Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1881, Page 2

sional pets” In New England may become teh, nleributed the deeadence of American Aliipping Intarests to the high protective sys- tem, and ridiculed Morrlll’s theory that thé fact that our exports greatly exceed our ln ports is an avidence of the prosperity grow: ing out of our tariff system, ; ——The Sonate Committee on Finance will take nctlon’at hn'earty day on the bill Intra- duced by Senator Morrill to, enable National banks to’ extehd tilelr corpbrate existence. ‘The Republicans favor the bill, ail ‘It Is ex- pected that the Banking and Currency .Com- inltteo’of' thb Hduso wilt resort ‘In favor of legislation anthorizing! ‘the’ continuaned of: thot bnitks' In‘ accordines with the: recom- mendation of Controller’ Knox and Secretary Folger. -—Among the bills introducéd in the Sen- nto yesterday way one by Sunntor Edmunds providing that Jurors in trints for polygainv: and bigamy {n the Territory of Utah may ba chaltengedj-n Dill for the selentifd explora. tion of Alaskn under the direction of the Sec- retary of War, and’ approprinting $69,000 for tho purpose; a bill by Morgan, of Alabama, aranting the right of way through the Stato of Alabamn to the Wulf & Chieago Alr-Line Rallway. ——-Anclévator In Pfestar & Vogel's tannery nt Mib@nukea was overloaded yesterday, and fella distance of forty’feet, cansing tho al- inust Instant death of four employés who were in It at the-thne. ‘The vietims were F, Echenbrodt, Charles Heyer, Otto Grecne- wald, and August Urieke. A titth, employd esenped by Jumping. The eleyator'was ware ranted to carry from 3.000 to 5,000 pounds, but there were not more than 2,000 pounds in. {t when It fell. . —Mr. Rengan, of Texas, will introduce'n tevised and improved edition of ls Inter Btate Commerce bill in the House today or tomorrow. ‘There ig pretty fair prospect of favorable action on the measure this session. ‘Tho yiodple thik that'shinething ought to be dobe, and numerous petitions have fect Ore wiirded urging tio passare of sohe sich mcasuré a¥ thatof Mr, Reagan, ‘The feeling® in favor of compelling railroads to porfdrin thelr duties as‘dommoti Sirriers is growing. f ——The United States Susreme Court, by nvote of 3to3, réfpsed' to reverse’ the de- efsio) of the court below in the South Park cases. The lower court decided tliat Keri’s title to 110 acres adjoliing ttid parks was good, but refused to give’ him title toelghty neres; Kerr claims that: the decree should lite: Been hh favor. ‘Tho followin Judges sat in the ense: ChtefJustice Waite, Judges Miller, Bridiey, Harinn, Woods, and Matthews. No opinion will lic delivered In- tho edge. 4 ——aAld. Gullerton introduced resolutions into the Clty Council Inst night requesting the Corporation Counsel to draft an ordt- ndnee: Imposing a license féo of $15 por dn- aun on all railroad frelght-cars and $25'on oety prasengar-car dntering this clty over a steanr raitrond, and a Heense feo of $50 for each street-car, Tho resolutions were re- ferred to tha Judiciary Committee, Mri Cullerton wants it distinetly understood that the resolutions are bona side; and aro not In- troduced to ennblo him to bleed the compa- nies. Nobody could think of auch « thing, —senator Cameron, .of Pennsylyaiuta, presonted a novel elaiin in the Senate yester- day, and one which fis likely to excite con- siderable commont. It Is that of Adiuiral John L. Worden, who commanded the Mon- itor in the ongagement with the Rebel i elad Merrimac fn Hampton Roads In i and who now elafins for hinigelf arid the of tigers and the eréw of the Monitor the estt- miited value of the Merrimac as prizé matiey. 1n support of his elaiin he cites the fact that tiie oticers aiid crew of, tle Kearsarge.re- celyed the full value of the Rebal frigate Ala- bama as prizé-money, ——Tho funcralof the victinis of the Vic enna theatre disaster took plica: yesterdny, ‘The: ceremontes were held in the Roman CatholiG cathedral, and were qulte solemn and finprosalye. Several chtirch dignitaries assist- ed, und the Emperor and the iiembers of the royal fanilly were present. One Atmerteati, nano unkiidwn, Is sald to be among the vic- this. ‘fho Upper Hoise of tho Retehsrath has voted 60,000 florins for the fellet of the Suffercte’ fdmllies; and the Rowmantan Gov- Grninent has voted $200,000 fur the same ptir= “poso. The disaster has greatly affected the Euiperdr of Gérmiiny, who as directed that the utinost precautions be taken to protect ‘Ufo at the Berlin Court theatres, — Mr, Emery A. Stotts, who retired to _Chieago from {Vashington yesterday, 1s of oplifon ‘that Guitenu wilt be convicted, He thinks that Giltcau's course and the genoral dtift of the évidehce will be dufitclent to con- vinco the jury that he'is not legally insane, that lie knows thé differance, betiveen right ind wWrotig; and that at tho.time hé shot the Presiddnt he was not acting from: any irre- slgtible linpulse, As to Judge Cox’s conduct ot-the trial Mr, Storrs:thinks that the Judge has determined to giye the prisonet the largest latitude, so that there could bo no error in the recorg of the proceedings. Mr, Storrs thinks, however, that the Judge should have maintalned order In the court, —aAn amended telegraph-pole ordinance was introduced fn the City Council last uightinthe Interestof the Mutual Untoti Company. ‘This ordinaiice pravides that the poles aliall be pit up only for temporary use, and thdt thoy shall bo removed In Alay, 1898, By that tinle the company expects to haye its Underground syastém completed. ‘Tho ordl- nance was roferred to the Committee on Streets and Alleys of the South Di¢ision, on wnotion of Ald. Snndera, It remaing to be sven to what extent the Courict! will bo ma- ulpylated In the interest of this transparent devices to evade ‘tho existing ordinance pro- hibiting any further increase of the pule-avil ‘An Onlengo, ——Arreats under the Coercion act con+ tliue in Ireland, aid the Goverment is ovi- Metitly proparing for more, ‘The. number of pald mngistrates {s being incrersed, ahd tha aultitary authoritles have bedn naked to snne- tion the appointment of a number of oflicers ong magistrates; ‘Tha White Boys, on tho other hand, evince'a desire to lessen: the nunber, Yesterday a magistrate named Studdert was shot at-in Clare, but escaped unhbrt. The manager of the Land-League paper Jios fled to England to escape arrest, ‘The paper will be managed by the Ladtes? Land League jn his absenee, ‘Tho tandiords are begining to think more favorably of tho workmg: of the Land act. One agent ac- knowjedgod ‘yesterday that the teinnts on the estate which ho nianaged were tnck- rented: ; ——The only witness examined in the Gul- tenu cuse yesterday waga Dr, Edward Charles -Bpltzka, of New York, who suid ho had -“uude the study of mental and nervous qis- ceuse a specialty,” He thought Guiteau is insane, and that he Is a moral iinbectle, or moral monstrosity.” Guiteau smiled ap. -proval on the witness, When itcaine to tho, cross‘exuninationtiie witiess had toacknowl edge hat he devoted most of lis tline to “horse doctoring,” ‘This adinission was mado reluctantly, and the witness and tho counsel for the prosecutlun x6ot very ohgry ; atonch other, Gulteati tried to come 10 the rescue of his Witness, abused the Judge, .Davidge, ‘and the press, ‘deélired , hitnself . Once more 6 conglutent Christiaiy, ele. Judge Cox porinitted the disorder tw prodecit with out any determined effurt on bis parttostop it. DECEMBER 13, 1881—TWELVE PAGES WASHINGTON — Frelinghuysen Nominated and Confirmed as Secretary of State, Speeches. of ‘Senators Qar= land and Beck on the Tariff.: A Sennte Bill to: Pay the Expense of Garfield's Illness. eres A Hustling to Avoid the’ Responst bility of the Aotion in \ Peru, Ohristianey. Says tho, Staite De- partmotit Cannot Sadie: It upon Hin, Note of Secretary. Blaine to’ Minister” Hurlbut, Expressing’ Presidon- tial Displeasure, ‘Three Thotisand Settlers’ Surveyed Ont of Tlictr Homes by Land: Gralitiors. The Deciston’ of the Lower Gourt it tho * Bouth Park Qases Affirmed: by the: Supromo Court. FRELINGHUYSEN, ME 18 SECRETARY OF STATE. Soeclat Dievatch to The Uhleaga Tribune. Wasitneton, D..0., Dee, 14—The nomi- tintion of ex-Senator Frelinghuysen, of New dJersey,-to bo Secretary of State was sont. by the President to’-the'Senate today, and con- firmed, XX few days will probably elapse be- fore Mr, Frelinghuysen assumes the duties of tho office. Mr. Blaing ling put the State Departnient fw order, and it will be rendy for the reception of his successor whenever he chooses to'enter, ‘Thé ox-Secretary will re- side lére during the winter, Washington has been his winater hoinc for many years, Mr. Biatnie’s new résidence near the Britisit Legation is alinost completed, but he will: not occupy It until next spring, IN THE SENATE. GARFIELD: - Special Dispatch to: The Ohieago Tribune. Wasmnerox, D: C., Dec, 12—Among the more inportaut of the bills and resolutions presented thig morning in the Seuate was 9 bill, introduced by Senator Ediunds, pro- viding for.detraying the expenses of the !ll- ndss of the Inte President. it empowers the Sevretary of the Treasury. to audit and pay, through the proper disbursing officers, ail bills incurred in consequence of the assault upon the .Prosident, providing that the nuiount does not excel $100,000, “Another ‘was the old Christlaicy bill, introduced nt the third session of tho Forty-fifth Congress, relntioduced by Senator Edinunds, provid- Ing for tho challenging of jirors Jo tilats for bigamy and polygamy in the ‘ferritory of Utah, Senatht Shermau presented a bill for the aclentitic exploration of. thd Territory of : * ADABLG» under the direction of the Secretary of War, and appropriating $68,000 for the purpose, A speech in fayor of instructing the Comunitteo on Terrttories to Jiqulre Inte the expediency of organizing a Territorial fori of Govern- ment in Alaska was made by Senator Call, of Florida, and © resolution to that offevt re- ferred to the committee. Morgan, of Ala- bama, introdneed a bill granting the right of way, through the State of Alabama to the Gulf & Chicago Alr-Line Rallway. Senator Mill, of Georgia, x3 one of the sub-commit- tea appofuted to consider the evidence pre- sented agalrist the seating of SENATORS MILLER AND LAPITAM, ot New York, reported from the Committee on Privileges and Elections asking that tho commilttes be discharged from further con- sideration ot the case, Ile ‘explained the selection of the conimittee by reciting the grounds of the objection to the ‘seating of the Senators, showing them to be mere alle- guttons unsupported by evidence on two of the points and Insufficient on the third, The points made on the affidavits had been, first, a want of a qhorum In the General Assembly which elected the Senators dn ono of tho days on which a ballot had been taken; sec- ond, bribery; and the third, which applied to the ensé of Miller alohe. ‘That tie was de- barred from holding oflice as a deserter from tho United States army, On the last point the evidence was insufficient, und only 2 con- viction by a properly constituted court could constitute cause sufficient to disbar; on tlie second it consisted of inére allegation; antl on the first point the objection was Insuf- ficient, A THE MONITOR. Scnator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, pre- sented memorial in thé Senate today. It is signed by Admifal Jglin Ls Worden, andire- cites how he left New York on the old Mon: itor, March 6, 1803, ahd, After a perllous ex- Perlmental voyage, arrived at Hampton Roads In time to tern iat the Rebel fron- clad Merrimac had destroyed the United States frigates Cumberland and Congress, and was preparing the next day to destroy threw other frlatés and tle Government's shipping In the harbor. He telates, In a fow words, the action In which tho Monitor an- nthilated the Merrlinae, and nake that Con- Breas grantto him, the officers, aud crew of the Monitor as prize-money the estimated cost of the Merrimac. In support of thedlain Is etted the action of Cotigress In granting the Kearanree the yaluo of the sunken Rebel frigate Alabama, to the officara and craw of THE MONMILT TARIFF COMMISSION BILE Grid tid Gatland sitbatituty were tuday re- ferred to the Sonate Fiance Comuilttes, Evidently the Republicans -have determined to put tie Sbinmlasidn schente through’ the Beunte, but whetlier they hitend to preas it In the House is yet somewhat doubtful. Thoy ate, at ahy rate, fesolyéd to prevent any goieral tart legistatioi during the pres- ent session, and, If to offect thia it ts neaes- sary to paSs a coiiulaston bil, they will do it, If they coneludd to act on such a bili in the louse they can,. beyond question, mua ter enough votes to pass it, SENATOM BECK today made a short, pithy, sledge-lammer speech on the aubject in the Sonate, He de- clared his bellef that the Morrill proposition for an expert commission was intended pri- marily to effect delay, and to secure a report the object of which would be to confirm aut defend the existing systein of high Protectlye dutlos, If thés comiilssion bill sluild be passed, the finmediate pravtical reault would be to give atleast a two years? to work at onve’ and f Tevisd the tariff, and. not dttémpt entation of a large nambor of ; at a ease to the present ubomtnablé tari system, ‘The thing to do, he sald, was for the two Houses to set t to shirk thee duty cand shift Wuelt responsibility, Bub If Con- gtesy jnelsted upon having a cownisston, let \t be compusdd of Bunktors; Tepresentutlves, ahd exports, aid ltave thom go to work tine “mediately, aud stlek to ib during the holl- days, and take a report In thue td recelye _ the actlon of Cong: shoutd be tone, he declare formers would so concdusiv present tariif is such an abomination that no Sonntor would afterwards riso In his goat: and dofenhits i A NOTANLY AND SIGNIFICANT FEATURE of the Senate vroccedita today was {he prea petitions praying for Congresstonil actlon in regard to railyond transportation, atal, to) prevent wie Just dlserlminations by axon carriers, Those imonwrials come frovu Missouri, Wis- consin, South Carulina, To sas, Louisiana, “Kentueky, Pennsyivanta, anot other States— st cmbraciig all-seations of the country, Tho railroad question will doubtless occupy ‘the attention of the Commerce Committees of both Houses, “a THE SENATH PrkAXCk. COMMITTBN 5 “wit take early action on tho bill Introduced ‘today by Senator Morrill to. enatJa’ tho Na- Honal‘binks to extend utolr ccorpd rate exist ence. With fow exceptions. the Rupub! of both Mouses. will favor -the polley em bodied in the BL It is now inevitable that the Nationat-bank question Inallof its phases Wil ho discussed durhug the’ present sesston, ‘There can be no doubt ti. the Banking and QOusrency Committee of die ‘Haase will be constituted so as tu favor fegislation author- Izing. the continuanes of the banks fae cordamo with the recommendations of Cons troller Ruox and Secretary y Folger. THE CHILIAN TROUBLE. CHUNISTIANGY GETS OUT Fost UNDEI. Spectal Dispateh to The Chtaraa Tribute. Wasinnatoy, J). 0., Dee, 18,--The atten- tlon of ex-Minister Christianes, who was Attnistor to Pern, was cutlet bumight tothe published correspondence of &ho State De- _bartment with the United Stages: Ministers to Peru and Chill on tha subject of the -ree- ognition to bé given the Calderon’ Provisionat Governiiont, and particntarly to that portion of It consleting of a. dispateh to: himeetf, under date of May 9, 1881. Mr. Chirlstianey, “fn looking over the dispatch purporting to lave beer the one nedressed to hing dented. its correctness,, Ho snid,ealludihg to the opening paragraph of ‘tthe. dispatch, which spoke af his. having furntshed the departinant with the information that the Chili Government hud refused to rechg- nize Gen, Piergla,-and that Seftor Calderon was nt the head ot Provisional Government. That paragraph was 4 NOT IN THE Drspater’ received by me, That commenced with the words ‘It the Calderan Government fs suf ported ete” It closed. with the paragraph, ‘Mr. Elmore has been received by ine its’ the confidential agent of such Provisional Guv- drnment. What was 1 to Inter from that? Thore was but one course for me to pursue,” contiined tho ex-Minister, “ond tat was to. recognize the Calderon Government, which Idid, thongh contrary to my: judament. 1 authorizd youtg say this.” fe added. em- phatjeally, “I recognized the Calderun Goy- ernmont AGAINST MY DEST JUDGMENT, in obedience to the authority of. the Stato Departinent.” Belng asked if ho had not, represented ta.the department .the adyisabvll- Ity of recognizing Suilor Calderon’s {Govern ment, 13 the opsuing portion of the dispatch would seam to’ Imply, Afr, Christiancy suid: “No, I made no such representations, ‘here never was a Minister whe kept iis Govern- ment better Informed ‘than 1 did as-to the condition ‘of the country in'which he was geting a3 representative, but I. never anda such representatlons.. I was ine timately acquainted with Gen. Pleroln and with Seftor Calderon, and my aim was always to keep on friendly terms. with both sldes, and preserve friendly relations In the United States with them, Ileftthls friendly feeling to this Government when I camo home, iy . oe THEY CAN'T BADDLE THE RESPONSIBITATY ot tha recopnition of -the. Gulderon. Govern- ment on me, beeause Lopposed it, and my correspondynce ly on record In the depart, ment. It is extensive, and fills three large volunjes, and can be had when ealled for, Any member of Congress, can nak that the wholo correspontence bo made public’? In answer to _ the question as to what inference he placed on the actlon of the State Department in the premises, he sald; ‘'O, I have no tuference todraw from It, £ was the United. States Minister, subject to. Instructions from tho dopartmunt. I received my ftistructions and acted upon them, Having got themselves into « hobble, {¢ 1s now for the department to .oxplain it. I HAVE NOTHING TO BAY, except, that the.orders are there, aud, if called for, will make a startling showing.” Ex-Minister Christiancy declined to state thé reasons why it.was hig best judgment that tho Calderon Government should not be recognized. -It ta learned from other sources, however, that the so-called Govern- ment was nevereven a de-facto Government; thatit never had nutuorlty over a greater aren than i : . TWO HUNDRED ACRES, and that Calderon matntained himself In that mited domain only so long as ho was pro- tected by Chillan bayonets, and that, when those bayonets were withdrawn, his sem- blance of power vanished nnd he becamen prisoner, ‘Those ‘who are faniillar swith our diplomatic bistory say that the United States: never recognized any protended Government which was not ade facto Government until Calderon was recognized, ‘Che story goes that Calderon was known by the Unilinns to favor the con- tracts which the Chillan Government: had made with au English company fer the ni- trate mines located In the Province of ‘Tara- copa, which was conquered. by the Chillans from Peru in the early part of the war, tho possession of which was the real cause of the Ts r bi BLAINE’ NOTE TO HURLDUT. To the Western Aupelated Press. Wasttinatoy; 1. C,, Dec. 1—Additlonal dispatches to Minlsters Hurlbut and Kil- patrick have been furnished for publication by Secretary Blaine. Mr, Uurlbut, at Lina, under date of Noy, 2, Scorctary Blaine writes; P i 1 lenrn with regret that a construction bas been put upon your Innguage and conduot tn- dicating a policy of active intervention on the pactof this Governmont beyond tha scope of your inétructions, Ad those Inatruutions wore clear and explicit, and as this depurtmout is in possession of information which would seem to. requird the withdrawl of the ceniidence veposed in you, I wust consider thig tne terprotation of your words and acta as the result Of somo strayge and perbups prejudicud fulaconuepuon, dy only materini for forming an opinion consists of your memoraddum to Ad-, uilral Lynob, your loiter tu seilor Garcia, Bec retary-Gencra! Pierol, und the convention with Prealdont Calderon, croditing 4 naval etucion to the United Bates, 1 would bave preferted you should bold nd communication with Admiral Lynch on questions of a diplomatic ‘characters Hewas proseat as the military communder of the Chillan forces, aud you werd accredited to Peru, nor do E conceive that Admiral Lynch, ae gummander of the Ubilian army of vooupadion, + 3 HAD ANY RIGHT x to ask or recclve any formal assurance from you as to tho opinions af your Guye croment. Tho United States was repro- sunted fa Onli by a properly: aopredited Minleter, and from hisowa Government. The Adtniral could and ought to havo’ received au: infutibation which ft was important for bien shave? it wat to bave bocn expyoted, and uven deulred, that frank and friendly relutions ehould exist betwoon you, but I cannot considor sigh contidential comwmuuloaton au Juatifying# a Jormal appeal to Your colloaguo tu Cull for a correction or oriticlum of your cunduct, If there was anytblng tu your, proceedings in Peru lo which the Goveraiment of Chill could propers ly take exception, ditcos representation to this Goyernwent through ty was dug, buth to the Goyernmeut and to ygure. elf, Having sald thie, I ust add that the lan guage of the jlemorandum. was capable of B Hot Uuuatural mtsconstruddon, Wally Hilla Bdinister boro - you said Uo cont nothing that muy not whieh would, porhapa, bave rdiieved tho renal: tive appréhonsions of the Chillan autharittos, For, white tho Uitted states would unquestiona- bly regard with disfavor rie THE IMPERIOUS ANNEXATION OF PERUVIAN aa “TEMNTTORY asa right of conquest, you wero distinotly {n= formed that this Government could not refuse fo recognite that auch annexation might become & uocessary condition Int final treaty of peaco, and the tnin purpaso of ygur effort was expooct> ed to bo not so much te. protest against au possible annexation ns to attempt, by friendly bucunoltlotal communication with the Chitlan atte thorities with whont yout were ily associated, to induce thom te supporta pulley of giving to Peru, without tho Imposition of barsh and abso. lute conditions precadant, ‘the opportunity to show that the rights and interests of Unit contd be aatisfod without’such annexation, ‘Tho cam- peated condition of nifalrs resulting, from tho action Of the Uhilian Government, the tue re quired for comiuuntention betweou the lega- tlongin Chil and Peri and this department, ‘and ho unfortunate ndtoriety whien ‘tho scrluus ditferences between yourself and your cole Jeague In Catti have attrneted, pave, in the vptnton of the President, Imposed upon him the neoessity of-a ancetal mission. ‘This mission wit * be chatget with the duty of oxpreasing the viows yf the Prestient upon the Reavo condition of atairs which your dispatches describe, andy if possible, with due eunsidera- ton ot the rights, Interests, and respunsibilities of bath nations, to promote a sottlament which shall restore to tho sulformg people of Peru the henetits of a well-ordered yoyvncnmont, deliver both countrios from the misories und burdons of protracted war, vind place their future rela- trons uvon a founttation that will prove stable because Just and hunorablo, ar , 8,000 SkTTLERS. THEY ANE TIKELY TO Lost THEM TOMES, aprets| Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasnis.ctox, D, ©, Dee. 12.—The repie- sentative of somo 4,000 settlers m Now Mexieo is hero for the purpose of securing a hearing in, the courts of the United States on behalf of those settlers In regard to the valldity of the noted Beaubien or Maxwell Braut In-that ‘Verritory.. 1f the paners aub- mitted 4 this caso even approach necuracy, tho history of tis grant ‘presents as. re- iturk.ablo a story of successive frauds upon tho Government ‘and its clttzehs ng enn be Totwnd in connection with the history of any. of the ott Spanish grunts, lt’ seeing originally, by the testimeny of thy original owners, ty have covered no more than 100,000 nerves. It‘was gradually extended by those ‘ MANIPULATIONS OF SURVEYS So common to'this charucter of grant, until patents were finally obtalned from the Goy- ernment, covering at feast 1,000,000 acres of land, much of which was mineral tracts and exceedingly valuable, and n very consider able portion of It covering land already sure veyed, opened to settienent. and suld to set tlers by the Government. The tract as now recognized [9 of fumense yaiue, and at various steps of Its, expansion to Its present” lumenso proportions prominent inanipulators of Western lauds, well known “Territorial offiviats, influential railvond cor- porations, and a lurge number of foreign zapitalists seqm to ‘be Involved, ‘Tho title at one titue was sold to English’ capttulists for alnrge sumof money, and they, after work- ing dt portion of the mineral Lunds pon tiie grant, in turn sold it to eltizens of Holland fora large sum. ‘Che later boundaries of the grant, which are alleged to bo , WHOLLY FRAUDULENT, include the farms gud mining property of between two and three thousand settlers, and writs. of ejectment have been issued against them, ‘hey now. seek to obtain a hearing in the courts of the United “States, and (Ind themselyes: op- posed before the Department of Justice by the grent corporation and wealthy capitalists Indicated. ‘The: ,ovfuton of Secretary Kirk- woat, cuibodied dna letterto the attornoy- General written tast, stunmer, Is now for the first time necessible, Thy Secretary sets forth that ha had seferred tho matter to the Com- missioner of the General Land Ofilce, Will- fanison, but that, in wreport fron that offl- cer, he had only recited the proceedings had without,touching tpon the truth or falsity of the survey previously made, - TIE BECHETARY 8AY8 that lie has give the phpers such oxaintnn- (fon ns his ume would allow, and tat tio Is pursuaded that great reasons exist for as- suming that thts patent wos lmprovidently issued, and that the utter set forth fn the papers and by the platof the survey and the protest and complaints of the settlers whose possesslons were Inyolyod: were not giver sufllcient constderation. Other manifest in- consistences. appear, unexplained in tho pa- perd. Many Importaat papers in connection with the casa were not consitered by the Commissioner In his-report, ‘This ralses th question directly of : FRAUDULENT LOOATION, and of tho Jurisdiction of the officers making the location, ‘The Secretary also sayy thatho deems it proper to stata that the records of the General Land-Ottice show that nearly oll the towuships traversed by the northern Ine of this. grant hat been surveyed and plats filed tong before the survey of the grant, and yet, when tho latter was made, there was no reference to any former surveys, but the re- vort treated the whole region as an ynsur- veyed tract. ‘Tho Secretary, In closing, says hat : ‘ HE. DEEPLY. NEGNETS, in a enso Invelving an {immense aren of torri- tory, and where such complications of Indl- yidwal and public interests are Involved, the seemlugly Intprovident issuing of the patent has placed the whole matter beyond his De- partuent to correct, ,He, therefore, recam- mends the Department of Justice to bring sult upon the rightsof those now protesting ngalnst.the patents, that survey muy be adjudicated, The Department of Justice, notwithstanding this strong atatument of the Secretary of tho Interior, now appears In- disposed to-entor upon the business, al- though, for some thie and until ATTORNEY-GENERAL MACVEAGIE Joft tho office, it appeared probable that rome thing would be done, Some 3,000 settlers have, by the wrong or neglect of the Guy- ernment, beon subjected to great inconvon- fence and “the purll of being driven from the homes they have. made, and It would acom that the loast the Government coukl justly do, under the olreumstances, would be to give these settlers an opportunity to es tablidh In the courts tholr rlghts, If they haye any, *, 3 es “OS MIF POST-OFFIOR, ' a “ BTAR ROUTES, _'Boeetal Dispatch te The Chicavo Tribune, - WAsiinaton, D. O, Dec. 12—Heduetlons on star routes to the umount of $11,448 have been ordered to take vifect on the ith of December, on the raute from Reylta to Gard- ner City,-Culo, ‘Lhe pay was ralsed from $817; to $3,800, G. V. Meaerole contractor, ‘The post-oflice Inspectors recommended the cutting off of the oxpedition, whieh was en- rely useless, thereby reducing the pay one half, “The other route on which a reduction is ordered, is from Silverton,Culo., toParratt Chy, J. W. Dorasy eontrustor, Tho pay ta $14,870, of which the aub-contractor received $8,405. The expedition, which cost about $9,500, was. ordered ‘cut off, It having been Craudulently awarded the’contructor, THO VRISNDS! OF .POSTMASTEN-GENENAL : TAMES . adeoply rexsot that he Is compelled te leave the Post-Otfico Departiventin advance of the close of tho-tucal year, When Gen, Jamos left Washington last Friday it was With the expectation thathe could arrange ils business affairs in-New York so os to bu able to remaln in the -Yabingt. far into the summer. A conferguca, with the Directora of the Lincoln Natlpual.Bank, of which he 4s President, lias sluco convinced bhu thas it i fairly red warranted by ypur Instruattons, you omitted to say with equal cmphnais eonto things which your Instructions supplied, and ould bo twpracticable to negteet his private affairs louxeft than the tat of January, and ho will ask the President to aecopt his reslg- hation before that dnte. Mr. James’ suc- cessor will not be named by the President until after the holidays, 8 THE PUSTMASTRI-GENERAT, has made an announcement which has causod much dlsappulntinent to the army of hyntera for post-ofticus here, ant many of thEin wilt bo likely to taku tho first train for thelr‘ homes, ‘The announcement Is thot rhothing wilt bo done in most of the pending vases ntl! after’ the holldays, as the Prosl- dont fy too. much engaged tu important mat ters of urgéney lo consider any post-ofttes ap- pilentions, except: to fll existing vacancies, or whero removals are necessary for cause. fees the fact‘ that It Is expected that there nny bo auother Postmaster-General after the New Year {fs an additional reason for this postponement, < THE SOUTIL PARK. END OF THE LITIGATION. Spretat Drepateh to Tre Chicago Tridunes Wasittnatoy, D.'C,, Dee, 12.—The United States Supreme Court today, by a divided court, three to three, afirmed the decision of the United States Cireuit Court below In the South Park cuses. ‘The following Judges ant In tho cnse: Chief-Justice Waite, Justices Milter, Bradley, Uarlnn, Woods, and Matthews, No opinion will be given, as it Is not the custon of tha court. to reduce thelr ‘the division of the court, which aftrms the Jndxment below, isn defeat of Kerr. The, deerve in the Cireuit Court dismissed the bill as to eighty acres of tho land, and sustained as to a hundred and’ sixteen acres. This decree being affirmed, the matter remains as it was before Kurr took his appeal, Kerr elaiig tint the decree below should have been In his, tavdr for a hunitred and ninety. six acres. ‘The decison, of course, Is not ns much a victory for the South Park Commls- sloners us {t would have been Imd the United States Court dismissed the bill altogether, or dismissed it to a3.a hundred and thirty-four Acres, INTER-STAT COMMERCE, AGITATION OF THE suBancr. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxoton, D. C., Dec. 13.~The attompt to pass an Inter-State Commerce blll will bo renewed at the present sosslon of Congress, with botter chances of success than ever be- fore, If Texas ty reached In tho call of States for the Intraduction of bills to-morrow, Mr. reprat will present a revised edition of his gid Dill to regulate inter commerce betWeen the States. Other members will, fn all probability, introduce bis on the same subject, Public attention seems to have been thoroughly aroused on the subject during the recess, ant 9 score of petitions has tiready been | presented: to the Senate asking for lerislation to compel rallronds to perform their dutles as common carriers upon public “Ighways, and forbidding extortion and dis- crh{uation In rates, . POLYGAMY, ” A BILE BY BENATOR EDMUNDS. Wasmnatoy, D. C., Dee, 12,—Senator Ed- munds Introduced the bill to punish polyga- my in Utah which Uhristlaney Introduced in the Forty-fifth Congress. It provides that every person who has x husband or wife liv. ing, who, ina Territory or othor place over which the United States has exelusive juris- dlction, hereafter marries another, whether martied or © single, and any oman who hereafter simultaneously, on tho sane day, tnarrles more than one woman in a ‘Ler ritory or other place over which the United States lias exclusive jurisdiction, Is gulity of bigamy, and shalt hu puutshed by a fine of nob more tha-$500 and by imprisonment for x term of not indre than five years; but this section stinil not extend to any person by reason of any’ former marriage whose husband or wifo by such marriage i$ ubyent* for five successive yoars, and 1% not known to such person to bo Itying, ner to any per- son by reason of. any former marriage, which has been dissulyed or déetared vol by a court. Sve, 3 provides that in any prose: cution for bigamy under dny statutes of the United Status, -It shall besuflictenteausa of challenge to any: pyrson drawn or sum- inoned as a Juryman or talosman, first, that he is or has-been living. in the practice of bigamy or polygamy, or that he has been GUILTY OF ANY OFFENSE PROIIDITED BY THIS SECTION, : or, second, that he believes it morally, ro- Nelously, or legally right for a man to have more than one Ilving and undivorcer wife at the ganie tine, orto live In the practico of conkbiting with mura than one woman, and any person appearing or offered ng a Jury or talesman “and challenged on either of ‘thé foregoing grounds my bo questioned on hisoath as to the existence of any duch cause ‘OF. challange, and other evidence may bo Intratuced bearing upon the question raised by stich challenge; but as to the first sround of clialiengo above mentioned, a per- gon chattenged shall not by bound to answer fehe shall say upon his oath that he declines on the ground: that his answer imay tend to criminate himself, and, if he shall answer ag to said first ground, his an- swer shall not be given in ovidence in any orluiinnl prosecution against him under this section, but, it he dectines to answer on the ground that he ferrs his answer may tend to erlininate inimself, he shall be rejected ns in- compotent; that the Igsue of plucal marriages, known as Mormon marriages, in eases In whieh such marriages hays bech sotenmized According to the rites of the Mormon sect jn any Torrltory of the United States, and such issue shall have been born before the Iat day of, November, Anno Domini 1870, are hereby Jegithnatized, eh Z CANNONS ADMISSION, . ‘Thoro was luid on tha desk of each Con- Bressiuan, this afternoon, ready for tho nieuting of tho Mouse to-morrow,. a hand- somely engraved card bearing on one fold the Prosidyut’s message on polygamy printed In letters of gold, and on the other fold, In crlingon, « the wdmisalun fied 4 by ono of the parties in. tho pend. Ing Utuh cuntost: “4,. Goorga Cannon, contestans, protestlug that the matter fn this” paper contained Ys not telovant to this Issue, do admit that Jaina member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saluts, commonly, called Mormuns; that, In atpord- ance with the tenets of sald Church, Ihave taken plural wives, who now Ive with me, and have. lived with me. for o number. of. years,and have borne me children, “I also aduiit tat, In my public ad- arouses a8 a teacher of niy rofigion in Utah Territory, 1 have defended the sald tonet of sald Church as bomg in jny bellefa revola- ton froin God.” Each curd ty inseribed: “ Respectfully dodicatad ta the Forty-goveuth Congress. by the” Women's Nationals Anti- Polyyutuy Soclety of Sult Lake City, Utali." ; fda Mts Eats DECLINE OF LOURBONISM. » MISSISSIPPL INVE FoR READIUETMENT,” boeclal tu Gluds-Democruti. Wasuinatoy, D, C., Deo, 11,—Quite a del- ogation of Allusissipplans are in the elty, Gon, W. F. Fitzgerald, who was Inst month the catididaty of the Independent Repubile- ang for Atturigy-General of that State, Is hore, with other prominent Repubilean poll clang, to consult. with President Arthur with regurd to the Independent movement tn: Allgsisulppl. . Gen, Figgerald has an up- volntient tomorrow night, to tulk the mate ter over with the Prosident. ‘The Mjsslasip- plan says there 1s no doubt that hisState will be second fn the South to throw olf Bour- gon rule, and that’ everything Is ripe for, & Mahone movement there,’ He says -the “Indoppndent” ticket down there would have beon elécted last Noveiu- ber bad they received one-tenth of the sup? port accorded Mahonaln Virgiula, Hecites, views to writing when the court fs «lylded. | KSippt, the fact that bullilozing anc ine timidation Is d A THING OF Tit PAST. , Thore is no difleutty tn the way af a Repyb- Nean candidate making a thorough ‘cinveas of the State. ‘There was, he‘ thinks,’ sume ballot-stufting, but so thora is In every’ State, Th tho last election the issue was tho, return of Lamar to the Sonate, and this defeated the Andependent ticket, : ‘Tho reapportionment under the Inat census Wwitl give one additional Congressman to Minsissiopl. ‘The General thinks {¢ will bo hupossible for the Democrats to rodistrtet the State go as to capture this. Represuntative Without leaving ut least three Congtds- sslunal districts doubthu, and where au thing of that sort is doubtful fn his stato It. Wenhs defeat. ‘The Lndependent move of: Misstssipol, {tt will bo seen by this, Is to bo made, a4 was the hows nent th Virgtali, by, way of Washington, Gun, Fitzgeraitd Iscun- fident that If they gai secur: stich eUopera= tion from the Admlnistracion ng was accorded the Rendjuster movement in Virginia the Mn- dependents la thig State will triumph fu the next election, . "+ 3 : } aA. conference ot hold toutaht nt the stot- ropolitan Hotel between Gov. Cumeron elect, of Viruinin, and in delemation of Inde pentiont and uther Republicans, of other Southern Stntes, the object being to. et Caherow’s views on’ a-general Southern movement contemplated. A Noth Ciro: Jinlan present sald with the recognition of the Adininistration the effort to Mahonize his State would be successful, a IN TRNAS, wpaten to Clietnnat) Enquirer. 5 ASHINGTON, D.U,, Dec, tteoura godly undoubtedly, by tho suecess of Mahone in Virginia, Representative Jones, of ‘Tess, 18 evidently pincing himself In id posttion ‘to Jead a similar movement in. Texna, Juan {nterview he says: “A movement {n faver ofan antl-Bourbon candidate line develope in ‘Lexag, and seems to steadily gat: in popular favor, It wag staried In Greenback circles, and seems to bu popular in Repub- Hcan und Democratiecirelus, Ido hot know that L have determined to become a eandi- date, Should Tenth the field as <an tide. pendent candidate for Governor, tid should the Republicans and Greenbackers unite heartily in my support, L nm certain’ that £ could carry the State, and by a -large ma- jority, All that is needed ts tlint the move- ment should sveure a proper “send off,” and bo fairly brought before the people.” “ Would you submit.vour eandiacy to any entiens or convention 2? * Lwould nefther accede to party rile nor accept.n party nomlnation, Should 1 enter the race for Governor next fall, £ would an- nounce’ myself asin the fiekl and state my prinel ples, invituig man of all political shades and complexions {o- give. thelr votes. Of course L should nutobject tothe dapubilenbs aid Greonbackers and Independents meeting in State Conventions and indorsing ime 1s their candidate; Wnt I would. have it clearly ainderstood that L was not the candidate of auy party or set of politicians,” “Whatis your position, Congressman, In the political field 2”? “LAM AN INDEPENDENT, On all questions of. finance 2 am with the Greenbackers, Lam opposed to party nonil- nations aud to tho barty ash. Ltnak thts in dependent position.ns far back ag 1878, when Lcutulyot from party organizations,” “ Do you entertain even the fulntest hea that the overwheluting Demveratie majority {n ‘Texas could bo'overeome by an independ ent mevement?” ‘ - “Leertalnly do. I was twico elected to Jongress san Independent in -my district, which was always u Democratic stronghold. Lwasolectud on the bin}form that the old Issues hac been settled aud that new and ivingssnes must guide us. Thatsame Inde- vendenca of prrty rule exists today ill over the State of Texas. All that is necessary ts that it be developed and concentrated.” “ ow will 7 es . THe VOTE OF TEXAS probably stand tn 1sszo" 1 teat give you figures. . ‘Tho total ‘poll will probably reach 00,000, 1 don't] think there are “50,000 Botrbons prover in the State, Of course, ‘a great many conservative Democrats woukt not voto for tho coniltion ticket—muany. of them be- enuse of their antipathy to the Greenbackers, Why, I know Democrats in ‘Texas who cane sider a: Greenbacker a crazy man. - ‘Lho Greenback’ strength is a matter of‘ con-. Jecture. ‘Thoy potlod ndont 82,000 votes at the Just electlon, but the Greenback vote is tuch larger than the returns wouldindleate. {t: 1s .snte to say that ut, feat ane-third, 1 should say one-half, of of Texas are Greenbackers at heart, and would support the chback ticket under aie agsurance of success, The Rehublicuns polled’ over 57,000 votes for President Gare field, but the Republican strength in the State Ia steadily growing, ‘The Germans are almost soildly” Republicans, he colored men are enthusinstically: Republican. Un- der favorable. clretmstances the, Republic ans In ‘Loxas could not poll less than 80,000 votes,”” ? , Seas CAUCUS. WINDOWS PLACE ON COMSNTTEES. Wasminatoy, D. C,, Dec. 2.—Tho Repub- lican Senators thia morning helda enycus.of briv€ duration, -‘Lho report of the cominittea on tha subject of .ruvising the Repubilean membership of some of the Sennte commit- tees was accepted without controversy, Wine dom will bo pldéed on the Committes on Patents, Education, ant Labor. and Trans- vortatton Routes to the Seaboard. No com- prehenslve resolution on the subject will be submitted to tho Senate, but the various changes will be: mate from time to tino separately, “The caucus also adopted a reso- -Iution providing. for the creation of a Senate Committteo on the Rights of Women. Senator Lapham wilt be Chairman of this committce, with Anthony, Ferry, ‘and’ Dawes as the other Republican members, = +, THE SPEAKERSHIP, | THORTANCH OF THE OFFION.- | From Our Own Correspondent, Wastinaton, D. C., Dec. £.—The office of Speaker ts one for which, the myst distins gulshed -public men iny. well be proud to compete. For tho vortod of its duration It Is’ the socond office. In the Gavernment, as the Speaker of the House wields very much more power than the presiultiz officer of the Senate, ‘The Spenker must bea man who Is, a leador, and who eon take the fleld against all comers, Mo must, by his own personal force, have the ability to contro! men, and must possess tho technlew knowledge of par- Jiameutary rules and’ Inw. and tho skill in | applying them, which will gnable him: to keep legislation within [ts-proper chnnnels, fo conciliute the various elements of his own party, and to command the.respect of his op- \ /Ponents, io must have oll paritanentary knowledge at his command. ‘The Spoaker- hip 1s & position of GREAT DIGNITY AND OF connKsPoNDIyG se “RESPONSIBILITY. : 2fhe most Influentiat man in Congress with the President and the different departments {s, by virtue of his office, very IIkely to bé the Sponker of the Jlouse of ltepresertatlyes, dyis the duty.-of that officer to sppolnt all committees; and hls Influence -ln. shaping loxtalatton—In assisting the progress of cur- ‘tain bills, and $1 delaying actlon-upon others s~ny be very reat: The composition of the House committeés is of tho greatest Impor- tune, in evory Congress. ‘Unier our system of parliamentary governient the committee: rooms of Conkruss aro.minor. halis of legis- lation, ‘The real work of Congress la gun- ‘erally dous by a few members, Less than one-half of tha mombers, organized tn com- milttves, perform tho practical work, The Speaker appoluts the committecs, ‘The success or downfull of n party very Often depends in gréat ineasure upon the Speaker, He fs recognized as the poad of his “party; and, {f watchful, able,and wise,’ may ‘prevent [njudicioug legislation, and, by Judg- ment and tact, strengthen his) party and ex- pose the weakness of the oppobition. ‘The Speakor should have a good physique and excellent habits; be aman of varied Jearning and great energy; have a good voica{ b proinpt and declsive In hija rullngs; quick-witted and alert, - i UABITS OF BONE BPEAKELS, - ‘The habits of Speakers have been very dit: ferent. gWhen Heury Clay wos Speaker he soled ti Hougo with an trou’ hand; and. he was practically Ita master for twn years; but the House in 1812, when ho fret assumed the Spoukership, had but elghty-one members, ‘dad the number had only Incroased to 183 in “AS au Idbtdnts of the progressive’ spirit in | 1525, when no surrendered the wavele Whed tho White popiintton . is party or himself were arraigned by Oppnaltion, he retorted bitterly, and than ones cama down from the Chat ‘some nversnry to silence, That ts custom tt these fatter days, atthe Randall occastonally, when p was high, left the Chair to to take part {nt debates on the opr, where he ald not ‘ ways show to the best advantige, ag ie x Not nn casy apeaker,” Mr. Stning op on or two rare oceaslons, too, Jeft te ¢ 3, the Mora, Pt0 lash’ Not the uBh My, arty: feeling hal act as 6 Representative trom Malne, eto THE APEAKENS vowEn, The Speaker wields an whnost Mesnotle power, ‘The House rules, even arocompllented. Still, they confer q gre: deat of attocratlc authority pop i Speaker, aud give to bin an iniltence re logislation whieh the Constitution Never iain ‘templated, ‘The Speaker has it in his hanes to advance tho Importanee of any tndtlvtdhat ayembers who may be his friends or f I 84 loilified, volt by giving them “advantageous places lipok committees. Ho can atso, if he pteas 8) Witlie ont regard to merit, give dls friends and supporters the. best opportunity to get the floor, as tlie matter of recognition [ pureh arbitrary. Inthe oltt thnes theory was that the strongost-linged man who Was heard firstcoutd get the floor; but now everything ‘fs "tn the Speaker's eye.” ‘The nan whom, he recognizes Is tho tuyn who has the tloors hud when fifty members are on thelr feut, all Within range of one man’s eye, who shall bay what member was first recognized» Tho reing of legisintion are very muel within tite grip of the Speaker, and it 1s essential for all parties to see to lt thot they onty select for® thls place their most capable And honest men, THE CONSIDERATIONS WHICH GovEny the deelstons of a Speaker In Preparing hig committee-llst pre manifold and cunitlteting: and Itls doubtInLwhether the most skilled political manager could arrange the commit. teva In n perfeetly logieal and proper order, ‘There aro'clalins of lovality, of delegatiuns, of rival qhd relative strength in delegations froni the ilifferent States, of tho previous Services of members, gt seniority, of generd| ability and fitness for partleuiar Work, of stunding ft: Lhe dominant party, of the poste on before the-people in the country; thelr relations-to the Adiniuistratton, to the Speak. er’s own imbitlon, to the Presidentiat aimht Yon of the Speaker's trends, to certain great interests, to varlous classes of legisla. Hon—all these are elements: which ato con sidered In the formation of the contunittees, Mr. Blaine was noted for the’ skill ‘pith whieh he fratied his committees; but even. he shifted men from one committee to an. other for reasons whléh, posstbly plaln’ te him, wera abseure to’ thoso who were ob serving legislation. =, SPEAKER KEIFER, « Mr. Keifer, tho new Speaker, has many of the qualities named. THe attended Antioch College for-n while, but did not graduate. Ue had a ‘good common-sehoot education, and was nmang the ‘first to enlist for the War. . Since then he lins beon an active laws yer, and .bus been engaged in many finpore tant cases, Ho tsa member of the Iaw tim “Keifer, White & Rabbit. Ls partner, Mn White, is the son of William White, Jusites of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Mr, Keifer has had a good practice athe Ohio bar, and has tind a number of Inrge- rallroad cases, Ne has been President of a National bank and Director.- Ho [3% man of moilerate fortune—has two houses In Sprinetivtd, 0.,0 elty:of somo 25,000 population, where he Ilves, and has quite a large qttantlty of land {nu Nebraska. Whatevet tie has in tho way of worldly goods he hina secured by pluck, grit, and plouding imadustry. Ie ts aman enpable of great Inbor, and never tires. Ha has a wife and four children—three boys and one girl, ‘tho. oldest boy 1s now about 20, MARKING THE CosMITTr! . When the Speaker appoints bi: commit. tees he davs not rely upon ils. own judss ment ‘I'he theory of the constritction of thé conn tite {s, Hint tho best men are selected for the bust plicess bubstiila theory, lke many others.in pubile Hfe,'bs not always care ried out tn pructiee, A tan is not generally elected Speaker without hiving made cunble natlons to secure Yotes: and those eambina- tlons are not formed, ordinarily, without an widerstanding that the nen Instruimental in forming them shall be well treated on com: nittees, It often happens that the nen to Whom these pledges are iade tre nut the Tien whose abitittes fit them for the particu lar Chatringuships which they desire. Lr ts very possible that Speaker Keifer has some ontstanding mortgages of tals sort upon committees, althotndi his trends strenuously insist that he is unpledged and tree. Its eertnin that ALr, Kelter is proeteding in the «Work of framb the comuittees with a great’ deal ot care, and is makuy 93 many enrnest © inquiries ons to the ratifeation of the members of the House as he would do ifhe were withoutany entauzling alliances, «le has caused 9 tubutated fst a the membérs to be prepared, upon which aro digerent columns, designed to give informa: tton uvon the following subjects 4 © Meme ber’s nate,” “Birthpince,? “Ace,” Nun: ber of Congresses In which ho lias served," “Committees upon which he has serve “Tllg business.” “Special direction whieh hls studies have taken,’ “Ils tastes and fie ness,’ MR. CHATRSIAN 1” It wil be seen that, to Inform himself as to the something more than 400 Representatives and Delegates to be asslened to committees. as thoroughly as such a comprelensia 2 scheme requires, fg no ensy task; and it is Not at all Impossible tat the Hst of commit: tees will not’ be announced before Dee, 5 However, it is expected that it will be su , mitted to the House by Dee, 15, It 43, of coursé, to thy advantage of Congressmes to be on good committees, a3 they ure called. Connnittee-position glyes a member lunpor tance In tho House and finvartance at howe but, more than thar, the Chairman of a leads Ang conunitted has very mueh more Iniluence witht the Govormment: departments than’ ® qembet who oceuples a legs influential places At ts In the power of Committec-Chatrmen (9 male tt very uncomfortable for department interests should they be so disposed; st the Ainportant Chalrmen, therefore, aro helt iy high esteem in the departments, Cour milttee-Chulrinanship, too, aives a Inuraber wosiion ansthe floor wiileh he otherw is however arent his abilities, might not beable to secure, ‘Tho. rules,of the House are C4 complicated thay a member can do little ul sila of cummittess; and a Conmultteenia cannot do miuoh without the assent of We Chairiian, A member of thelmportant en nmilttees, too, has an opportunity to‘learn is opurations of Government and to study hes Brent buslness-Interosts of the countrys A menor of tho’ Ways, and eae -Committea hos a great deal of bower, wits every branch of liylustry and trade Hl ro countrys and, if he'ls tndustrious and! tentive to his work, will learn a great deal that fy of value to him durlug hile two year of chiiinittue-setvics, 1 has been Faster too,.that members of the Ways and nen :Conmnittee, In war-times for pataices W fa they knew what taxes would be ie Page Inposud on vartous ‘articles, used, ee the portunitios to their peounlary profit: ecg tine has gone by in Congress when fre elsiun of a committes is practioally ho clue lon of Congress, During the War, w an) Ulere was such a large Admlulsttayy ee Jorlty In both Houses, the wurk of Gong Lied was malnly,done [> committecs, a HENS -committucs Were controlled by te pul Hoy hulther iat me partly tas o evettd jn the Houso, and meu 1 F WI! be discudsed and doterniined much more upon thelr merita, a THE WAYS AND MEANS cossirrre on 1 times past, has been regarded as tne rtd Huportants and the Chulrmku of it be ditlonally yun called ‘the leader ae House!” For the last tow Congress: ty ever, during the periud of retrenchment reduction of expenditures, te Arete tons Comuuitiees has assumed eae Come promfuence than the Ways snd fenroptide mittee, and the Chalrmun of the etere tlons has been, with mur tities, Ste was zed ‘tha Leader of the House,’ wid, was eabeclally elle when, fen. OXtnonel is Qhairuan of that cou “ ali hot care to asaert it y leaders in tutnor detalls of legis! 5 ai cousitions are somuwht hanuele Quvations of turltl and tuxation Ln that (LO Hore prominent; and Itls probable Te ive Wayy: aid Mlvahs Committee Wr Tivuse, once tore the leading position hut a 7 TUR aPpuoyHsaTIONs CoMNITE matte Next to the Ways aud deans Conn certulnly: La the Approprinins Com