Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1881, Page 2

| | )] 5 { H h i ' ' nel oflieer. 9 T CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Inngunge of the curlons Cabinet enmipalgn, isn candldate, 13 RENATOR KINRWOOD, Jle 15 mentioned ns possible Beeretary of thie Interfor, Senators who have close rela- tlons with him say to-day that Kirkwood Is fully selzed with the Cabinet maggot, A partieularly gracious mannerseems to be one of the indicntlons that a Scnator has been {aken with the Cabinet malndy, Some of the Senators, in disenssing Kivkwood's prospeets to~day, sald that he was rather old, and one of them remarked and he was too obstinate for su Tlut obstinaey would be avery y In the literfor De- partment. ‘Uhe obstlihey of My, Sehurz hos done much ta miake hitn'so excellent o Cabl Kirkwond’s nama was submitted 10 Gen. Garfield pretty nearly at the time that e names of Wilson and Alllson, of Towa, weraander consideratlon, THEY WO CLAIM TO KNOW, however, say that the only two plices that are certalnly settled are tho State Depart- ‘tnent to Blalne, and the Treasury Depart- ng nient to Folger, whila the War Departu {4 coneeded as probable for Rebert Lincoln. It hud been at first sugpested that Lincoln should by Seeretary of tho Interior, but, in the Inter ealenlutions, he has been assigned o the War Department, 'Fhe selectlon of Folger, will, of conrse, make the appoint- ment of James as Postmaster-General im- pussivle. — ‘T'wo Cabinet ollicers witl not bg selected from the same State. The nmne of Gov, Fuster, of Ohlo, is agnin mentloned, and it Is known that he would bu well plensed to cive the General,© futimations of that klnd were understood to have come frou him when he ut tien, Garfield I nppointment — of Postmasters within two wee ) nn Ohin wan to any place In his Cabi: there 18 1o reason (o bolieve that he hny changed the oplonion which he formed soon after the clection. THE POST-OFFICK DEPARTMENT may still be considered g open. Those who have recently been fo Mentor say that this place has glven the Preslilent-elect n grent deal of trouble. The position of Atlorney- General Is now aceorded to Pennsylvania, and the nmues of Brewster and - of Wayne MacVeagh are still mentioned ns the persons between whom the chofee Is to be mule, 1t is, however, snggested that it is ossible that Representative Harmer, of *ennsylvania, will_bo Postuaster General, in which case'n different disposition woild have to be made of the Attorney General- ship, In no Cobinet talk I8 Senator Blaine releived from the State Departmeut. ‘The Conkling people are qulte sutistied to leave him there, provided lIm" reccive the Trens- m’sz Onc of the Conkilngmen sald to-day il BLAINE WOULD RECETV OFFIC! while Conkling would have thoso of the most power at home, 1t is npparently set- tled that Mr, Blaing does not confemplute re- stgning untilatter Mareh 4, possibly not until after the Senate shall have been organized, Afriend of Mr. Frye said to-day that Mr, Frye did dot e; t that Mr, Blslnoe would resign until his nomination shoudd be sent to the Senatg, ns Blaine was not willlne to takg any chanees, " Mr, Blaine, for instunee,” sald this gentleman, “wonll be taking o chance If ho should vesign now, and Gen, Gartleld by any sad fato should chance to dio before March 4.7 g A8 THE LAW PROVIDES that 1o Seuntor can be elected vntll the sec- ond ’l'uv.-sdur afterthe notice of the vacauey lias been oflicinlly recelved by the Governor or the Legislatare, of course the suceessor to Mr. Binine will not fake part at the or- ganization of the new Senale. Paymaster Btaisse, brother of Senator Blaine, is ea to huve skl that Dlaine ought not to e- eept the Secretaryship, ns be hud n grenter sphere of_wsefulness ln the Senate. 'This re- mark of Mr, Blaine’s brother §s not to he in- terpreted. a9 Indicating any purpose on the part of Mr, Blaine himself to remain in the Senate. ‘TIfE ORNAMENTAT MORTLY IMAGINATIVE, Dispatteh to Cinelunatt Commerelal. WASHINGTON, D, C,, Feb. 21—1t wns sald by prominent Republican Setntors on the floor fo-tlny that ft was now stttled that * nelther Senator Allison, Seaator Windom, who s also been spoken of, wor any other Western man would. get the Treusury De partment, but it would certainly go to New York, anct Judse Folger would most lkely be the man, Mr, Mortou, it was said, woutl be appointed Minlster to England, . n plieo which would suit hine and his” family m Detter than anything else, and the only posi- tlon which he:and his Trlends hu ¢ seris ously thought of. "This §s one vl casc.. - Other Senators, with equul ulmnrtuxllllcs for Informntion, sny that, while Conkimg made no demand. on Gurfield, lie intinated vory strongly that he would like to have Aborton appointed. TPutting all . atainably fiiety togother, o fow things oniy seems set- tled, and that Is that either Folger or Morton whll be Secretary of the 'I'reasury, But which It will bo there Is ne man in Washington who knows, nithough there are many who guess. The welght of opinfon drifts towards Morton, although that gentle- mman himself-fo-night said that ho was with- out informutton. : 4t is u Littlo singular thut Conkling, Morten, and Arthur all deny havingg any informatlon more than Is In tho newspapers, and o great il,enl that is in the newspupors they don’t be- oV o, Later.—Senator Allison's inthuate friends to-night give up tho mmtter, and sny that nefther Allison nov any other Western mun will inve the Treasury.” They snf it will ho Morton or Folger, with efiances in fuvor of Folger, An intimato assoclate of Senator Conklimg snys to-night that the Senator will eompromise_on Folger, but does uot really want him. 1t I3 alleged thatho wants Mor- tongabove all others, but made no demand on Gon. Garfleld, Seeretnry Sherman’s friends say that the Seeretary ‘don’t believe that Folger Is the right man for tho place, having never” hind exverlence In this partlentar line, It §s snid that Sherman wonld Hke to see Alllson se- leeted, but the Allison boom is regarded ng urst, The President sald to a friend yesterday that two members of the new Cablnet hud been selected, und theso wers Blaino and Tobert Lincoln. slection of Lineoln i denled by others, who saythat he is not the man for a bl departinent, having bud no ox- perience. s namo Is not nlone sufllclent. Senator Conkling was asked to-nlght what he knew abont the Cabinet, and replied that he wns destitute of information. From ull that was gathered from Senntor Conkling’s conversatlon, he scems to have comg ‘fiway from Mentor without Informas tion othar than that New York should hive tho Treasuryshinp, A Another prominent New-Yorker sald to- night that until Garfleld made up his own ‘l:‘ nd, other people would not be apt to HOW. A number of dispatehes from Cloveland and other points have nunounced that Judge Sealleld hnd besn to Mentor and had 8 loni consultation with Gartield, Judie Seoflelld T not been out of Washington for several weeks, and has had no communication witi Aentor, ALLISON'S DISAPPOISTMENT, Dispatcs to Ctncinnath WASIINGTON, ) remder of Gen, crented u ttle for the re point, nnd s York the Trons- ury Seeretaryship, but beeanso of the bud mith which has been kept with Alilson, When Senator Alllson vislted M the request of Gen, Gurlield, more than o month ugo, the latter placed the 'Proasury Departnent at his disposal. - Alllson did not then andd there ae -1|»l, but held it open, After lie reached Washiugton ho hell n con- ferencs with Senafor Dlubne, the result of whiel wis that ie wrotw w letter to the P'res- ] thankhne him for the place, and ucw‘xtlm{ i uf nturally, both Allison wi B hls friend n-uuf:ht tho nuctier was o nality, and h ald ol sly to dugh fn thelr _sleeves. over tho sweat Conkiling wonld get when -his allsnp mplete. « 1t 8o inppens now have been r want Duke af Ut luu-ulmu tho lugratitude of Presldents, there are other hearts thut ache, ) BLAINE'S KURURISE, Probably the most surprised public servant oyer Conkling’s triwuiph s Senator Binine, Now, Blalne has er whisperad words of polson in Gartiel’s ear neaimnst Conkling, o lag kept biw hands completoly off, 1L was Guarfletd who told Blaine that no Eastern man should hive the "Treasary, and it wiy unler after the Prestdent-elect lind emphinsized this dectaration that Bluine urged Allison, Nor did hie urgo, bim with any lierole pressu Ile slmpty sugeested that 1 Gen, Garfietd liad frrevoeably deelded that the West shoald Lave the Treasury AHison was's most litting man for the otlice, ‘The l‘llmlll(nl uppernost in the uinds of the politlen savants now ls, What coustruined Gen, Gurlield o Ignors Allison? " Of conrss it was known~ that Coukling conld be plucated in no way save with the Treasury, Gartleld kuow 1 / nrtiold to amon. the politicluns,—not i that Conkling bus gained hig tred for Now this even before he Invited Allison into the Cablnet, It wrs unfortunnte for Allison that his namo was pablicly fsso- clated with the ’lrmnur'y Secreturyship as early as it was. It mada hiln the {nrgot for mlverso eritlciam by the New xml'k news- mapers, nearly all of ‘which urged objections beeausc of his recent record on tho silver question, ‘This, of conrse, gave Conkling nd- (llflmml loverage to work—not dircetly, but potentlally—DhIs polnt in favor of n New \'nrk wan, FEvidently this eritielsm has hnd welght with Garfleld, and was one of tho mn\l‘{mlf rensons which' has: fuduiced him to eapltulate, “The inpression was sought to be made that Senator Binlne s in n pet becanse Conkling hns heen conciliated, 'Fhis 3 hardly nteie statement, Senator Blalne s no doubl sur- prised, but he noyer, was the one to advance any argument agalnst the elaims Cnnkllmi made, 1t was Garfield himself who fgnore then, and, with a pessistency which smacked of backbone, declared, _up to » very recent period, that the New York Senator's de- s were unreasonable, and conld not be honored. OTHIEN CALOULATIONR UPS The transfer of the ‘Irensury from the West to the Last exeites additional Interest, heenuse 1t upsets all previous enleulations. If Gartleld had Wis Cablnet picked out in his ind, contingent upon the West gelting the Preasury, of course the changze in this fm- portant ofllce chanses his entire state, Fos- tor is tolked of In some circles for a Cabinet billet, but not with seriousness, In speen- Inting upon the other members of the Cabi- net this important fact is not to bo lost sight of—viz,: that the conciliation of Conkling wenkens the influence of a trlo who have been u power simply beenuse they revolved avound him ns n central light, Don Ciuner- on, Logan, and Carpenter havenllof latebeen losing atrength in thelr reapectlve States, Conkling, however, lns shown that he still Ims a grip upon the Emplre State. In himseif” ho is & power, beeause he has mude his power felt upon the greatest Commonwenlth n the land, Ience, to the extent Conkling 1s placated the others nre weakened, for of themselves, without an nguressive, relentless leader, like (.'unkllu‘; thelr influeénce to either break dowar or buikl up Is quite feeble, beeauss they havo no con- stitueney behind thew, Conk[ing hag Grant behlud him, and his name, Hnked with that of the New York Senntor, made each ntow- er of strength, § I'o concillate Conkling wns no doubt n wise move an Garilel’s part, for it insnres to him Conkling's support, and leaves him foot-longe to ignore the clatms of the trio named, For this readon there Is no telling where Gurfield may go for the balance of his Cabiuot, e may look to ennsylvanln, or he may not. ‘To Lllnols Y—-no, he may not. To Wisconsin?—no, he may nof, Conkllng 18 secure—what cares he for tho revolving lizhts, when he had Y’wmml the central figure? If Senator 3lnine wors not beset by politieal complicn- tions in his own State, he probubly would not go into the Cabinet, and never would have thought of it. Maine, like Ohlo, how- ever, 13 growing ambitlous Himber., Binine's }m\ r ling been his dise: selection of Jdentenants, Frye and Huale have followed und served hin fulthfully for years, Both sought the proferment of the Senmte. A bolitical revolnuon hiul overtaken Malne, le recognized the necessity of keeping to him his friends. Thero wis but on Sen- atorlal vacaney, and a clm\m!l among his two trusted henehien to fil) It Gariield’s tender of the State portfolio guve him the chanee to ald both, But for this Blalne would Infinitly prefer to remain where he is, 1o mey make the mistake of plmllh\g himself in n murble surcophigzus, Four years of the State De ll:u‘lnmntnm{ glve him a good deal of re- sneetability : hut lie takes the risk of political denthy, and'In the very prime of life, CONKLING BADLAY fu the Sennte to-day the changed condition of the Cabinet problem caused n° flutter of ‘excitement both in the clonk-rooms snd on the floor. Conkling eame in soon after 13 o'clock, He walked down the alsle, and, when ho reached Senntor Alllsun's seat he stopped, extended his hond, and gave the Senutor a shake,. In the galleries, of course, whatever thelr conversation muy have been coull not be heard, But there was o deal of luniuage In that shake. It was after the. wanner of o nd shnke” Subsequently 1he two sab on asofn and had w long talk, 1t looked to an observer ax it It might have heen an azreeable ones hut, for all’ of that, Conkling Jooked much happier than Alllson,. e knew he held a straght flush, -Another eplsodo ol signifteance worthy of note. occurred. man had been reading the Enfjuirer, lle walked aver to Conkling’s seat and showed him aColumbus dispaten, naming & Cabliet including Jerry \Whson, young Goff, Bob Lincoln, Chinrley Foster, Lorton, and Biaine, ‘Uhis dfspnteh was heudeds “Tids Seitles 1t Conkling read it attentively, s countenanes wis n mixture of conteinpt and surprise. Ianding the paper back to "Thur- mau, lie snid -with a chueklo: *No, sir; no, sirs that does net settle it.” 5 ‘The rumor here is that If Allison will not take the Interlor Department 1t may bo given to Wilson, of Jown, or Kirkwood. All talk of putting Bob Lincoln Into the Cabinet has blown over, Grant'a refusal to back np Logaw’s recommendation sottled that. Lincoln has a good lnw practice, iu which he I3 mitking money, und does not care for the roclal honors and poor pay of a Cab- inet ohleer, s Now that the Treasury and State Deprrt- ients nre settled, it Is “belleved that Gen, Garlield will soon ks up the halancs of 1is Cabinet, and will yet linve some surprises in stare for the wise men who have been for months construeting a Ministry for him, IIAYES, WHAT J @ Mentor Dispateh to Globe-Demoerat. A geutleman who has spent the winter in \Washington, and who is very intiinate with Tresident Hayes, was hero to-duy. 1le says that Mr. {lnyes expresses the opinion thatn Waestern man will Us nppoluted Seerotary of tho "Crensury, and that John Shermun 1s the man. Mr. Hnyes told him that his Adminis- tration had been apposed by the great dally newspapers of the conntry and the politieal bosses, while it liad been Indorsdd genernlly Ly the clorgy, the religlous press, and: tho country weekiles.of Ohio, Jlesald that he i3 well satisfled with the outcome, and felt that his Adminlstratlon was going out. of jower with o reasonnble degree of populur- Y, Hpeaking of Balne's nln polntmont ns Sec retary of State, 1Hnyes snld n grent statesmun was oneo needed In that ofiice, but now our influenee and power snong the natlous of the enrth are so Airm\r. that blumiers In dealing with them will not get us Iuto any serfany trouble, e also remurked that when the Ath of Mureh comes Lovi P, Morton will be satlsfied it he ean got Into the Cabinet ns Seeretury of the Navy. ITALSTEAD, WHAT HE THINKH, Cinctunatt Commerclal, Feh. 23, ‘The President-elect hns npprehenslons that there may be legal objeetlous Lo the nppoint- ment of the Ilon, L. 1% Muorton Seerotary of the Trensury, and the example of A, ‘L Stewart Is clted” It would seem probable that Senator Conk- Hing nud others who have been urgent for thoe appointment of Morton should’ know, with- out ndnonition, of any logal disabilitiess bt thers nro strange oversights at times by wen distinguished for the keennvss of their fuculties, . Judgo Folger 14 conaplenonsly mentloned, vartlally becnuse hu is ong of tho prominent New York menon friendly torms with all Republicans, and partinlly beeanss he mudo hinste o et at Mentor utter Conkling had returned to Now York, 1ty a8 wis preswupe, the Judge was worthy tha popular confidenca expressed tn his elees ton 1o be Chlof Justics ot the Court of Ap- penls of his State, itis not probuble that ity tulents and oxperience peeullarly it him for the dischurie of the dutles of the ‘I'rensury Dupavtinent, Stll, asawan wha had heei nry ot the Treasury bhe- anl m canio Chief Justi il sblendid record, ity Inppen that the Chilef Justies ot State may suceoed as Seerotury of the Treusury, After all, i Morton Is hot the man, we nrg inclined w the opinlon thut nothing has been donu that 18 not subjeet ta modification, . e — = CINCINNATI OPERA FESTIVAL, Cincixxat, O, Feb, 2.—~"The Opera Festl- val in Music-Itull continues to absorb public uttention. The attendancs to-night was greater, 1f possible, than Inst nlght, and the uudience quito ay brilliant. The opern was the ** Magle Flute,” given with a strong oast and wounted on a sealo of magnificenco that defighted o aualence, ‘There s o large number of people hero from neighboring and even distang citles to autond the Festival ‘Tho salus of seuts r.\lmmlw’nmlu Indicate u gross incomo ot over $50, for seven por | formances, Senator Thur- | of the_ United Stated, und- WEDN FEBRUARY 23, 1881— TWELVE PAGES. . WASHINGTON. The Taxes on Bank Deposits Repealed by the Senate. A Wrangle by Dry-Creckers and “ Craclors’ Over $30,000 for “fushlugl.ou. The Logislative, Exeoutive, and Ju- dioial Appropriations Passed by the Senate Passage of the Agricultural Ap- propriation Bill by the House. The Sundry Civil Appropriations of Twenly Millions Taken Up in the Same Body. Congressman Davis Now Acting in Opposition to the Lake= Front Bill, Opinions with Regard to Refund- ing Modifying Very Rapidly —Frye's Belief. Sketch of John L. Milchell, the Fenn- sylvanfa Senntor-to-Ilo — 'L'ho Complete List. No Republican Caunous—Caryenter's Serious Illness at a Critical Time—Grant, IN CONGRESS. ACTION. Bpecial Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasniNatoy, . G, Feb. 22—To-dny both Ilouses were remarkable for thelr netivity, 1n the House the Agricultural Appropriation bill was finished, the conference report upon the Tensfon Appropriation bl way ugreed to, and seventeen pages of the Sundry Civil bill were completed, white in the Sennte the legislative Appropriation bill was passed. In the con- sideratlon of the Agricnitural blll in the House, the Jouso decided to continue the experiments in the manufacture of beet-root sugar, and approprinted $10,000 for that pur- pose. Delford, of Cotorade, mnde o florld speech In support of a liberal approprintion for artesiun wells, but the Ilouse declined to approve his suggestion. 'The Sundry Clvil LI approprintes some $20,000,000, nearly £4,000,000 less than the estinates, and $2,500,- 000 less than the amount appropristed in the Inw of the current year. ‘The debate upon the bill was merely of 8 routine charncter. THERE WA A LONG WEANULE over the guestion whether the purchase of a site for a publle butiding was cqulvalent to the commencement of the work upon the bullding, and the Tlouse reversed its former deelslon wid to-dny held that the Govern- ment dogs not purchase sites for publle bulldings without Intendinz to erect tho buildings upon them, and that the purchase of a slte Is such n commencement of the work as would make it Jawful to nwproprls ate for tho building. e UNDER TIHIS RULING the Baltimore Post-ONlco to-day secured an approprintion of $§2530,000, Topeks, Kas, however, under exactly shullar alreun stunces lnst year, falled to seenre an appro- priation for her bullding, but Topeka was not represented by Duemocrnts, - Statesmen Sparks and Brogg muintained that the pur- chnse of o slte tins no specld reference to tho erectlon of the hnlldln::, und advocated the kind of cconomy whish would commit the Government ta” the purchnse of sites nnd make It unlowful to ereat bulldings upon ihiem, | The sturdiest advoents of the new Tule to-day was Mit. CANLISLE, OF KENTUCKY, who lind made the previous decision In the Topeka case. 1lg {nxllllu(l hihmself, however, on tho ground that consistency 1s not the Urightest of jowels, and that it Is better to chinga oplnlons than to be continuonsly in the wrong, Delford, of Colorudo, on thix bill, wo,fuiled, he huving sought to securenn appropriation 'for o pubile buildmg ut Den- ver, - TIE GREEXDACK CRAZE will pmbnl;l{ ontinue ns lonz ns one of that party 13 left In Congress. \Whon the sectlon for the operation of the Bureau of Eugriy. fngand Printing was reae Glllette, o Jown, n Greenbncker, moved that the N tional banks bo compelled to pny all the ‘ex- penses for the Issue and destructlon of tholr notes, ‘This happens now to bo thy luw, but My, Gillette's smendinent went so far thut ho wauld require the Natlonal banks 1o have paick all the expenses of engraving aud printigg of ull fssues of Unite States bowds, n proposition which the moat ultea nnth-Natlonn[-bank men were eons tont to klck It out of the 1fouse. Mr Price of Town, reforring to his collengue, snbd that ho thought it was quite thne that one who tulked about banks and finances shoutd know whnt he was talking about. A guarrel over the munner in which tho $5,000 for TIE COLLECTOR OF MINING STATISTICS should be expended, resulted In stelking out the ltem nitogethier, ‘Lo Committtes” had reported that the money should ho oxpended under tho dircetion ot tho Director of the Mint, Mr. Page, of Cnlifornin, ub,lecwd to this, lnsmlnht it tho mouney should be ox- pended by the Beeretary of the ‘L'reasury, and 08 o résnlt of the conflict the elafm went out A HOLIDAY. As no publio honors wera pald to the memory ot Washington in tho elty whioh bears his name, the pupils ju the closed schoals, With those clerks In the closed De- purtinents who dld not go to Alexandrls, visitegd the Capitol, Thuy went up into the domd® und down lito ‘the crypt, hoy swarmed in the lobbies, thoy invided ths allerivs, aud they crowded tho library, Muny of the clerks, who nro pensionors,seateéd themselves In the gallories of the Senunte, ny 1t was understood that the debate of yes- terday on the Dension bill woull he continued, Betore It was renched, howover, the Seunte mude aslight ntonement for its voto on the Funding net by pusalng a bIH repealing nlf Jnws that lposs ties npon the capital of and deposits with bunks wud bankers and upon bank cheeks, IN COMMEMORATION OF TIIE DAY, the Bunnte nlsu passed the LHouse jolnt vesos lutlon Increnshig the wimonnt approprinted for w monument to mark Washineton's birth- e, o the bank of Popu’s Cr n \West- relund County, from 3,000 to 10,000, It s futimated (hat, owligg to the Isglated lity, but few conld’ ever seo’ the monuent, nefther wus there uua’ plan of what {t is nm||umud to build, but the Senute was inspired by tha patriotic hus-ulxus of the day, wd so pussed the Julnt reselution by u vote of 40 to 10, T GEN, LOGAN made n'very felleitous usy of the - fact that thiy was Wushington’s Birthday and o No- tonnl hollday, by suggesting that, ss tho Senators had provided by -~ spprovriating FJ0,000 for & monutent to wmark the birth- pluce of Washingion, they should alse puss a bl to ek thelr respeet to the wan who presorvexl the liberty whieh was gained by Washiuglon ad his followers. Gen, Logai thereupon moved to set asldo all pomding orders, and to proceed to take np the bill to !xluw the nwme of Gen. Grant_ on the retired fst, Ot courae thy ox-Confederate Semators oppesed the motion, wnd Gen. Logun so- cured the sotid yote of the Democratie party ugalnst himg with the singls oxception of Mr. Lamar, olhhulu‘lpnl. Later In the uy, In debate’ on the Sixty-Burgeons bill as) un amendment to the Legisiative Appropriation hil, Qen. Logan VERY BILARPLY AND FLATLY snld that, {f any Senator or outstder sald that Im was Inlluenced In hiis opposition to the bill iy elaim agents, he stated what was : false, Senitor Logan's manner was soverely earnest, Gen, Burnslle mads n diselulmer that anything personnt was (ntended, FUNDIN SOUER SECOND THOUANTS, Epecial Disvatch-ta The Chieaas Tribune, Wasiixatos, D, G, Feb, 22—No sction was taken upon the Funding bill to-ay by the House of Representatives, This after- noon Chalrman ‘Pucker, of the Committes on Ways und Means, sald that ho thought n motion would by mads to-morrow to tuke the bl from the Speaker’s table and conenr In the Senate nmendments without reference of tho neasure to the Ways and Means Commit- fee. Anothor member of tho Connnittee, however, remarked that an effort would o mnde to refer tha bill to the Conmittee, aml that Do undertood Speaker Handall to be In favor of that course, Une fess the bill shall Do referred, there will by no opportunity to amend the mens- ure, or to do anything except to coneur or nou-couenr In the mmendments of the Sen- ate. 1f the diil is really destined to becomo n law, it certainly should first bo amended tn ot lenst one partieular, 1€ no more, As It now stunds TI FIFTIL BECTION OF THE WILL will virtually: prevent any Natlonal bank from winaing up {ts business voluntarily, In order to retlre nll Its cireulation, o bank will bo compeliel to colleet overy one of Its own notes and present them all nat the ‘'rensury before it ean withdraw its bonds, 1£ n bank which has boen fifteen years In existence and has kept Ity circuln- tlon at £200,000 or more durlug that period should desire {o retire its wholo clreulation and go out of business, tho Fundimg bill would not permit this to.be done, Every one who pussesses any knowledge whatever on the subject knows that n percgninge of the notes of such i baak, amounting probu- bly to several thousand, would. at the end of Iifteen years, bu irretrievably lost to the bank and beyond it8 puwerto reclafm, Many notes would have been lost, or burned, and other- wise destroyed; and others would remain In clreulation for years, notwithstanding every effort tho bank might make to call them b 1IN THE MEANTIME, the bank woulit be prevented from with- arawing 1ts bonds from the Treasury simply beeause it conld not perform n task which everyhody of sense dinits wouldd be inpossi~ ble. ‘The bank mizht even proifer gold coin to Indemnify the 'I'reasury agalnst the residunm of its cirenlation, but the Control- ler would have no nuthority to recelve it, and tonllow the bank to receive the restdue of its bunds. Practienlly, tho only way In which nbank ean close up its business, 1£ the Fant- Ing bitl aball becowe o law without nmend- ment, will ba to violate u provision of the National Banklng Iaw, and thus huve its af- fulrs placed In the hals of o Reedlver, MR, CHITTESDEN to-dny suggested the difliculty which has heen deseribed above, ton member of the Ways and Means Comunttee, and it Is under- stood that that member will proposs an amendiment to the tifth section, If anoppor- tunity to do so s nfforded. ‘Fnls awend- ment will provide that any bank which mny desire to retire Its whols clrenlation and wind up Its affaivs will bo allowed to with- draw its bonds upon depositing gobd or legnl fender notes suflicient to redeem Its out- standitg nots "The netion of the Senute to- day, In passhyg withougydebate or a division, w bl repealing the tax® on bank deposits s ewenernlly regarded w8 novery slgnlfieant mdmsion by that - body that the. pro- pused funding law will not sueeeed unless the bunks are relleved of this ancerous burden, Senator Bayard paidavisit to the Touse of Representatives immediately after the action of the Senate, nnd inparted the good news to Mr, Chitteden il others, ‘I'he frlends in the House of funding, st of tha publle falth and eredit were tnuch en- cournged. In regponse to n uukfmslmn thnt the pomnt miizht™he ralsed ‘agrinst this bill thmt, as it wus h measure nffecting the rev- cnue, the Senate hind 1o right to initlate lt, MR FUYE replled that he did not think that polnt woull be raised in tho House, 1t u direct .vote could by )mld wpon it thero Is every renson to that it would pass the Nouse of Representatives. Republican wmembers of t llouse continue to receive I In- mshl‘: volume of lettors and tolegrums from thelr constituents protesting ngainst e Funding bill #s u blow almed at the busi- ness Interesta and prosperity of the country, Thess communiceatlons are sot from bankers nlone, but are from lending wen representing -every variety of business, Nelther are al tho protestants Republicans, Ihe writers of many of the communicntions tuke occasion 1o say that they are Democrats, o result of the pressure from business-men overy- where I3 atready perceptible, and many Re- publici® Representatives begin to bolleve that the President may fect I Lls duty to voto the blll, Ottiers think that he may allow t to fail by omittng to approveit. The nmnber of Kopublicans who do not see any ground upon which the Prestdent conld veto tho bIL1s rapldly diminishing, Inanswer to @ question to-tny as to WILAT RIIASONS tho Prestdant eould oifor iu justification of n veto of tho Fumding bill, Ttupresentative Tryw sald: *There aro plenty of reusons that would be all-sullicient. place, Conpress eharks the Nutlonul banks, - salfd to then on gy 13sue clrenlating notes, provided you will buy an of the United Stutes reglstared bonds which henr Interest, and deposit them in the "Treas- ury as o securlty to the holders of your notes,” ‘The banks accepted the conditions, und have earried ont thelr part of the agree- ment in gooil falth, Now Congress cannot, without the consent of the unks, chunzo the conditions of that agreement, - ‘I'o do 50 I8 to lmpnir the obllgations of i contract, It thut {a exactly what the (ifth section of this bill _nmImsm to do, Aualn, when Congress waiited to refund its bonds in securities bearing u lower rate of Interest, [t held out Inducenients to Natlonal banks to Iy the new bonds and use them to bunk upan, In this way the banks beeame pos- sessed ofy and they Btill hold, millions of 4 and 4k {‘mr cent bonds X of the amount they require to seeurs their elrentats {ug notes, ONE REASON WIIY THEY BOUGHT sueh lurge nounts of theso bonds was that they might, in casy of necessity, uso them as secirity fof elvenlntion, fustenl ot & and 6 por conts, when thy Inttershould be paid oy refunded, Congress now propuses 1o dee vnive these -4 aid 424 per eont boids of & por- Uion of the value "which they possess s Lankable security, aud which ™ valuo was ono of thy inducoments which eaused the Nu- tional bunks to buy them fn such large amounts, TIS 18 BAD ENOUOI, but Congress l:mposus atlll further to ro- qulre the banks, ne. natter low wany 4 ond 4 per cent bonds thoy mny Own, uy and deposlt 3 per ecnt to bonds ng nseeunty for all the elveulntion they niay desirg o obtuin after the Ist of July, Thore Is no prineiplo of wqulty or Justice i such u proveeding ns this, Cone kress would have oxaet!y us mueh right to require the buuks to bay and deposit § per eont or 3 per cent bonds us security for the elreuluting notes to be bssned witer July L g It hias to compel them to deposit i per eents, Thy tifth sectlon Iy shaply un_atteupt to ex- tort w forced lonn trom the Natlongl banks, 1o casulstry, howover clever, ought (o v unybody as to Its real purpose, [ ' udded Mr, Frye, *that 1 eonld find somo other goodd reasons why the bilt should ho vetaed, §f 1w to set aboat i, although It hardly appears to e that any others would be needed Lo justify such an iet,” EREASURER UILFILLAN has recelved n disputets from the Assistant ‘Treasurer nt Chicago, statimg that the Mer- chunte’ Natlonul Bunk of that place desires 1o deposit with hiim ah order to withdeaw fts eirculation, 1o usks I o can receive thy deposit, ‘The Treasurer has answered that il deposita to withdraw clrendation must bo made efther at the “reasury hero or at the Sub-Trensury in Now - York, —1f the ‘Trensury were so dlsposed, it conld put the banks who are deposithur 10 withdraw eir- culutlon to n good deal of trouble wnd inco; veulence. Under the law they conld be re quited to mnke such dopesits in - United States legal-tender notes. Most of thy de- posits mude on this uccount have been.fn gold, 1f the Treasury would refuse to take fim.ult is fully uutaweml to do, the uka would have to skbrmish around for In the fivst | 1 notes, bt the Trensury waives that polut wid neeepts tho gold. APPORTIONMANT, NO CAUCUS, Special Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tridunes Wastuxartoy, D, C., Feb, 23.—The Repub- Heans deelded not to hold their eauens to- night, notwithstanding Mr. Cox gave nollce that ho should bring up the Apportlonment bill to-morrow, and stated that ho thought that it wotld not be opposed by tho Appro- priations Committee. It dacs not now seem probable that anothier Republicancaucus will be held on this aubject. It wns evident from the last enucus that the Republicans would not ho Itkely to nfvee, and private consultations which mve been held sineo that tme have made it seem less probablo that thoy can agree, There Is n very conslderable number of Republicnns, and in that number are found some of the foremost men in tho purly, who aro of the opinion tint there should be some apportionment bill passed in 1bls Congress, and who think that o falr measure ean be scoured. In this classare such representative mon ns FRYE AND GEN. HAWLEY. Tholr opinlons nre so fixed that thoy have been considering whethor they could ngreo to be buund by & eaucusif the eaueus should decidoe to fllbuster against the pnssage of what seemed to thew to bea fafr bILL Gen. Hawley has alrendy fndlented in - the House that he thinks £07 would be an equitablo measure, ‘T'ho tendency In the former eau- cuts was, it is trito, agninst any bitl, but 11 18 TO BE DOUBTED whether the very radical policy which was advoented by Anderson and” Kelfer could be - enrrled out 1€ any considerablo number of Republlemis shauld re- fuse to be bownd by caueus, ‘fhe fact that no caucus fins heen Leld «does not mako it any more _certain that an apportionment DIl will pass, IL miakes ib less probable that nny attempt to defent the passage of anappot- tionment bl by recourss to filibustering taetles would be suecessful, ‘The Democrats seeny to be wavering some u}ml) this ques- tion, To-dny Thompson, of Kentucky, of the Census Conunlittee, who veported the in- Jority proposition In favor of $19, gave notico of an amondment tixing the number at 315, The two 1ouses ure making JLAPID PROGRESS WITIE LEGISLATION, and unless something which 1s not now ex- peeted shall happen it seems certuin that the work of the session will be completed by the 4th of March, nnd that no huportant bitl, ex- cept perhaps it may bo the Apportionment Dill, wiIL faity TIE NEXT SENATE, TIK LIST COMPLETE Spectal Diapateh to Tha Chicago Tribunes WasmisaroN, D, 0, Feb. 22.—John I Mitehell, the new Iennsylvanin Senator, is at present the Representative from the Six- teenth District, In his four years’ service us n Representatlvo ho has only spoken on one or two ocenslons, and genorally In reference {0 loeat toples. 1l is a mnn of medium Night, broad shouldered, with blonde huir and beard, and is lame, tho result of an acel- dent incurred I his campaign two years azo. Ilois n native of Tloga County, Ponn- sylvanin, 13 43 years old, and wns raised on o furm, taught school, served in the late War 03 a Lieutenant, was ndinitted to the Bar in 1864, and has sineo been a practiclng lawyer, Mt MITCUELL s clagsed as antl-Cameron, but is not per- sonally offensive tothe relgning dyunsty, Sarky Inst fall Don Cameron, fu the courso of # conversation with Mr. Mitehell, sul to him: “You witl haveto take the Senntor- ship,”” Mitcholl replicd that hie would have no ehance ngainst Grow. The words thus spoken In just havo hind o confirinntion little looked for by the partles to the Jate contro- versy, Members of the Pennsylvanin dele-’ gation expross themselves ns very well plensed with the selection, though they are not enthusiastic. THE NOLY, [RRepublicnng, In romun, 87; Demoerats. in flatics, 88; Tudopendonts (Mukione and Davis, Ii1.) I BMALL CADS, %) LABAM, Jalin 1, S ssIsaPLL 1990, . 7, tearge, 1. * 8L Liciue Q. 0. Laimar, D, ARG 3 o MIRRGULL 1868 g, L. Garluid, D, 1881 Francis M. Cockeell, D, Iss, Junes b Walke 185, Georoe U, Veaty Dy RARKA, 8 § Vun Wyek, It 147, €, 11 b, e Kivin Jamen s Farley, snunders, It ) COLOILs O, NEVALIA, 15, Tonry M. ‘Coller, 1t. 1887, James G. Puir, D. i, Nuthaniel % 1T R 3, onos. It » 10, 1T Rolllie, 1t 1=, Orvifle Binir, 1t DELAWAILK, NEW ot F Twyard, D 1885, Wiliinm o DT 1eg, Joi I, BEY, J, Nowell, R McPherson, D. NEW YUK, 1RFT, "homas C. Piatt, 1L 1855, Noneoo Conkling, 1, NUUTIL CAROLIN 1R, Mute W, Hanso) 183, Zeoulon I, Vanic, 1847, Charles IV nes, D. 1ssi, Wilkinann Cally 1), RO 8L Beny. H. 11, D, 180, Josewh £, 1 JLLINOIN. 2 JRZ, DAVID DAVIS, T 1847, John Bhermnnn, I, I Johts A: Logari It 18, Geo. 'zllh_li’l(‘l,ullrlau, n. 1897, Bonj. 11, Uarrtson, LIRS, lAl/:lv!llr (hm'rr} b, 185, D |"'.“I'Amvmf¢l. D, 185, ;IL Mate 3 DAL : 1834, 8. J, Kirkwood, 1L 199. Wi, Alllson, it <8, Proston 1. Piumb, 11837, RO R e S T KENTUL ITI CAUOLINA, 1R, Junora 1o fheck, D, s Minating O Duutier, D rames I, firck, D, . M \ D 15, i, D, 1. WWinte L AR i 2 < 5k iz, W 187, Howell E. Juckson, D, F Wb bl 1 Hniien e Hasvier! 1817, Pugons tajo, 1. 18, & 8. Mg . Fugonn 1lalo, L 4 . M ) I9SL Jurmen . Wiaing, It 1685 ditchiind Cokes D, MAVLAND, VEUONT, 1, (oriuiin, D. Edmunds, 1t 887, 1. 1881, Qe 150 Sasten 15 0 D. 188, Jusitn 8. Morsll), K ianes I drmuine, D. in . stor 1887, Wt SLANONE, T, 8 Jors W Johneloii, Dy WEST VIRGINIA, 1847, Johnaon N, Cainden,D 1881 Tieney G Bavia, D, SINNERQTA, WISCON 1R, K. . I MeMilian, I 15, Mhilletus Sawyar, I, 1855, Wal, Window, ' 136, Mate 14, Carpentar, it, PRESENT ASPEOT. 2u the Weatern Awociated Press, WasINGTON, D. C,, Feb, 22.—It isthought now that Senator Carponter will not, unless T should improve with remarkable rapld- ity, be able to ocenpy his seat and take part m the organizatlon on e 5th of March. Should ho bu absont, and shonld Mahone vote with the Riepublicans, they will then have only 87 voles, -calenlating that Tennsylvanin will elect o Itvpublican Sena- tor In time to tnke hls seat at the organlzation, to 33 Domocratie votes. Somo Democrnts maintaln’ that In such 0 cnse, where party supremacy depends on tha result, that no Domocrat should pair with Senutor Carpenter, The fact that in tho orgrnizatlon of the present 1louse, two years ago, the Democrats had to bring their lele and dying in to vote, in order to havo tha requiait majority, §s referred 1o ws 1 precs cdent to show that in cases involving tha control of one House of Congress pairs aro oullnu{muurur«h-r. Parties areso ovenly divided in the Senato that all sort ot manenvering 1s going on as the tlme of the organizntion nppronchos, and it may ho that Carpe vole will be offset by a slek Demoera then, MYSTRHIOUA MAIION Swecial i inein, ommerelal, WASHINGTON, Feb, 2lL—Setator Withers, whei nsleed to-day Whiat was to b the utti- tuds of s collengue, (e, Aluhone, sald ho S dld not know, nor did he bellove any olse dld; skl he was not_comultted, elected to the Senate, but without avall, Allliy atm dx to strengthen himself and his party In Vieginin, I regard it ns vory siknlheant, Lowover, al ho has chosen seat on the llusmhllunn slde. Ile Witk soon have to deefars hlmself, how- aver, for ‘the opportunity will arise on the organizution, for he can v the Benato it he chouses, provided the muddle In 'Tennedses i3 olenred up, 1 think, though, that he will bo governed by elreuinstances, Should ho voto with the Tepublicans in the organizne tlon, and give Arthur the casting Vote, o knuhy question will arise as to whether he can vote on tho organization, Thers is no precedent elther way to gulde us, so faras [ wn aware.” - CARI'UNTER, IS BERIOUS ILLNKSS, . Buecial Disputch to The Chicagy Triduna, Wasuinaroy, D. C.,, Feb. 23.—Thore is sald to bu sorlous danger that Senator Matt " Carpenter will not bo able to take his seat In the Senato a tho executlve sesslon, if indeed his filuess should not take o more ularming turn than ls. now antlelpated. Seuator Cars penter had a severs attack of pueuwonia sbout a month ago, and was very serlouly 1, He recovored, He, resumed hls work his law-oflice, and within a few days again felf* 111, but this timo from kidney trouble, n disenso with which h6 las boon afifleted sinea Iast summor, Physlclang dliifer s to its nature, but tho best medieal opinfon now is that he is troubled with Bright's (tsenso of the kidneys fn its early form. 1lo is confined to his bed. , LAKE-FRONT, DAVIS GOER OVER TO THE OPPOSITION, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, - Wasgmyaros, D. C,, Feb, 22,—epresonta- tive George R, Davis has now determined 1o oppose the Lake-Front bill which lies ufion tho Speaker’s table, ns well ns the bill which is in the Committes on Public Land, ‘Ihis fnciudes both .the Logan and the Aldrich Dills, with the amendment to which Mr, Davls hlinself consented, and which heln n groat measure proposed. ‘The supporters of the bill, in view of filsopposition, have appre henslons that tho mensuro may fuil, ns 1t I3 diftieult at tho beat to pass a LI at this stake of the session, 1t willbe much more diflienlt to do so with tho Chieagadelegation divided. The supporters of tho bitl ‘had thonght that Mr. David was satistied with tho amended Dbill as 1t pnssed the Senate, since the Amend- mients which were added fn that hody were mado nat his suggestion. Tho Intter, how- ever, suys that 12 HAS CHANGED I8 OPINION, and that he shnall opposn the bill, becanse he fears that, in some indefinable. mauner, it would, It enneted, convey to the Illinols Central Radlrond Company, If that Company dovs not already have the rluht{, tho ripariun rizhts along the lnke shore adfucent to the rondway, “Mr. Davls malntains that the Company I this roadway has shoply an easement, and has not the fee,—that the feo Atill remalns cither In the Stafo or I the United States, amd that the submerged iauds belong to the State or to the Uniterd States, or {o both. "T'liese are his reasons, ho sy, for opposing tho bill, and for changing his upinion, 111 AN NOTIFIED SPEAKER RANDALL and Mr. Converse, Chalrmay of the Public Lands Commitlee, that he shiall opposo the «bill, “I'he bIL would gndaubtedly smss. nat- withstanding Mr, Davis’ opposition, if {tcould be reached by n majority, but it s not prob- able that It can be reached except for pussnge under the two-thirds rule, and it. I8 very doubtful whether a two-thirds vote conld be accured, ‘Che opponents of . the bl tulk of rotests which are to be sent from Chicago, ut these protests hnve not yot come. INAUGURAL, TIHE CEREMONIES. WasmNarox, D. C,, Feb, 22—The Mill- tary Committecof the Cowmmittee on Inau- gural Ceremonles, ot dectiing tho program Issued by the Chief Marshal, Gen. W.'T. Sherman, suitablg for tho ocenslon, have adopted a program of its own which wlll be suhmitted to the Executive Committee for action. ‘The general plan of the parade ne- cording o this program 1a, that all organizn- tons ntending to partieipate thoretn, civil as well ag milltary, shall act as an escort, and upon arrivalat the Capltol take position within sight of the east front, and as nenv the Capltol us the nature of the ground wifl permit, GEN, MANCOCK will boat the Innugural cercmonies in the Senate and nt the reception In the Natlonal Museum building in the evening, but will not enter the procession. A uneEzE, The resolutlon of the Inaugural Military Committee condemning the nflpulnhncn\: of Gen. Fietd, ex-Confederate Doarkeeper of tha House, to the command of o division of the Innugurnl proceedings, has ereated o breeze here. Gen, Slhierman appofnted Fleld, amd to him tho latter submitted the questlon as to whether hie should serve oe not, - Uen, Sherman malntains his right ns Grand Mar- shal to npyuim his asgistants, and Inslsts on Fleld serving. FREE TRADE. d CONGRESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. WAsiNaTON, Feb, 22.—A dinner was glven te-night by Representatlve Iurd, of Onlo, to o numberof Democratic mombers of Con- gress of well-known free-trade proclivitles, About thirty members wore present and in- tinl steps ware taken tosvard forming o Con- gresslonul orgnnlzation In the interest of frep trade, and to conunence an aggressive free-trado eampaign throughout the coun- try. ‘I'ho following gentlenen, members-eleet of the next Congress, were selected ofll of the Associatlon: S, 8. Cox, of New Y President TS al ork, W, R, Marrison of_Illinols, John (. Carllslo of !\'uuluckl?' 13, Q, Mills of Texny, J. Ttandelph Tucker of Virginia, \'lu\:-}'rcsb dents, Speeches wore made by Mesars, [Lurd, Cox, Springer, Lefevre, Knott, Morrison, "Townshend, and othors, - Nearly nll declared themsoives In favor uf muking fres trade o prominent-featurs of the Demacratic poliey from this thme forth, with a view to munking it Ieading National lssuo In 1884, NEW RIVER SCIIEME. THE MOST PLAUSIBLE OF ALL. Bpectal Dispaleh to_ The Chicagn Tribune, WasiiNaron, D. C.. Feb, 23,—Capt. Cow- don appeared to-dny bofore the Senato Com- meree Committee, in advocacy of his outlet- theory of the Mississippl River, Yesterdny morning Senator Logan offered an amend- ment to the River Commission blll, providing that $250,000 of the $1,000,000 proposed to bo glven to *he Luvee Comumission be applied to the apening of an outlet from the river below New Orleans into Lake Borgne, five and o half miles distant. Tho surface of the lnke betug fourteen feet lower thun the high-wa- tor river surfaco at New Orleans. THE PIIMALY PURPOSE is to lower tho rlver’s surface nt New Or- leans about twelve or fourteen feet. This, it Is elalmed, will aceelerate the veloclty of the current fn the river's channel above and below the outlet, and keep the water in the chanuel, ‘The channel itself witl be scoured outand deepencd from Cairo to the Gulf, 'Fhe whols of the vost volumo of water that now oversprends the lowlinds and lakes will Dbe drawn down and through tho (lce’]mlmd channel by the nceelerated curront within It, - This was' the substance of Capt. Cuwdun’s speeeh, of half an hour or more, made before tho Committee, which VECAME MUCIH INTERESTED In his plans, 116 was en; questloned by members of the Commil and when ho stated that this ono outlet would necomplish nors in rulleumhufi the valloy from overfiow, and in deepening the river’s channel aud fm- nro\'luog 1ts navigability, than theexpendititro of $100,000,000 I the munner proposed by Endy Luvea Commisslon, the Commltteo lis- tened intently, Capt. Cowdon remarkad, In coucluding hly speceh, with n aignlilcance thut conld not be misunderstood, that his plan, *llke that of another sort of salvation, was too slinplo to be understood, and cost too little to be popular,” —— NOTES, GRANT AND CAMERON, Bpeetal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, WasuiNaToy, D, O. Feb. 33—den. Grant and Stmon Cameron ars to be the specinl ambassadors of the United States to Mexlco tosecure a rovislon of tho treatles. 'PHY CANVASS FOR UNITED STATES MARSITAL for the Northern Distrlet of Illinols has nl- rendy begun, A, M. Jones, somothies called “Long Jones,” 18 urged for the pluce by Senafor Logan and by Represontative lawk, Hls name lius been subittod to some of the other members of the delegntion, but thoy hiave not yet agreed ' to support him. ‘Tho next prominent candldate for the position Is John Stillwell, who, it fs claimed, will secure the place It Jones does not. THE HUGAR QUERTION, ¢ b the Wastern dmsoclated Preas, WAsmNarToN, 1), G, Feb, 23—"The hearing on the sugar question wns resumed this mornlug before thu Wuys and Means Com- mittes of the House, Ropresentutive Frye inquired whether the ropresentatlyes of tio sugnr Interest had ugreed upon and wero LGummd to present sty wmensure of relief, I, Huvemoyer intormed him yesterday that the principal objection to the Carlisle bill would be removed by the nsertion of i pro- vision for the establishitent of bonded suprar warehouses, Mr, Frys then submitted tho following us tho amendment propased: **'T'hat bonded warshouses for refintug sugar may bo established Inuny pourt of entry Inthe Unlted Btates under such regulations s the Beeretary of the ‘I'reasury may ' preseribe, Any luported sugar may transferved to sald wurehouses withont B:\ymeul of dutles. The product of such rellusries may bo ox- ported free of duty, or may be withdrawn for cousumpiion 1n the United States on the pay- mentof the snme dutles g i whien they are v m{)lwyirulwn e |y Withdrawn tron Mr. Frye said he Ind suby Yislon to Assistant-Secrey rif“r!:f-i}p}"“ s Lreasury, who saw ho ohjeetiuy to i of thy Commltico will holt - sheell i, 10 morrow to take actton on tho by 08 1o proposod amendment, aud the oy :r.[x«mv’. COOKE DYINg, ix-Gov. 1lenry D, Cooke 1y [y nuslr 11t s rosldenes in (h-ulrb;."(l"l%\:-hn Brieht's discnse, and his recovery iy o Sith by phiysiclang a8 Topeless, NP, (oo ried born in Sandusky, 0., Nov. %), jsin e Wy ated al Fransylvania’ UniVergity, foopirdt in 1844, and studicd faw, 1o fosmee pch, fusslon for Journnllsm. * Tn 1817 T sy Yitlparukso: hut was wreeked off thy o [OF das, but continued his Journey nnd nr;"f"" iy destination some months” Inter, \\Q hed detalned on this Journey the fdeg of o sy ity mhip fne from Now York (o Califorfe Panama, was sugeested 1o |y, mu’[‘1 i at onee commenced writing upon the ‘Im j‘t-ct and from this beginning the ]villm .lul\.bl«-mnsh)p Compiny iy umuflr Mr, Cooka nfterwards resiiletl Iy Califo ok whiero s had mueh to do with th ) rnlln. interests of the Paclfic const, o '“.1}1’9‘1" first to announce, throngh o (Il‘umllrl ? Washinaton, tho discovery of ol m‘um Sacramento Valley, On s roturn from Capfe forhia he beeame: comnceted with thy ga Sute Journaly was -Preshlentin) Blector 1 1850, nud_ in 1801 bheeame a tnembor of lh'I flrm of JJay Cooke & Co, 1n 1870 he \\'mgn' polnted Governor of the District of L'nlumblo' which he resigned tn 1871 and’ has siey i sided In Georgetown, I C. 1l y nhmkrl'r ooko, who has sorved with dis Coniress, (nctlon [y : l’{lm VICE-PREAIDENT-ELFCT, Uen, Arthur left here this g, Now York, Hosald ho wonld untrlr"olln\ign!fll.; Washington untll the #d of Marel, 1 bhavg g, ToN, 1, G, Feb, 2L—Thg Pacitc Itallivays are of o My, Frenseh, Awditor of it lway Ao eounts, has blnndered in his 108101 roe gardime the Contral Pucifle Itailwayy nllezed evasloi of the Ehuriman net, I diverting the net earnings required to be pald fnto the Sjik- ing Fund into feased Ines, The Commlttey s of opinfon that It ‘Freneh's g legations are well founded ho should not go to Congress, which camog umnlr o runmlly. but = to tho Courts, and have the rond put In the hands of a Rar celver, ‘T'o puss on net reqiiring 50 per een Instend of 25 per cent, of thonet earnings pug Intothe Sinking Fund woull not remedy mat- ters, If whiat French suys Is trie, for Tr the munagers of the rallroad ean cvade the 2 per cent act thuy conld also evide un act re. auiring b0 per eent to be pakd f, A sube comimlttee, congisting of Messts, McLane, Chairnun, and Butterworth and Dickey, wil have n eonferonco with the Attorney-Gen. eral to-morrow on the subject. On the other hand, Mr, French elaims, ‘it is suld, that ho took the matter 1o Congress as the only alternative at thia time, owlng to the to. luctanes of the Attornoy-General to begin proceedings which he could nat conclude while fn oftice, TIIE RECORD. SENATE, WAsmNGTON, D, G, Fob. 22.—r. Morri reportedly favorably the ITouso bill defining tho verliieation of the returns of Natlonal banks, 1o sald tho objeet was to legalize the onths taken by bauk offleers us to the re. turns when made by a Notary Dublle, Tassed, * . Mr. Bayard, trom the Finance Committee, reported, with o substitute therefor, the Se ato bill to repeal all laws that fmpose taxes upon capital of and deposits with banksand bankers, and upon bank checks, Mr, Dy nrd stated that the substitute reported by the Committee provided simply for the repeal of the tax on deposity. . T 'The substitute was agreed to, and tho bill o3 amended pagsed, AMr, Wallnee, from the Flnance Committeo, reported adversely tho Senato bill to author- fzo the issue and provide for the redemption of fractionnl notes. Indefinltly postponed. Discussion pecutinrly appropriate to the ‘day and .upparently well appreciated by the gallvrles (whioh woro unusunlly full) was initi e by tuking wp tho, llouss Joint. resulution nmending and reluacting u Jolnt resolution ap- proved June M4, 1870, pravidiig for n monumens to ninek the bivthpluce of George Waahgton, Both resolutlons pluace tho expenditure ot tho nppropriation and the eontral of the ercctlon of tho moniment under tho direction of the Seere- tury of Staty; and the pending one increnses the appropriition $3(00, to $50,000, Mr. Snulsbury, In fuvoring tho bill, upun thoe persistence with which had vbjected to tuking up or tho bl stunding tha appoals ninde to bilm fn putriotie chaynetor of tho day. Mr. Cockrell l‘nslllml thut, on tho motios to tuke up the bitt. Mr. Baulsbury, In bis speetucus Jar and dramatic way, had appenled 1o him not to fnsist upun hls objection, o that monument might bo had, and now it nppeared 8 momie ment at K000 bad bean provided for by tho resolution of 1879, and that tho cfort was now under cover of patriotic occaslon and 1ho name ol the old flog to take out of the Trensury 27,000 udditional, Ho thought tle ociginal” memorinl wis the only one the great and good but modest Washington would recoge nize {f to-duy ho conld speak from his grave. Mr. Lognn suggesied to Mr, Cockrell u cors rection of the famillar lines, so that thoy should read, * First fn war, trst In_ peace, and the st one to get g monument,” |[Generul merriment.] Mr. Ingalls snld ho was curiota to know why thio poople of Viekinky, if thoy folt wn interest in tho matter, did not eroct the monument noder tho resolution passcd in 1870, Mr. Johuston replied thut the duty had been imposed on the Heorotary of State, nnd hedid not do it Lecauso tho sutn Was not sulficient. Mr. [ngnlls—Thut i1 1o any, thut £3,000 was ot suflicleut to orcut n $8,000 inonvnent? ‘The 8ecretury differed with Congress in flflé particulur, and conscquentty had not attomple to comply with the luw, Mr, Conkting baving boen Informed that tho bill wna noy aceompiinied by uny written of nrintod repdrt, sald It appeared .to him o be & hollow and protentious proceeding. Mr, hignlls sala thut lustead of marking the biethiplice of Wasblugten with n menjorial stono, us designed In the resolution, the Sceres tary of Stato wid his pssoolntes had ““d”m“x:‘l‘} tu dubstituto for that o sort of cottuge, oF bl Ao of sume kind, with detieately stained-glest witnlows, sud usked for £0,000 6 puy for it L Cougress desired to huve 'its dotiherately-es:. prossed_purposs: nullited, vetoed, nnd bros guted by nservant whoso duty du was to ety out fia wisiea, ho- (lojulle personsl hnd na objection to tnforpose, but B0 thought It wotkd bo much botter for Lnil;tn!!‘ 15 say 1o tho Beeretary ot State that Ilinru(urro;l ' #e0 its orlginal dosfgn carrlod o, 1f tho will o Congress ud been observed, tlio birthplucs ki \\‘ushllunlun would now by nppropriately dost# uated, . * furthor critfclsm on tho hill, n motioihy or to recommit was newutived—yeas, B 5; and tho Jolut resalution pusséd—ye 403 nuya, 10, 3 Mr, {Vlllluml futroduced o Joint msnluum’l‘l’? Toan oertaln. tonts, lings, ote., o tho Masot: Loulavllle, Referrod. 3 wand Bir. 1111y from tho Committee on Privileres a7 Electlons, reported u resolution nlln»ulluum‘ " Sucretury of 1o Senuto to puy out of tho IWEET Innvous {tams of the Contingent Fund to the witl represontutivy_of ilenry 81, Spofford, O ant of the seat from Loulsiung, tho salarys cumpensation without mhigage that o WeeT have been entitled to wndor the lnw'mu; A from tho 4tlt of Maroh, 1877 to tho il lll oy wuet, 180, Tho rule proponed wus identical ¥ that of the Cortin ensc, uni lind beon repofry by & unnnimous voto of the Committes. resolution provatled, Mr, Voorhees tntroduced a bill to pr cf"" rflxr'clmnsu and owners of putented cloa, Hoferred, Mr. Voorhees called nttentlon to the jllm{; tnnee and nrgenoy for somy sucl proted viow of recont doctslons uf the Coults, | po. Mr, Logan moved to tuke up tho Ge ey tromient. bitl, Tho motion wis SUbAClETCE changed to muko tho bill the n!:uolu.l‘uo tu-morraw, and was tegativel =23 W00 o The Leglfutive’ Appropriation bilh wie 5 cueded with, and 31v. llutr wdvoontud 10 pasad fncrease of the ponslon vlerical BTCL, Mr, Logun, upon the mifit’fl‘l‘:‘c‘l o ntry, wad rivs. M el K regurded tho amenduient B8 B clent, ug 1t did hut priposo i reieds fur tholbey ent defeuts In tho onsion-Oitico e¥8UOTL, g would still_allow a dishonest lwnulunr b oe dlshonest avent to tuko ““"““‘“"‘".!;om and vors af thi Guvarnment, us (50 B SR 4y thaso who would bu gent out by e HIEEL Py employed to hurry up tho work B - murely puartsnng, not selceted oF WIS P ji noss, but becadsy of politionl WRSTUICEL oy preferrod to buve an luveatigation ol B, operations bofore providing sn Inercd " 0rce. . e Plumb roplicd to M, Deok 8 A on vurtimnsbip i wppointments 480 Lo, pe furce, Hosnld that he had & reseit* statenont that_sn Oblo Democrutle BEUEEca nuve had seoured during his Mn: d polit tho appointuunt of Hity-Uve persontl 8% e t’uul Er;umh i‘n'll P‘";"’.‘h‘i’.i"’;u?filfifi-iflb ,Ens erred from (bis fud * e Lupurtuouts had beos accoptable """‘é £ ocratld purty. i O lirnalo romarkod that, 8¢ O BTO/SC lubor for suldiors to woere KnlkdU;r ‘s, Lo us ho could not talk as loud OF Jjj a us same other Benators, B NC gornl loast ot detaln tho Sonute by ng o Benutof utterances, 110 sald ho had notl sk ) ect nnoe artlt cod the Teous Llaols (Lowua) suwiing a $bid 4167