Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1881, Page 2

‘ 2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 18ST. VELVE PAGES ofclivil service, Henlluded to 1 description whieh Josiah Quincy eave of THE OFFICESERRER, and tt was here that Senator Morrill thres down fis pen and asked If that was not 2 desertption made ‘of the Democratic party whilotn power. Mr. Pendleton’s Instant re- tort was Unt 16 was ndoseription that applied with tenfold fore anit power to tha Repub- Niean party of Inte years, Having deserlbed tho evils of the bystem, Mr. Vendieton went, ‘on to show how, In his opinion, the. bill he had futroduced would make them HEREAFTER IMPOSSINLE, His argument of course was brief, belng simply that, as patronage was awarded to merit alone, 18 would cease to become a po- ‘Htleal and den oralizing agent. What his bill might recompllsh, he sald, had already been necomplished in the Interior Department by following out the prinelples Incorporated In his bil; also tp tha New York Post-OMco and In the Census Office under Gen, Walker. Mr. Pendleton spoke nearly two hours. | Ite spoke to Senators nearly every one of whom within the pist week have sought office for frlends or who have appointments with the Prestdeut to do so tomorrow or the next day, orsome othor timo, and yet these same Sena- tors all seumed highly to approve of what Mr, Pendleton had sald, § AN INTERESTING AND HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE INCIDENT occurred right fn the midst of Mr. Pendle- ton’s apeech, It was while he was Invelgh- ing against the abuse of patronage by the Esvcutive. Senators wore listening ta him. Just thon thers appeared at the door the Exceutlva messenger bearing a list of the nominations for oflice, Mr. Pendteton’s re- morks were suspended, while gome Sena tors seized the duplicate sheots and read over tho lists inegraups, while others gathered around the Vice-Prestdent’s «dest, uagerly scanning the lists. ‘fhe nominations wera mostly thase of Postmasters which had been secured by Senntors, When the Sena- toslal curiosity respectliyg these appalntments wa" satisficd tho’ Senators tdok thelr sents nguln, ‘prepared to'listen to Mr. Pendleton’s turther remarks on the abuse of patronage. It was wittily satd by ono Senator who had observed the performance, that never was such aremarkablo exhibition made by. men who were In favor of the Inv, but against its enforcenjent. FROM “THE, RECORD.” Wasinnatox, D. C., Dee, 18.—In the Sen- ate, at the close of the morning’s business, Mr. Pendleton took the floor upon his bill to regulate and Improvo the civil service.” He defined the spoils system thus: “The univer- sal rule—if there’be any exception it only en phasizes the rule—ts service and oftice; partl- san. work and official salary ns pay, and change in the oflleebolder ns soop us the gal- ary shall have pald for the work oro better or newer worker appoars.” Io traced Gul- teaw’s motive in shooting Prestdent Gartieh, and sald: “Lhe fact fs patent that he wanted ain office and did not get It, and ho belleved tho President was responsible for hts failure, Mo wanted a new deal—a new distribution of .oflices, Ile belloved a new President would make a new. distribution, and that ho would have another chance, ‘The destro for office and the belief that he had carned it; the bullet that the President could aud ought to divide the spoils among victors; the brutallty of our politics which traduces character and yllifies motives whenever n differance ot opinion or action: exists—these made his crlma posalble—for the assasin to assert that he thought he was doing his party and his country a serviec. These aro the festering beds in which such touls:are born, and In which sych mon and such schemes of wieked devittry are hatchod, The act of Guitenu is exceptional; the causes. which contributed te lf are imbedded In our system, and ever prqsent,”” OF the effect of the spoils system on public men and the public service, Senator Pendleton said: “This system drives Senators and Ropresentatives into such a position that “ not only. do thoy. , ndglect the chief - duty of leglatation, but {00 often they are tempted by their frionds and supporters, and are almost coarced to make the support of nn Adininis- tration conditional upon thelr obtaining of- tices for thelr friends, Nop Js. this all, or even the worst. ‘This appenl to love ot inonoy and love of patronage as sthuulants to exertion creates a fierce and brutal party spirit, which steps at no wrong In the accom- plishmontof itsend, It makes an Intelligent exercise of the elective franchise Impossible, It makes a free election and falr count im- possible. It levies contributtons on the sal- aries of all oficars, and expends the yast sums: . thus collected in corrupting votora, Itlowers tho tong and degrades the sqntiment not only of public men, but, more important Rtlll, of the whole people behind them. We must supplant this system [the present appolutment system) ;° we must chasa it out with hue and ery. In its placa we must put anothur and better system, founded on the idva that the public ofllces are public trusts to be administorad sololy for tha public goad; that the fittest mon shall administer them ‘wntll still fitter and batter men shall ba found; that ofices have no right to be, excep} the faithful oxeoution of the duties. attached to them is nevessary for tho publlo welfare, and that the maximum of efficiency and tho mini- inuni of costconstitute the condition on which. they should exist, We must establish the ! dlea that the business of 60,000,000 of peopla must bo transacted by business men upon buslnegs principles, and all the mora rigidly. and faithfully because tt 1s tho buslness of tho people”: Mr. Pendleton then explatned atlongth the scope of his bill, saying he Ine vited critlolsin. aud discussion of it, Ho closed na follows; ‘1 appeal to the Senators on the other side of this ciiambar; you have tho Adininistration, you have the ofiices, you are gujoying the power and emoluinents, ‘This UI docs not disturb you In the pos- sossion of ghem, I appent to the.Senators on this side of the chamber; we ara in tho minority, we: haye no ofiices now, but the -changes of time will sooner or later vut them in our gragp, Let ug now declare tint we wit haye-none of the offices except thuse which may be won by merlt; let us give this in earnest of our sincerity in tho grent reform, ‘let ua give this in token of the purity and patriotism of our coming aulyuulstration of Government; let us con- vineo Ui people, even our opponents, that ‘wo cuAtend far powor, not that we may en- Jay tho omoluments of office, but that we nay lead. the country in ‘the pathwayn of ad- Yancement and benelteoics under the logpir- atlup of tru Domocracy. Patronage; how- over pleasant for tha momuyt, faa curse to any man or party, Lot ua put it behind us now; let 1s do.tha right now; lot us destroy Jt now, aud wo will in the future reap our full and inestimable reward iy tinving dison- «aged mur party and our Provident fron the iniinences which will surely plant the seeds of early defeat in our coming victory, and tn having saved our country from the porils - Which now onyiran It” DAWES. i US HEPLY ‘TO PENDLETON, * Npecta} Diavatch ta The Citcam Tyinwity | Waainaron, 0. C., Deo. 18.—-3fr, Dawes, who had attentively Istaned to the dabate, mmade a brief speech after dtr, Pendleton had Nnished.’ Mr. Dawes was strongly in fayor of clvil-service reform, though he thought suNiclent luxisintion exlated to cifect It, FROM "Tu NECORD.” ‘To the Weaterir. Aspoclaies Press, 3 Waaupnuzoy, 2, C., Dec, 18—-1n Ue Sen- ate, Mr. Dawes, ‘ruplylng to erlticlama upon Jilg position an Lhe subject py Afr, Peudletun, “sald thugs were duo to hisawn inability, both aow and tu the lust Congress, to wupport tut Toutury gf thea Benglor's mensurn pravidiux toy we establishipant ju Washiagtan of 4 Board af Examluera, or an jmpertum ip Smperlo, with uo presesibed tenure, who are to superlutend and s control all examinations In atl departinents and places Incivil service covered by the bill ‘The Senator now argued that he (Dawes) for thls reason dil not want to have any bex- falation.on tho subject. Iiis own. effort. had been toawaken publle sentiment, outol whieh would be evolved legisiution of practical uttl- Ity, and he titd stated, and now relterated, that for ten years the statnte-books had con- tained authority enough tanccomplish evory- thing the most ardent reformer desired to have accomplished. Ho belleved a board, such ns-proposed, would depend for Its ¢! ficioncy solely upon the sptrit of the Execu- tive who appointed It Ills own conylotion was ‘that the remedy for abuses in the elvil sorvice was itt the peopte of the country, and coulil only he applied effectively by them. : BEN HILT, aA SENSATION, Sotetal Dievatch to 2ne Chicago Tribune. Wasitsatox, D. C., Dec. 15.—The speech in the Senate today which mate the greatest sensation was thaé of Bon Hill. In spite of his defect of spvech Mr. Hill spenks with ull the force, volume of sound, if not the ctear- ness of utterances, that he had befero his recont Ilness, le, Ja fact, pool-poohed nt. Mr. Pendloton’s proposed reniedy for the abuse of tho civil service, Ilo said that “you couldu’t Iegistate them away. Not until: there came on overpowerng demand from tha people for elvil- service reform woult there be any reform.” Such’ a ‘speceh at such # time, and under such circumstances, was regarded by many as on Lidtrect suggestion of a peraonal reply to Ar. Pendleton, Mr. HUl may not linve so Intended tt. Ina few brief, curt sentences Mr. MUL narrated e SOME ILLUSTRATIONS which he matutained prove ‘that the Ropub- lican party at lenst had no sugh sincere, varnest desiro for reform as to make It possi- ble to secure It from that party. For In- stance, he retinded the Synato that, while the people wero still -mourning GQur- field's death, and still wero attributing it to the spoils system, one of the very first requests made to the new President came from a, United States Judgo In Virgluta, asking for the appoiutiwnent of a Postinnster at Lynchburg for’ partisan reasons, ‘Ihen, turning to John Sherwan, Mr, HU sald that the Senate had beon, Lnformed by a communi- eation from the other Secretary of the ‘Treas- ury that the Collector of the Port of New York had beon removed vecauso hls offices was adininis:ered contrary to the spirlt of elvil-service reform, % “AND YET," added Mr, TUM In thunder tones, “the very next year the sane Seeretary and his party, still professing a desire for reform, nominate this very man for the second placa in the Government, and go on the stump to speak for kn, ,and to the polls to vote for hin? Mr. Sherman, whe stood at the cloak-room door at this reference, suddenty disapneured. Agaliy Mr, HUN alluded, with all hjs fureo of. Sarcasm, to the civiFservice reform preten- sions of n party which puta President in the White House . DY FRAUD, ; and sustained hiw In pareeling out offices to men who hat’ made ‘that fraud possible, Therefore, he qegarded all this elvit- sorvice-reforin legislation a8 nonsinse, ‘Tho beople “would show thelr earnestness at the ballot-box when they destrved this re- form, and, having so ahown It, the loaders would ‘practice it, and not Indulge in means Inglesa platitudes regarding the reform, MUN's speech was. short, but It was sgyore, IT WA8 FOLLOWNHD bya resolution offered by Mr. Voorhoes for, au amendment to the Constitution proylding for the clegtion at the polls of Vostmastors and gther Goyerament ofticinis. There will be other speeches on this subject when My, Penttoton’s bill Is reported from complttee. Tomorrow Mr: Beck will ‘speak .on his bill providing. fur the filling of the vacancles when thero shall ba such vacancles tn the oMices of Preaidont and Vice-Prostdent, +? *) FROM Tire mEconn. To the Western Associated Frys. Wasutnaton, D. 0., Dec. 18.—In tha Sen- ate Mr. Hil (Gn.) sald that, in the civil sery- Ico tho ditticulty was in want of logialation, and, therefore, it was very dificult to show: the remedy was to be applied by legistution, One more diMleulty, ho. thought, was that, white overybody was preaching very carnest- ly on elyil-service reform, nobody was prac- ‘thelng it; and itil not secm to make any difference to peopte whether their representa- tlves were practicing It or not. While the country was weeping over the tragic end of the late Presidont,.a Federal Judge was soll- Ing his ermino by inditing a letter to the suc- cussor of that President, ona who, by reason of corrupt: olvil service complatned of, had succearded to office, appealing ta him to maka appointments for the purpose, In the eloice Innguage of that Judge, “OF OEMENTING OUR COATITION” i in Virginia to control the State election, What was that coalivion? It was to spoure to the Republicans thaoficora of the State, ‘Tho Senator from Ohlg liad said that much, but had not told the country that tho Pres- Ident to whom that letter was addressed, while yet tho mourning sobs of the people were echolng around him, sat down and made this very appolutment whieh . that, Judge had designated as “cementing our coalition,” and thon, porhaps, with the same ink, had written a homily on elyli-service re- form, to be introduced into his messngy to Conrress, Thig was tho .way we wero practloing —clyil-service reform, Was the Prosident- to pe blamed for this? Had ho not the sight to as. auine that everybody,in this country who talked about clyjl-soryico refyrin was mercly playing with the people? Wero tere not scores of tnen now present fn the Senate who find read front that very desk of the Clerk communieations from a former Secretary of the Treasury anda former Presidant of the United States Listing ‘pon the removal from the New York Custom-House of a man who was : NOW THAT VERY PHEGIDENT, on the ground that he had mado {t the headquarters of the politiual party, and that hls, removal. was necessary to secure an “honest adminlstration of publle oflicg? Yet thag very man who was romovel from the Now York Cyatom-House on the ground that an honest udmlntatration of hig ofice ro quired bis removal, way tha man who was vomfugtad for the pext highest ofica In the wif, of the people; aut te men by whom thosg comnjunications wore sent to theSonate ‘took the stump: for -his elections ‘Chis was civil-sorvice reform ns practiced by the leat- ora of the Republican party, and why should hot guch things ba done? Did not eyery- body know that every man, high or low, black and white, who was olrargad with con- heetlon with the Returning Moard frauds of 1810, recelved ofilce fray) the Administration Which obtalugd tho Prealdgney hy virtue of these frauds? Jini not the wembers now before bhi heard witnesses fosiify under onth in relation to that mattor that fhay‘had purposely committed perjury forthe sake of obtalping oflice? ‘Tho Supator froni Masya- chusetia (Dawes) uttered ons. great truth whon he sald the trouble in all thts was with the people, 1f-the people would vialt thelr eondemmuation upon x political party or the mombers of that party thet thus disgraced and debauched thejclvil-seryles abuses would soon cease, if Mit Yoon ERA qald he had no spyogh to make, but would wok for the at aha # Joint resolution he had prepared on the subject, - ‘phe ent resolution woy read and referred (1 the Comnulttey an the Judiclury, ft pre: poses a AuieYydigut to thy Constitution pro- vidiug that al] Postinayters, Huyente-Caljacts ars, pustgos, Marahaly, and United States jstrict-Attorneys for District Goytts of the ited States shall be elected by the people . of tho State in whleh thelr dutles are to he | performed, and In sttek manner vs the Logls- Jatures of the States shall provide. Mr. Pendletows bil waa then tifernyally hud on tha table, and Mr. Beck’s Presidenttal Succession bill was taken up, fi order to have precedence tomorrow. Br, Beck tem Pornrlly ytolited the tloor. ¢ MURDER AND SUICIDE. Tho Keoper of a Morse of HMt-Frme jn Collavuter, Mlea., Shot and Kilted hy Mer Jououns and Worthtess Mushand =Tho Murderer Thou Vices Four Hule lets Into, Mls Own Body and Iles. Speetal Dispatch to The Chtengn Tribune. Conpwaren, Mich, Bey. 1.—Frank Whoeler shot bis wife and thon himeall avtheir residence In Cokiwater Townsbip, juat outside tho city Units, at about midaight Inst night. She wus tho mistress of a bagi that had beon ruining there for sumetine, and it aeumed from tho ovie: Menge brought out at the Coroner's Inquest this eveutgy that hor husband, who bid not heen Mving with hor for someting up to a month ago, wos Jenlons of soma of the town boys who visited ‘tho plage and pad: conaidortble attention to bis wile, and be expos claliy manifested it by being constuntly at hor heels wherever shu went. ‘Thig, hat been, Just previpus to tho shuyting, tho fluject of coiu= tuont between Sra. Wheeler und somo of her girls in tho huure, Thozo wore several visitors at tho place who saw and tallscd with tho pro» prictress and inmates of the house, Just avout 2 o’elock Wheeler went from the barroum of tho plica into the kitchen and called tu his wife, who was In an adjoiniue bodroom, Shu went to bitn into tha “kitchen, which was tack, hon he laumediately drew hig right band from bebind him aud Hredat bullet into the lett tiveast of his wife, which wontclenr through the body and lodged Justunder thoskiu atthe biek. shia iminedintely dropped, ‘sud after oxcluiming, "On, Frankl" she oxpired. Direetly fullowang the ‘frst shot was snottor, probably Into his own body, which struck at rib on the loft elde and was dollegtcd tits course, 90 Laat it was not fninl All of the Inmates of tho housa then rushed out doors, sumu of the inon starting to town for the oillvers, Very suon after three more shots were fred, all of which ludod In Wheelvr's left breast, one going: through the hoart and another cutting olf the latt nipple, tho revolver velpg bold sy neti int tho clothing wis complatoly burned ad torn away and the akin completely biuvkoned and Mica with powder. The suppositinn ts, and it is. generally beteved, frum the testhuony at tho ntuest tonleht, that attur he tired tho 8 sbut, being the first one Inte his awn bod went from tho kitcaen out of dovrs an turned before tring tiny more shots. Neath was thon nlimost iustuntancous, ‘The femute inmates of tho pluce, together — witts all the visitors found there, were betore tho in- quest tonight, which wag bold at the court- hous, that hlucu belong. completely packadl. Cousidernble consternytian was, croated among the young men by being compelled to appear ns veitnesses and publicly wunortice that they wero at the plice. Mrs. Wheeler hud pot lived wit her huaband for a long ting, but for as couple of years had been the inmuty of o bugnta not inure thin twenty rods frum tho spot where sha was shot. When this place vlosed, ubout a year Ayo, she purchagud her present ybode, on which Yery spot a bagnio was totally destrayed by fire a fow yenrs ago, Grent reliof Is felt xmony the county olficlils that Wheeler killed himseit, Phoreby aueions thy expense und troublu of a Flak, —_———— A MURDERER’S SUICIDE, | Solf-Destruction of J. W, Dixon, under Arrest Jor the Murder of W. J. Plillips, of sanilue County, Michigau, Detroit, Mich., Deo, th—J, W. Dixon, the man arrested on tho charge of having murdered Wiliam J. Phillips, tho drover, in Sualing Coun- ty, as telegraphed yostorday, dled this moruing in Jill from tho effects of laudanum tnken curly Monday morning. Uc was informed by tho Phystolan that ho could not possibly live, and asked fhe badanything tusny. Hureplied: “No, nothing. Iwanttodie.” Ho was dellrioug most. of last night, but divulged nothing, and would often repeat tho words, “Poor Thillips, ho is dead." ‘Tho prosacution bad worked up & atrong case wxainst Dixqn. Paillips waa knyowg to hive been on.on up train Nov. 25-and got olf atAmadore. Tynt sume day Dixon bired a rig at Lexington, whiot ho returned the following day. Tho night of tho 25th ne catled at n farm- huuse nene Amudore and uskod fur a pall of bot water, suying bia horse was foundered. Tho folks hoticed blood on bis hunds, and 1 boy says hy ayy hin washing tue buyyy, ° ‘Tho buggy was examined yesterday gud ciuts of biond found in, crevices, | Dixon hud alao dlapluyed large nowuntaof money within the last tivo weeks, which was sumething ‘very unneual with ol, Ho alse tried to puronase. nr brick bluok at Loxe Ington, offering 3,000 gash, ‘Lolegrams lind passed between Phillips and Dixon, which tho prosvattion fs unuble to got at preseut, but It is thuught they will be conclusive ovidence of gullt. Dixon's relatives live at. Mount Clemena. Ne foaves a family. Some years ugoho was eaut to Stuto Prison tor forgery. LAKE WINNESAGOSHICK, Work on the Propoxcd Dam to We Com- " mencod Without Delay. + Sprctu, Lisputen td Tas Cnicgav Tridune, Sr. Paun, Minn, Doc, 1—Tie 'aiuuse cor- respondout Jearns thut the Untted States En- winecora have recelyed Instructions to boxin work on the proposed dam at the outlot of Laxo Winnebngoshick immediatuly. Appropriations for thd work were made by Congress during its last sesaion and the ono preceding, tha whola atoount ‘bolug $250,000, The uct of lust scasion required tho Sccrotary of tho Intertor to nscore tainthoamount of damage Itkety to be ocen- stoned to the reservation of the Iudinna by tho bullling and operuting of tho dam. Upon’ the firat report to tho tne terior Department ng the amount to of damnges some viMeoultics presented thom selves, aud A comission consisting of Messrs, Thomas Simpsov, Albion Burnurdy and. Louls Morell, epecinl ugents of that dupartment, was finally appointed “to muke n complete repart pon the aubjest. Pho commission tinished (ts avors In October Inst, and in dug thing an award ‘was made to the Indians Interested. Tho dam ts to rise toa hight of about fourteen feet nbave tho low water lovol of the lake, This winter will bo consitined in gatting out thmbor und other material for Soneruuelon and i. transporting mon, Suppiies, touls, and machinery to tho round. Actual coustructtion will Gammence ua soon ag the ice waves in the spring and be curried forward rapidly. Mr. Charles Wanzor hos bocn asulgned by Maj. Alen to the fmmudl- ate charge of operations, and with paryy at twelve men, bas alreydy departed for the lake with the lungthy name, i ——————————— DISHONEST EMPLOYES, Arreat of Moobanics In the Employ of a Nallroad Company, Charged with Theft, " Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Eranaur, Sud, Deo. J—Thomus Churchill and Henry lowors woro last night arrcatud by City Murabat Miller and Constatde Colburn on a chargo of styuling frum the Lake Shoro & Mioh- igan Southern allway Company, iu whose om- ploy they were—Churchill as u machinist aud Howors asa binckamith, Hoth aro well koown Ang wolleto-do citixons,, Various -artioles. for somo thno past bave Léon missing, and, sus- plolon at length belug aroused, search warrants wore Jesucd and tho netivles found to thelr pos- sosalon, Churchill owne a farm a fow tmiics from town, ot which be resides, and during tho .wock bourds with Jowers, At bls firme house wns Cound 9 whole dray-lond of chisels, fea, haniuere, and olls, paints, and, in fact, a Nittle of almost aversthing that could be found: hround g tnaching-shop. A slinilar lot was uleo found in the cellar of Bowers’ house. Thoy were | taken Lotire a Justica and Churchill plnced un- der bonds of und Mowers af $100 for thelr Appearance at the Clroult Court, Kaub fusniabod pi own bonds, Hoth wen ‘have previously arne exoalient roputations, and, boty ‘p Koon clroumatuices, no gauge van bo given for the | uct. Churchill waa also a potud taxidermist, ana | bad supplied the City Muscum with agront num bor. of specimens of tla skill. ‘Thajr fawilles have the sympathy of the community at lirgo, a MUNICIPAL REPUDIATION, Spectal Dispatch ta The Ontcaoo Tyibunt Cotpwaren, Mich. Veo, 13.—Tho Common Counoll did the ropudlatiog act tunight, Thele Probable notions this avening bave been the; subjeot of much speculation, Ag the matter of a reorganization of thy Fire Department would cone Up tanight, and from recont dovelopments Of incondiarice amonxst the Hromon, thelr pro cuodings were expected ta bu intercatiny. Sumo of ite Aidosmen purposely ybaentud thomeclyes, gs dld ulao tho Muyor, but a qari was ins velgiud tute the Council-room, whieh proved to ba the very ones who wore iene: to the pure hwy of a pew stoner, Ald. Ray wag Called to the chalr, and a twnution to lndetnitly defer pay- dient for tho now steumner was prosunted, which Hay refused to outurtain, buy not being sue- tuined on an anpeut bola jukon poo ibe bbair, he pleked up bis hut and lets, whou-the motion was (mmediately carriod, ‘Yhe wtepwer tne Ubeg uecoptud, und tho action uf the Council to- Nght wakes a pretty moss of the mutter. 1, L. pepe the Guler. Teigintar diet 08 ee Fire BS COUT PHO 8 presouted bie reglguauon s SARE Be ae Drowsinoss, billousnyas, paing- apd: aches, and agup, ion Hitters abvayg Poyroae Read adyars, WASHINGTON. The Bill-Wiiters Empty Thetr Treasure upon the House. Sovon, Hundred and . Fifty-six Moasures Introduced Yos- torday. The Letter "M' Has Only Been Reached, with thé Large States to Come. A Contingent of Right Hundred and Fifly Bills Contributed by tha Senate, -All the Great and Dangerous Sub- . jects of Legislation Well . Covered, . Catalogs as Long as: the List of ' Schooners That Went Against Troy. Text of Mast of the Provisions of Ran- -dali's-3 Per Cent Bond Fund- ing-Bill, A Chapter of Curious Facts About the United States Cone gress. Tha White House and the Tile: Which It Infliota on Its Qoou- pants, BILLS. , NEARLY A THOUSAND, -Spectal Diapatch to The Chicugo Tribune, Wasninaton, 2. ©, Dec, 18.—1t waa not thought poss{ble that mare bi}ls could be jn- traduced In any Congress thay in the Forty- sixth, when 7,000 wero placed upon the calendar of the two Houses. Yet, before today, there had been 859 bills jptro- Gueed in tha Bennte, and tadgy, the first bill lay in tho House, 781 were. introduced, and the call of the States hud praceedud only so favs the letter M, when, with some dissent, an adjournment was ordered -until Eridgy, with tho understanding that the call of States for the Introduction of bills shall then be completed. Ag : TUK LANOKST ATATES nro yet to be called, itis fair to presume that there will bo‘ag many bills introduced on Friday as were reqd at the Clork’s desk to- day, so that nf the end of the second woek of the Congress, prabebly before the cominit- tues Will have beep announced In the House, the calendars of the two Houses will have upon them: not ‘less than 3,400 bills. It is easy to see that the session will be a profitn- ble one when It closes, at least for the junke dealers in old pupur stock, for but a small fraction of the measures which wil) be pre- sented will over be Serloysty congidored, or serve any other purpore than to be sont. un- der frank, at Government expense .of print- ing and transporiaticn, to a wonderlng-con- stltuency, ‘ THERE WARE INTRODUCED — - in the: House ‘today from-Alavanin, 2 bills; from Arkansns, 243: from -California,. 33; from Colorado, 3; from Connecticut, 90; from Delaware (conspicuous as a, people who need nothing at the hands of. the country, or whose- member has negloated his duty), none; from Florida,:4; from Georgia, 23, trom L[tlinols, 117; from Indiana, 67; from Towa, 47; from Kansas, 131; trom Kentucky, 82; from Loulstaun, 89; from Myine, 483 from Marytan, 30; from Massnchusatts, 50: and the long roll of the States is yet tobe cumpleted. “Che tithes of the Jarger portion of these vills indicate that thoy are not of grent National importance, A large por- centage are PRIVATE WITS, relief bills, pension bijls, and bills of o local character. ‘There were, however, many. meastires which indicate that the Banking and Currency.Comuilttes and tho Committee on Ways and Means will havo 9 great many important subjects befure thein, ‘The moas- ures introduced today were numerous and cpuminrohenslye enaugh to show that the lead. ing questions bofors the Forty-soventh Con- eress will relate’ to”‘tarlff, the revenue, the currency, Nationn! banks, the silver dollars, Inter-State commerce, und transportation, AMONG THE ILLINOIS HILLS were the follawing; Ong by Mr, Murgh, au- thorlzing the taxution by tho State of the Jegal-tender notes of the Utlted States. It provides that the Treasuty notes pf tho” United States known as the Jogal-tender notes shall ba lable to State taxation on an equality with gold and silver coin dur- ing tha’ time théy ‘continue to be redeemubla in colin; by the “Treasury, and no longer, Mr. Aldrich introduced a bill relatlva ta Dearborn Park. ‘This gives. uuthority to tho City of Chieage to donate to tha Library Bourd, for building purposes, that vortion of the Guvernment park grant to the clty known a3 Dearborn’ Pyrk,.. It isa bill which was dragted by tho Library Baara und forwarded to Br, Aldrich for submission to Congress, Mr, Aldrich also Introduced a bill to establish a Branch Allnt at Chicago, unt one for an Assay ‘Ofles; one: to huprove the Kynkaxes and Iroquois Riyers; pnd a joint resuludon yroviding for the print- Ing of 5,000 copics eagh of tho report ou the godlogy and’ flora of California, Mr, -Iun- deravn introduced his inter-Btate commerce bill of last seaylon, with-sqma amendments, This {s the bill which was reported favors ably from the House Commerce Committec; and known as the Liénderson: bill, atthough In pping ya; 2 : is oe i an. TEAGAN"’ ‘ obtalned credit for it, It §s the bil! which mot with tho most favor in the Jast Congress. ‘Tha amendments provide: for an increase of tho salary of the Commissjoners from $5,000 to $4,000; prohibit tha ommissioners from bolng Interested in. any manner In any rall- rond or transportation company; -glyo. the Board of Commisstonera supervision of. the business of rallroads engaged in inter-Stite commerce, so far og may be yecessary to preventextoruion, unjust discrliuation, or preference in the farwarding of frelght; prohibit rebates: and ,drgwhacks, oxcept such asare open to the pubjlo, and such as are not exelusiyo to any’ partleular per- sons, The poensitleg are made . more severe, and libural fees are, provided for informers, Mr. .Tendersgn also Intro- duced a bill for a public building at Rook Taland, and une to trangfer a-payt of Lod- tou's Jajand In New York for marjue hoypl tal purposes, Mr. Hawk presented a num ber of Penalon bills,. Gapt, Thomas relntro- duced hig nit pt the jag Oangyess for the equalization of ae A KOLDIENS’ YOUNTINS, Which, according to estimates whieh ho had recently mada, he thinks, will take €21,000,- 000 from the ‘Treauury, . He bellaves it to ba very propor bill ie aleo |utroduced the following Wills: ‘To divide Lnola Inte threq Judiclal districts, and, regulate the tens of Judements by tho United States Courts on Tands; to tax the mantfacturers of olvo- margarine; to establish a marine hospital at Catro; to pay prizeemoney to the captors of tha New Era No, ti to Improve tho Grand Chain Raphis in tho Ohjo River; to alive Rauolph County, Mnols, certath uysur- veyed public lands; to glye certain naval oNicoradongevity pry; to improve the Masia. sippl {ver at Kaskaskia, Mr. Davis, of Lill nots, Introduced several bilts to amend tho Mining Inws, with special reference ta Colo- rato and Nevada; also a bill to refund tho adutles pald pon tho military: untforts im ported by Company .G, of tho Ilinols Na- tonal Guard, and ae bill directing the Post- inaster-Generat to pry the Chicago, Burling. tow & Quincey Ratlroad for fuellitating the transportation of tho overland malls, Mr. Lowls, of Minos, had n bit! to erect a public building at Peoria, and ono to pravout the spread of pletra-pneumontt.. Me. Morrison had a bill -to reduce extating duties on InponTRD avons, and ono to almplity the duties on importa, autbjecttoad yalorein duty... His billa Involve “general revision of the tariff. Mr. Springer resented his bill of the Inst Congress, rola- tive to tho postal telegraph .eaystem and a- commission of inquiry, and a bill relative to oMctnl correspondence, which «tha Clerk chanced to read “to increase official: cor- ‘ruption in the Goyerament service, some .lalng which cortalnty was very far from Mfr, Snringer’s thoughts, ‘ . HABKELI, OF KANBAB, : “prosented bills enough to keep the reqding: clerks omployed for nearly halfan hour read- ing thutr titles, Among them ware a bill for. nublic building at Dulayan, Kns,s ono ahort- enmg tho period of hamestanding to two years; one to compel the payment by the Kunsag Pacific Railroad Company of the cost of surveying their land grants; 9 Lill to re- duce the postage an lotters to two cents; ane to provide compensation for disabilities In- curred by railway inal! service employés; bills providing for the gales of public Innds nnd the application of the proceads to estab- Ashing agric. tural colleges; - for the sale ot 4 portfon of 4 reservation In Kynsng to actual settlers; for cncouraging the growth of tf ber on pralries; nmending the act of March, 1878, granting pensions to veterans of tho War of 1813; authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to allot lands ‘in severalty to In- dates and a bill to ostablish an editcational und. 2 Ryan, of Kaneas, introduced a bill for the appuintinant of a commission on the In: provemontof the Mjssourt Rlyer, and one for tho equalization of bountles. White, the Republican momber from Kentucky, had a bill read providing for an appropriation pt 8 ‘$10,000,000 for educational purposes, to distributed ymong the States and ‘Territories necordling to their Hllteracy. Binekburn, of Kentuoky, presented o pill to abolish the duty op . BALT, and anothor to permit rowers of tobacco to soll $1,000 worth of their crop without the necessity.of securing a fleense, Oscar Tur- net, of Kentucky, had two bills for reduelng tho revenue, one by abolishing the tarlit on agricultural tuptements, and anotnor to allow the growers of grapes to manufacture wine from thetr productasyithaut the !mpo- sition ofa revenuotax, Knott, of Kentucky, introduced a bill repealing the tax on tobac- co grownin tho. United States, Wills, of Kentucky, had two bills relating to the civil avrvive, one entitled “An act to reform the civil service,”. and another ‘fAn act to pre- vant extortion on persons -in Govern- ment —vniploy.”" Ellis, of ©" Loulsiang, presented a bill to proylde.for Government Directors nf the Unton Pacilic Railway, ono asking approprintions for tha laybor at New. Orleans, and one directing the President to notify the Government of Grent Britain of the abrogation ot the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, Randal! Gipgen, of Loulsiqna, presented o bill ampnding the ack oF June; 1879, for the appojntment of stay A. MISSIGSIPPE RIVER COMMISSION, and one authorizing thé. cominiyalon to ox- funinp, survey, aydteport.as.to the bert route by water contacting the Iakes with tho Mississippl River; alsa bills for the appoint. mnent of Commiasioners to asgertaln gud re- port as to the terms on whieh commer: cial treaties may bo arranged with Mexico, France, Canada, and Brazil, and billa to re- duce the tax on@diatiligd spirits to. 95 eonts por galion, and to abolish tho tax on bank checks and deposits, and op tobacco; also a DIN] providing for tha appointment uf a com- mission to ascortain and report ns to the best eanal route’ across tho Isthmus, ong'to re- duce the tax on Imports and establish a unj- form tarlif, ong providing for the egtabilah- ment of dy Income tax, and one directing the Poutmnster-Ganerg}. to furnish. Jnforniation to Congress on the subject of establishing postal routes an, mall service | be- tweon the United States. and Cen- tral America, King, af Loutstana, {ntroduced bills’ for ‘the condenination of Annd for. Alisalssipp! River Improvements; for approprigting: the lands needed for the im- provement of the Misslusippi;. for Increasin the numbur of members of the Mississ|ppt River Improvement Commisston, and dotin- ing Its dutles; and for the appyolutnjont of a tarut geihmigsion, . BENATON BERMAN'S DIT. fo refund the the per cabe bonds to the Amount of $300,000,000 at 8 per cont, payable at the pleasure of: tha Governmont. after dan, 1, 188%, was considered by the Finance: Committeo toduy,” Thero was n genural Interchange of views on the subject and It was evident that a majority if not all the mombars of the committe wore In favor of reporting tho biIt-tavorably, It Was de- ¢idud, however to haye a cunferoneg with the Secretary of tha l'reasury before taking any actign on the matter. ‘Judge Folger will be Invited to, appear before the committes next Thursday, He will oppose refunding at.3_ per cent, belleyjng that the privitea how possessed by the Government of paying those honds at: pleasure ls moro valuable than the aaving of onc-half of 1 per cont Interest annually, Jlo dues not belleye that a nov loan 968 per cont would be taken up unless It was lrredeomablg for a longterm, OTHURK SENATE .NILLS, * During the worning hour {y the Senata to- day, a number of important bills and resolu: tlons were presented, : Senator Vest, of Blls- sour, Introduced 9 dill. to Ingorporate tho: Interoceanta, Ship “Rallway Company—’ (Oapt, Eails"scheine), the provisions of which are thay Capt, Eads, after hovigg demon: strated the practlonbillty of hig plan and ‘expended $75,000,000 upon the work, shall recolve Government ald insite gonsatruction to the extent of $100,000,009, for whicy bonds shall be lysed, Davis, of West. Viralala, Introduced a rosolution direeting the Nenate Caimiiltiée on Penstons to ‘Ingulre tuto the working of the ‘ Arrearages-of-Ponsluns act, dnd report to the Sonate tho exact amourit altendy distributed undur the act, the nuinber of clalins passed, the samaunt necesgary to parry out the provisions af the bil}, and tha guin which wilt annually require to be appropriated until} ell tha clajing Lave been agted upon. : . DAVIS, OF ILLINOIS, < Introduced a bill, which went to the Com: imittes on Judtelary, providing for a‘seeond Clroulk ditdye: in the United States District « Senator Logan reported fayorably from the Comuittea'on Military Affairs his bill plao- ing Gen, Grant ov the retired Nat, and Maxey, of Toxus, annopuced hig Javentlan of making f . sngiah on the aubject when it eqing up for Wal pettOne Eenator Voorheesannouneed that he would make a speech tomorrow on his resulutlon JER{OTHIDR the portion ot ihe resident's nie sage relating to the colnage of silver and the Follroment of Alliyr egryldeptys to tha Com: wilttes on. bee jth. TOON Waters duaeig Prams cuts } ‘Wasuinatox, D,:Q, "Des, 18,-cRandall, Friday noxt, will introduces a bill to retteom and refund portions of tho funded debt of tho United States: ” % 8rcrjon 1. Tho Scerctary of the Tronsury 14 Authorlaod and directed to rotalo in tho/Trans- ury, In Inwful monoy and bullion, a resorve equal fo amount to 80 per cont of the aggregate Amount of Habilitics due and unpatd, with the exeepuon of tho three following wlasses of iin bilities: Tho wold certiNoatos, tho silver cortifentes, and ‘cortitlantes of deposit, ao that tho oxisting provisions ‘of. tho Inw requiring the rotertion in the Troasury of gold coin, allver coin, and United States notes das Posited for, or reprosonting such certinontes, contalned in Seo. 264 of tho Neviqdd Statutes, Rec. 3 of tho act approved Fob. 28, 1878, and Boo, 5,193 and 6,106 of the flovised Btatutes, respect- ively, shall in no ue he interforadl with or moditied, by ronson Of any provialons of this act, and In nddition the Secretary of the ‘Treasury shall retain in the Tronsusy, In lawful money aud ‘bullion, © rosorve ‘equal in umonne to 00 por cont of the augregate umount of United Btates notes (1 circulation, to mect any demand for payment: In coln of the said United States nates outstanding. ‘The fractional sitver coln and intnor coin In tho ‘Treasury shall not bo counted In tho reserve as lawful monoy in tho Troustiry i execution of the provisions of this snotyon af thia aot, , Ail lawful mony and gold bulilan whew coldad tn excess of the Amount of roserve bbrelii® required . shull bo appliod to the rodeimption of tho con- tInuod Gs, tho narticulér Houds ty bo rodcomed to be tlesignated by the Treasury Hopartment, and ‘the bonds so dastgaqted shall cose to bene Ine torost after the explrauon ofvsixty days from Publention of tho notice. Whonuvor the whole ‘of sald bonds shall bave boen enljod ju for ree demption, uny surnjus therouftor oxteting or accrulag in tho Treusury shall beapplicd totho redemption of continued (ives, excopt that,nono of tho continued flyga shujl become payable, ar conse to boar interest, until ninety days after Publication of notice. that «the. sume havo beou designated by tho Secretary of tho ‘I'rena- uty for redemption; or any such surplus may, 1u tho discretion of the Socrgtary of tho Trons- ury, be upolled fo the purchase of any Antorest-boaring bonds of the United States, ' SECTION TWO . dreots tho Socretary pf tho Tronsury to fssuo coupona pr registered bonds of tha United States in the denomtnution of $80, and such mustlplos thoreof ag he may presoribe, redeemable at tho .Dleaauro of tho United States after five yenrs, and payable twenty years from tho dato of thotr Issuo, bearing interest at tho rate of 3 por cont Por anni, payable quarterly or soml-annually, ns ho moy deem most expedient in direct dnd even erchange, dollar for doliur, .with -tho Droper adjustment of necrucd intprest to dates of such exchange for any of the bunds of of the United States bearmy intorest at 314 per centuin por annum, known aq continuad fs, Upon presentation of such bonds at the Troas- ury Departmont withln four months after tho date of the pyssugg of thjs net;- provided, the samo shall nat at tno timo of such presentation have been previousty catled In for redemption; and the bonds {sucd ynder the provisions of this act, oud interost thorcon, shall ba exempt from the payment of tases of tho United States, as woll as from {nxa- Yon {iu any form by or unier stato wunielpal or local authorities, olthor a3 to thelr parvalua or asto any premium ip market valuo, ond during a period of four months from tho dute of tho pisexge of thig act tho. .bonds thoroln authorized shut! be issuod oAly for tna purpose and in the mannor in this evction pro- vided, after which tha right of holders of bonds beuring Interogt'nt tho rato of 1g por cent per Anoum to rocelve bonds wuthorized by this act in oven exchango therefor shall couse, SECTION "THER, Aftor the expiration ot four months from the dato of tho pussago of this net the Scuretary of the ‘Treasury mny offer for anlo: by ppblia pro- posal, and sall to the higheat bidders, unilor aifet rulos and regujations as ho nny presoribe, but Qtnot lesa than par and accrued {ntofest, auch amount of U por cent bonds guthorized poroln ns muy bo necossary, in nddition to any surplits. monoys applicable to the purpose then nt-bis disposal, to provide forthe redemption of any gfaaid hondg hearing intcrost nt the rate of uty per cot per apnins which shall not have been Proylously redeemed or oxctinnged under tho Provisjongof this act,and which may be then optet anding, and shall apply tho proceeds of such sules:to the redemption of such outstund- ing bonds bearing interest at’ the -rato: OF BM per, cent:: per. annum, uuden, > bho; conditions prescribed -In Sue, aa’ to Tubllo notice, dealgnation of numbers, anu time ut which Interest shall cease on onch clase of bonds respectively; and whenover all .safd bunds shall baye baon oxt{inzulshed uy exchango or redemption, or tholr redemption shali have been fully provided for, all. authority for the issue of bonds unger this got shall cease, * * SECTION Fautt Provides that no'boud upon which interest bas ceased ahail bo necepted ur continued on doposit as sccurjty for clroulation of National banks, and for safe-kooping of publio‘monoy, and, In caso the bonds gu deposited shall not ba with- drawn wityjn thirty days aftor Interest hue Ceased and after duo nptico from tho Controller of tho Currenoy, tho banking psaoolation dopoa- iting tho game shatl bo subject to tho, Hability provided for ju Soo. &3Kof tha Reviesd Btut- Utes, Juno 20, 1874, 13 80 gmeniied ug'to provide National banks Intonding to withdraw tho whole oF agy part of tho bonds ypon whioy Inturcat has not censed bold by the ‘Trensyror af tho United States to secure thelr circulating notes, ang to deposit jawful monoy tn Hou thereof, for tho purposo of ollring or radcaining tholr olraulation, shall bo required to giva .ningty days’ — notigg of auch Intention in writing, 1t retnacte Secs, 5,15 and 5,180 Reviecd Statutes, but. provides that tiuty- ing contained -in this aot shall be construcd to repeal or in any magner-afect thy exiating pru- visions of tho Inw, respecting any. National banka Jn process of lqutdation, or to prayout the with. drawal, without notice, of bonds upon which tn- toroat bap ceased, ‘ SECTION FIVE ‘ : Provides that tho payment of any of. tho bonds boreby authorized uftor the expiration af tive years may bo mado in amnunts to bo-te- tormjned by tho Seorocary pf tho Treasury tn conformity, however, with-any laws whic may then exist regulating the dispoaition of tha sur plug reyonue, the oporntions af the sinking Fund, or the nmount of revenue to be rotalned in the. Trepsyry, The Seoretary shalt give puplio notice at the time of redemption, and tha-interest on tho bonda so aptected shall conse at tho expiration of nitety days from tho publiagtion of gygh nopioa; Provided, | that tho Secretary of the “Treasury may, in How of alving such provious .natipe, offer to, pur- uhase pny of tha bunds at a vrico not oxoreding tho amount which would be duo and payable for the bonds if called tu for redemption. ~ ae SKCTION BIX ©) Authorizes the Secratury of the Treasury to coin the gold ‘bullion in the Troasury into double Opgles #0 fay ns may be noceaspry to oxgoute tho proylatons of this aot, | ahs : “~ BECTION SEVEN” provides that nothing In the not shall be cone strued o8 authorizing any-inoresag in the nub- No dobt, and repoals alt’acts Inconsistent with. the provisions of this.act. 2 * DILL TO PENSION GRANT. :) -* ‘The bill reparted by Logan toyay from the Senate Compilttes on ALittary. Aifalrs to pro- vido ror placing Gen. Grant‘on the army retired Ilgt, readg ga anjonded by ‘tho com mittee as follows; mes Ho tt enacted, ete, That, in recognition of the services of Uiyaspa 8, Grunt, late Guncral of the ‘Army,’ the Prosidant be, andbé beroby 1, aus thorired to nominate, aud) by and with tho ad> vice and consent of the Sonate, to appotnt bin to the army witb the rank end grado of General, to be placed on tho rotireit Her with pay wecord- Ingly, All laws and parts of tae in cuntilot ~herewith are suspendod for this purpose only, Tho bjtl passed the’ committee by a party vote of 5 araingt 3--Senatore Logun, Cam- eron (Penneyl¥anig), Piarrisop, Bayell, and Hawley in the qfirmative, Cockrell, Maxey, and Grover Jy the negative, jaupton absent. pe ann ——— OHILI AND PHRU. « . THE ANCNIVES |. Special Dispaten tu Tae Cricaca Tribyns, Wasyixatoy, ‘D, C., Dee, 18-—-A Kentle man th position to know, spaaking of the Chill-Peru complications and tha recent state- ments of Mintater Cheistlanoy, today’ says: “The sorraspondence on tle .Jn the Depart: ment {s yory ybIurmiyous, gud contains 4 full xeeltal af tha varlous. qtrempiy mada py the Mlalgtere of the Uniwa:States to bring about peace between the combarints, ‘There |e’ glay.jo the correanondeuce a great deol of tye formation relating to the seerot o ¢ both | Governments during the eens which, {f published, would give n Hee clonror idlen of the ontises: aunt effects af war than Is generally —possexsat the peoplo of this country, tintarient statement of Mr. asad upon his recollection of unt of a dispatch aent him several matey Will hardly: Justify, tho clinrge of tor, bal against the Secretary of State. Mr Bie, ‘is perfeetly willing that all thy corteanm old #nco should bo made public, wher overytay bearing directly or romotely upon the coves versy-will appenr.”? te THE INTIMATION alvon by ex-Minister Chriatianoy last nigh that Congress might call for the corres; a : ence between the Stato Dopurtmeny and ne United States Mintstors to Pern and Chit : the subject of recognizing the Calderon dan ernment, was followed this Morning by : resolution Introduced by Senator Edmunds ‘of’ Vermont, asking the President, if tot (ns compatible with the public interests, (9 fin iigh the entire correspondence to Congtess,, ‘Tho reaolution was tnantinously adopted, THE REPUBLICAN STENTOn, JUDUE CLISBEE, Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Wasutsoron, D. Cy Dee. t—Judg Charles W. Clisbeo, of Cassapolia, Mich, way at his old dost, that of Ronding Clerk of the -Mouso of Rupresciitatives, today, which he held fur so many, years prior to the tine when the Democrats “cue back to their father’s house and came back to stay,” a5 Ben itt tald us, and Inaugurated thetr Te turn by disiptssing the efletent Republican officals, Judge Clisbeo’s clonr, ringing tones were plalaly heard throughout the vast aude turium, and all tho members, Anctuding exon, the Democrats, seemed greatly pleased at the change, 7” THE posiTigN of READING CLERK isond of grant importance Jn the Louse of Representatives, particularly now that the representation is- so large and tho memburs five 60 much disposed to turbutence, Tye Spenker’s gavel genernily does ilettta fo qulet the din, and Clerk MePherson is consequent. ly very fortunate In-having been able to we eure the services of Judge Cllsbec at his old, post, for . tere 1s no confusion sn gregt tha his yolee will not bo clearly heard ahovg jt, Mty MePherson probebly will not Tequest any of hjs former force to resume their old piaces, although thoy are all in tho city ang eaiud h . The vie Chitstlanoy, appiteants for thelr old places, save one—ang he ts dead, : * e439 FRYBT. DENTAL Speetat Dievateh to ‘The Chteago. Trbyng, Wasuinatoy, D, C, Dec, 13.—Senatoy Frya was ‘asked this morning for informa Uon as to the rumor that he was to be called to the Cabnot, leaving ox-Secretary Blaineto suceved hin in the Senate, He sald: “Therg are two Tmportaut réasons why such a pro gram should not be followod. The first is that in’ Maine we have 0 Greenback Gov ernor. Ho would have, the Abpolutment of my successor winless the Legislature were to be convengd in special session. He wouldn't call the Legislature together, but would ap voint some Fusion Democrat as my auce cessor, Tho second rensdy !s that I have no wish to enter the Cabinet, nor oven to ba Attornoy-General.” as ‘OURIOUS FACTS “ABOUT OUR NATIONAL LUGISLATURE, ‘From Our Own Correspondent. Wasurnaton, D,C., Deo. 10.—1t may bo of fnterest to the newcomers In Congtyss ta know some of tho things about tho hody of which they. have juat,becoma members, which they will not tind recorded {p. the great book of Columblan orators whigh they doubtless have baby oarofutly studylng since, they.have been élected, ox In the volunns af thelr, Iveal organs, which lave magnlfed . thefr Congressinen as aujong the great things of-carth.: * NATIVITY OF coNanEssMEs. - : During tho tirst forty-five Congresses, “all but 142 of ‘the. 5,387 membars were born In the United ‘States—New York having 7, Ponnsylvanin 693, Virginia 532, Massachu setts 439, and Connectleyt 310, Most of opr foreign-born statesman have come from Ir land, England, Scotland, and Germany have followed’ in avout equal proportion, ‘Thera have been two who awere born In Bavaria, : tava from Lormuda, five from Canada, seven teen from Englund, tive from France, twelve from Germany, fitty-two from Ireland, one frow Madvlra, one from the Netherlands, one from New Brunswick, one from Nova Scotia, twenty-one from Scotiand, two fron Switz erland, four from Wales, and’ four from the West* Indies. Out of that long list there have been sume 3,000—considerably lesa than alf—who reedived a classtoal, colleglate, ot Mheral education, It hny been the euston, more observed in tho Hastern States than ty, the West. to send thejr Representat|yee to Congress for long-cantinued porlods. + Ge THE OCOVPATIONS re pf Congrossmen embrace nearly oyery branch of modern InduStry and the professions, Yet there havo been tha representatives of some occupations With whom the newcomers will hardly think it an Nonor to bo classed. Among them may be mentioned ane prize fighter, oo myrderer, and one barber. “From the Colonial days’ to the present |t. has happened that several generations of ths same family have served in one or boll .pranches of Congress, ‘ha mast notable mong these nre the Adamses, Bayards, Breck« furldxes, Harrlgqna, Chaydiyre, Slocktoys, Freliighuysons, and Holsters, CONGRESSIONAL, DUELTSTS. é Acomplote record of the nuinber of Cor gressmen who have beon engaged In duels has never been kept; but the number who eye died in: affairs of honor Is pretty well NOWn, ; : Algxander “Hamilton, Secretary of the ‘Treusury under Washington, Jeadér of tho Fedaralist. potty, and a taading spirit in we, farmation of the Constitution, was mortally wounded by Aaron Burs, at Hoboken, Julys 180, Richard Spaight, of North Carolina, was the first to dle in a duel, eke: ed Continental Congress, and snt in tho convene fan which framed te Constitution. Ha vss Hted: by his “anecessor In Congress, Jo i Btanloy. . ‘Ihe latter was tried, and sentence to tmprigonment; but was pardoned by Gov. Wilhaus, of North Caralina, hy) 9 your Stage 1) een BE ect ea ry as Arrhs, z isis frown wounds: recelyed in'a diol with Jol, 5 M1 . : \ ‘Spencer Pettis was killed: In.a duel fouxls w ey Biddle, at St. Louis, Aw Se ipneaee Braga out,of a quorrel ‘the. Presidens die tne tho brother from over tha United Stat posh feces ver acne f iL & a ¥ i nef hy. with John McCarty, his brother in-law, in 1819. ‘ v1 North Caratina, dled rdguebh ietion, ot Ne with John Jucuson, --donathan Cliley, of Sulne, dled fron, ie oy Witiaae ane uveae a vicantueye ced . ckye Grayes wag wubseauently electd to Cull ereug.. " elt George A. Waggaman, United States feu ator (unt doula ity Jost lle tug 10 a 2 v . watorge. Polndestor, Ioprosentatlve ts ‘ Missisalppi, fought a duel with Eli ne u @ Merchant, .aboug 1845, and Killed bln. bi a ESS DUETS ‘The BLOGNLE! - a have been many duels, which we Pleo eas, “AuionK hain ‘the following are ges Doveen, y rey « ‘Plivgy botweoen Henry Clay and Hump Marshall, and between Ulay and Joln Ht Han veneer epee A AW, Sung! a {tp Jedy Bias ob h Carolla, in the Thirty ass TE: u wr Du! * y Jol s. Jnoksow, of the Tulrty-eet ery ros Tout suvoral duuls, ong sitll . Maraliall—none resulting By Oe Taine Jeongrd dorvis, quupber s frau ey chiytlenged a colleaguy, Fs Q. J. Sith, (ol Eno Portland Histrieh th abgue we FisMe