbould b done. Str. Marsh moved au fucrouse of tho appro- priation for romoving suugy from tho bllulhlpfil. ssourl, and Arkunsus Rivors, aod in the bud bova broadly oursy of his rewurky suld It . . Mr. Cox moved to striko | PRICE FIVE (53 stated In tho press thata Lunnbr of membors biud signed a paperpledging thomaclves to dofeat every wnendmont which was offered to the bill. If that were 50, those gentiemen might find tho would have trouble in getting their bill throuel the Honse, The amendment wus rejected. Mr, Updezrulf (lows) offerod an amendment providing that no money appropriated by this uet shall bo expended In the improvoment of any stream, croek, rivolot, dam, fock, or modl- fied millds and maritime Jurisdiction of the United States, ‘Thiere wns somnewhere, ho snld, betweon tho At Iantle Oceun and n dewdrop, a place whore Ic wa proper 1o _uppropriste money for, and a rmcu for which it was not proper to appropriato t for, flIs nmendment determined those places, The amendment was rejected—yens, 33 noys, 83, ir, Fort offercd an ntiendment authorizing the Secretary of War to ascertaln whether the State of New York would consent to enlargo THE ERIB CANAL #0 s to fully accominodnto conimerce, or upon what terms the sakd State woukl cede the canal 1o the United States or_conrerit to its enlarges ment. He contended that tho cannl shoutld bo #0 enlarged thut tho mule might be supercedod vy ateatti. The enlurgement would soon be a no- cesslty, a4 the grent West had onty Just hegun to seid forward her tons of commorce which nust puss through that cannl. or"l;hu amendment wus ruled out on n polnt of er. i Very many amendments wero rejected. The approvrintion for the Improvement of tho Mississippl River having been read, Mr. Mdrsh ralsed n point of order ngninst the clause, and proceeded to apenk stpon it usmid a good doal of confusion, The point of order was finally overruled, Mr. Itobingon offered an amendment providing that o portion of the money appropriated for tho Misslasippl itiver shall be used In- the repair struction of levees for tho purposo of venting injury to lands by overiow, or for any other purpose whatover, except for the menns of deepening or improving the channel of that river.” The nmendment further mukes it the duty of THE MISSISSIPPT RIVELR COMMISSION to make report on or before tho 1at of Januory next to the Secretary of War for the transmis- Mr, sion to Congress of a detalled statemnent of the * work done and the expenditures made, with Its Judgment upon the effect of such work and its practicnbility, and cstimates of the total eost of the Inproverment frbm Cairo to the besd of the pas, Adopted without division. The item relative to the llusln(?pl havi been pussed from, n large numbes of 1tems tols lowed for the Improvement of small rivers In Muryiand and Vieginia. These jtems, ns thoy were rend, were opposed ‘?’ Mr. Updegrad, of Towa, who mulo several brief but rarcastio and snm;lslluu Bpecches, but hifs amenihiments were ro- ected, porty, and particulnrly the Southtrn section of that party, that it would be beld responsible for the passagoe of this bill. Mr. Culking moved appropriate $100,000 for the im[:rv&\‘l:mnul of the Kankukee Itlver. Re- ceted, Tho Committee roso, und the House took s recess uatil T EVENING, The River and Harbor bill ngnin came up. Mr. Davis offered an aimendment nppropriat- Joi $£20,000 fur tho fmprovement of “the raain brunch of the Chicugo River. Rejected. Mr, Updegraff (lowu) resuined his opposition to the i), eriticisiog each jtem ns it was rend. Mr. Kelley inquired how much the geatleman wanted forhix district. It migt be more eco- m\‘l;lleul 10 lot him have (¢, Mr. had placed it on n proper hsts,—that it was sup- ported by its friends only because thoy Kot & wllce of tio pork. An umendment wag ndopted uthorizing & survey to be made of tho mouth of Ited River, nud n'report of play for the permanent improve- went of thut river, the expenees inou: tobo et h{,\luuxpeu&lod appropriations. Mr. Updegrnif continued muking i dotormined opposition 1o tho smuller ftems of tho bill until neurly half-past 10 o'clock, when, he said, he did not care to further consumoe tho timo of the Houge in enlling its attention and THE ATTENTION OF TIE COUNTRY to tho charncter of many of the streams appro= priated for. 3 On motion of Mr. Conger, #tn amendment was adopted nppropristing & suflicicnt amount for ovperating und the repuir of the Des Moles Lsplds Canal, 8t. Mary's Falls Canal, and tho Loulsvilie & Portland” Canal, and auttiorlzing the Secrotary ot Wur to draw his warennt on the ‘Trensury for the neeessary sums. = Mr, Warner offered an uinendment for the as- certainmont whethor or not the Guit of Moxico nas been filled up to ndistance or five miles from deposits frons the Misaisalppl River since - the construction of the Ends jetties, Adoptod. l“lelu;ra 1hon ran on very smoothly until about midnigh ; Mr. Conger offered an amendment sppropriat- ing £6,500 for the Clinton tiver, In Michigun. Amendment refoeted. ‘I'hls appeared to nanoy Mr, Congor, who ralsed apoint of noquorun, One roll-call was had, when Mr. Conger, selenting, withdrew his polat, but not until the Committee bud risen und ro= ported tho fact of 1o quorum to tho Housa, Mr. Blount took an ovportunity toreport from the Appropriations Committee tha sundrly Civil Appropriation bill, which appropriates $10,001,« R, Printed and recommitted. The House then ugain went Into Committee, TUNDING. THE } PER CENT SENATORS. WARHINGTON, D, C., Feb, 16.~Thero {5 a good ddenl more opposition in the Bonate to the Finunce Cominittee’s amendiment to the Fund- Ing bUl, fixing the rato of Interest of tho now bouds nti¢ per cont, than has beon supposed. A determined offort will bo made to fix tho rato ut i per pent, und thoso advoenting It soy it will bocurcted, If thedls per cont rate is main- tained, it wilt bo by a very close vote. 'Tho 3 por ccnt Senators are from tho West and South. " TRE . Tv rn Ass Wasmizatos, D, C., Feb. 10.—After briefly gonsidering the catendar the Seunte took up the Fundiug bill, Mr, Morrill udvocated tho meas- ure ns reported. Mr. MeDonatd thought tho leading iden In rofunding b and 6 per couts, lka that in likoe leglsintion in tho pust, shiould bo the oayinent of the principal us the hunds rell due, and, ng it was tho expectation that $250,000,000 of 4138, fulling due in 1491, and outstanding 48 com= Ing In In 1007, woukd lvu‘pn\ll. ho hulwtl tho pres- ont Funding bl would be s floakity, wid that Congress would not bo called upon 1o puss. nnothor with referenco to the oxisting bonded debl. He fuvored thod per cent ratg of tho Hottse, but concurred with the Senaty Commite tee ns to tho length of tue bond. Hu bnd no nopo that tho londs now proposed would bu redecmed In less than twenly years, us tho present favorsble conditions were exceptionst, —and were bused upon ealeulations which In i year or two ml‘Yh: not hold good, Mo wus certutuly In favor of dis- crimination In bebulf of 4 now bond by which the bunks woull bo required hereaftor to de- posit theso [n preferencit Lo othiers us accurlty or cireabution, and in thls matter be diferod [th the Senuta Cotnmittee, Whothor this pro- vislon, us 1t pussed tho House, woul! work nuy wrong, ho_had not examined 1t sutficiontly to suy: but ho did pot see tho injustico to'the bunks in requiring them to diseriminate In faver of tho bond which the Governinont wus propod« 1ng to Put upon the murket ue par. - THEY OUGHT TO AID TUE GOVERNMENT to thut oxteut, He could sco no coorclon In ity tecuuso it was optional with the banks to fu- crense their elredlution or not, ns thoy pleascd, and tho cost to them of Uis and 4ie would bo the snme, Ir. Herefard doubted tho necossity of refund- {ng at all, but, If veceasary, ho wanied the lows ot Fate, the shurtest timo, und tho pymont of clated Press. Updegrall wns glad a friend of the bill . n, which is tiot within tho admiralty - Mr. Updegrall warned the Demnocratic * tho wholo debtus rapllly ud it conld be pald without belng too heavy i tux. Ho did not ves funl the Scervtary of the U'reasury sud the hunkeps, tpon whoso adviee the Flnnnce Com= mittes had Jgnored o3 cent riLto, as cotns PUIUDL OF LrIBLWOrthY 1 e, When thoblit unthorizing tho isue of sliver certiticates was pending, the Seoretiry assured tho Committeo that its’ pissage would provent resumpuon, us tho sitver would drive the gold ot of the coun- try. Experionco hud domunstrated tho very ros vepe of this to bo true, for $hut mensure proved an etticlent ald to resumption snd disproved EVERY ASSERTION OF THE QUONDAM FINAN- CIENS ‘who opposed it. ‘The Yunlncnt fact in this cons neetion waa that tho luereuse of gold und sliver in this conntry since Jun.l, 1879,ukiercgates §47,« 000,000, Tho objection now to i d per cont boud, which came frow the suine saurce, was that {ta fullure might lnjure our crodit. But,if fuuding fTulled, the debt would not be Increased, and Mr, Hereford donfod that the Natlonal crodit would b fujured o doy degroe, o was in favor of tuking the rlsk, s in 8o doing thore wus & probrbllity of lessening tho burdens of the Mr, Kirkwood suggosted that tho same clusticity as to_rute which Treasury notes should bo extenned to the bonds, and timt, thoreforo, the phiruse **not excot U3 per cont should bu mude n{)pllcnhm 10 but, He desired to huar from tho Flosnce Cominitteo whether any good roason existed why thig should not be done, Mr. Bayard voplied thut to loave the rate upon. tho funded loun disoretionnry with an onicial wauld be & suleetsm in our tinanolsl polloy. After furthor debate, ~participated “jn by Mussers. Alllson, Booth, Blalr, P Vuorheos, upon the possible advantage 10 the Governmont in allowlug the Becretary of tue ’l;mu‘xury discrotion us to tizing the rito oo & short loan, i Me. MoPherson, referriug to the observation by Mr, Allison that tho proposed loan sbould be A POPULAR LOAX, 10 ) ek oy T o o ad been sol n A thoso ayudicatos thelr par vatuo, snd that was given the '