Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1875, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted. 4T THE STAR BUILDINGS, Peumsyivania Avenue, cor. llth St. B ir i Oo The Evening Star Newspaper Vompary, H. KAUFFMANNS, SS RGRES SaSeeTa ‘THE EVENING STAR ts served by carriers to at TeX CEXT® PER WEEK, OR FORTY at the Counter, oening Star. AMUSEMENTS. (D's OPERA HOUSE, A NEW PANTOMIME TO-NIGHT, SACK AND THE BEANSTALK. TWENTY-FIVE SPECIALTY ARTISTS LADIES AND CHILDR S MATINEE. SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK nday next—THE TWO ORPHANS, the mast tifal and suecessfol play ween i New York for years eee mart Ets ti08 anv concent ort: SUNDAY HOOL VERNON PLACE M. EB. CHURCH MT. VERNON RACE VENUE THEATER a. Acvmun. between Mh and Y2th streets. Lessee and Manager. mmeilons enoces: of Mins ig; Mixx Helean Revere, ig danseuse. Qld fayorites—Murtz » the American gymnasts; Flora Leonetta, the premiere dansease and actress; Jessie vocalist and actress. The performance le with the laughable farce of STATCE E Tuesday and F: «Band 3 i Thursday N4ti0esan THEATER. “Be sure you're right, then go ahead.” ‘The Grand Triumph of American Dramatic Litera ture 8 and SATURDAY MATINEE, com NDAY NIGHT. March 1. 1875, the dis And a superior Dramatic Comy _ BAVY CROCK With new and appropriate ments and propertics, and a splen ters. DAVY CROCKET Liberal prices of reserved any Err. v. we did ra and De $1, Family cire ATER COMIQUE. Tere rosy Marth orets night and Wein acurday Maine =. Rng “I r hairs. Xe.. aml the Qa and popular favorite, ¥ at Euy ptian Juggiers, ARLOW BEGS LEAVE TO CALL c tors and members of C VINGS. &« Tedaced pri portunity to persons leaving the chase. as his stock is the largest ever seen Painting=. &« acked with the greatest care. me BV aLoW S GALLERY OF ART, feb24 1m. 1225 Pennsylvania aventic M4?4" ©. aistew. 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MP? saat: MOTTE Bitress G. G. CORNWELL & SONS, FINE GROCERS, Penn. Ave..opp. Willard’s Hotel. a LD — 850, MADE. “1 B low o- $2 riko. 5480 ¥ rect end 630 2h stesst werghirne Sign of the Big Cock lebi6 ly All bramis equally low. LATED WARE. ‘A large sesortm ent of all the new desigus ‘TEs SETS, WAITERS, CASTORS. CAKE BAST ETS. ICE PITCHERS, FORKS, SPOONS, kc Also BODG ERS’ superior TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, direct. ‘bo0-tr “_ MLW. GALT. BRO. &co, Bee 3 SPRING LEAF TEA | Very palatable for invalids. Fresh, pleasant and | a pe NW. BURCHELL, i mar} ét 413. street. EVENING STAR. - se INTERNAT. REVENUE.—The receipts from this souree to-day were $200,424.52. Customs REVENU Were $635,002.90. PRESIDENT GRANT has signed the new revenue bill. SPEAKER BLAINE will remain in Wash- ington for two or three weeks. SENATOR-ELECT ANDREW JOHNSON ar- rived in the city to-day, and is staying at the Imperial hotel. ‘ THE Districr TAX Bint Si< .—The President last night signéd the District tax bill. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS ALL SIGNED. Among the acts signed by the President were all of the appropriation bills passed by Con- gress. MATT CARPENTE authorizes “ Perle to “enter the repul the republican part THE WEST END DEVARTMENTS of the gov- ernment are remarkably quiet to-day: only the regular routine business being trans- acted. The heads of departments, chief clerks, and many heads of bureaus, and minor clerks are absent at the Capitol, as- sisting in the last solemn ceremonies of an expiring Congress. 's Wisconsin suceessor to say that he is going jean caueus and act with THE REPORT of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, and the resolution accompanying it, | with reference to the Pacifie Mail subsidy Was adopted last night by a two-thirds v Mr. Crooke, of New York. said that to cer- ufy cases of King and Schumaker to the | gram y Was an outrage against decency, law and common sense. REGULATING THE Loeny.—The House last night passed the bill reported from the Ww s and Means Committee regulating the Appearance and compensation of agents pros- | iting claims before Congress or the depart- nts. fis is intended to correct such as were developed by the Pacitic Mail | 4 of California, is en- titled to the thanks of the people of the Dis triet for his earnest and successful efforts (o | ppriations for various District ebarities and institutions. It was only through his persistent efforts on the Last ference committee on the sundry civil bill that « number of such appropriations were agreed to by both Houses. SETTLED At LAst.—The House last night seated Geo. E, Sheridan, representative at large from Louisiana, who has been knock- ing at the doors of the 43d Congress since its organization. Hiseontestant was Mr. Pinch- ek. It also passed a resolution declaring her, of the Ist Louisiana district, ed to bis seat. Sheridan's first vote was in favor of unseating Sypher. * KELLoGE6's bill for the reorganization of the Treasury department, which was tacked on the sundry civil appropriation bill, was agreed to by both houses with unimportant amendments. The clause of the House bill giving clerks in the Executive departments two months pay in case they are discharged atthe end of the present fiscal year, was agreed to. THE MAINE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS just prior to the adjournment of the House, ed on the Speaker's table, a large mo- containing a present from them #s an acknowledgement of their esteem. Speaker Blaine at once sent it home, with- out looking to see what its contents were. Some say the box contained a silver gavel aud @ stigtue of himself in the same precious imetal, others, that it was a silver tankard. NAVAL OrpERS.—Capt. Wm. F. Spicer, ordered to command the naval rendezvous at Boston on the Sth instant; Capt. George E. Helknap, detached from command of the receiving ship Ohio, on the Sth inst: ordered to the navy yard, Pensa tain of the yard, 15th instant, relieving Cap- tain A. A. Semmes, who ts ordered to pro- eced bome and wait orders: Commander Jas ne, from the command of the naval ren- dezvous at Boston on the 8th instant, and o: «i to the temporary command of the re- iving ship Ohio, B THE International Review for March-April. ved through J. W. Shaw, Treasury News ! me is a good number of this well edit The articles handsomely printed publi re mostly upon mode gar A. Poe.” by “The New Yor The Supernatural as Evidence, yne Smith, D. D., Dean of Canterbury “The Money Problem,” Ama‘ » D., Massachusetts; with book | THE PrestpENT reached the Capitol ata | little after wine o’elock this morning and pro- | Jed at once to Ris room on the Senate ®, Where he was engaged until noon in ssigning bills passed by Congress. The door of the President's room was carefully guard- ed, and for several hours he was writing bis signature almost uninterruptedly to various bills which passed both Houses. At 2 o'clock he had signed no less than 11 House and Senate bills. Among the House bills sign was one to incorporate the Inland and Sew board Coasting company. of the District of The P ident left the Capitol a nutes after the adjournment ‘of the SParr.—General irement from the spirited run from e with H.R. bill 2,179, Inland and Seaboard | Coasting Comp f Colum bla. for the purpose of having it signed by the Presinient. The General made excellent | time, and arrived at th President's room | verhaps a minute before 12 o'clock. 1 *resident immediately appended bis signa- the bill. The bill passed the House st sexkion und the Senate to-day. with a | btamendment, The House concurred in | amendment this morning. and Gen. C. vimeselfe ylied the bill and hastened wit to the President the House to the Sen: to incorporate the The bill jes was defeated at DEFEAT OF THE Bounty BILt. to equalize soldiers’ cou: last moment to-déy, through the action | of the Senate. The bill, it will be remem- | ‘« red, originated in the ‘House. passed that | tedy, went to the Senate, where it was | amended, and subsequently toa covference | committee. The conference committee | agreed to the Senate amendments, and the | House adopted the conference rej - The | bill was enrolled and signed by the Speaker | and Vice President, and was rendy to lay be- | fove the President. Meantime, ‘the Senate | this morning) laid the conference report on | the table. Mr. Logan took the view that the bill baving been passed by both houses the senate had nothing tooontend for. The House had agreed to the Senate amendments. The bill was laid before the Presi t. bul acting upon the advice of Attorney General Wil- Hams and other members of the Cabinet, he | declined to sign it. SvIT FoR SLANDER.—To-day, Mr. Thad. K. Preuss entered a suit in the Circuit Court for Archie C. Fisk against H.K. Pease (ex- | for . laying damages ag 33 was the great- the dollarof the money. That he was adminis- | for one wator on ap estate, and that large sums of mouey came Into Bis hands and he had rebbed the heirs of every dollar, and had ob- — tained under false a and 61,000, and with all ill-gotten gains he of said grievance he and “ samy, and camea ts and other good | suryevor of eustoms, Cold | is stated that a double track on | precenayage non! at an early day. | meeting in Dublin. y COLORADO A STATE.—At a late hour last night the House went to business on the Speaker's table, under an agreement that no bill to which objection was mace should pass except by a two-thirds vote. The bill to admit Colorado was soon reached, and the sme beng the begs pid ao ‘vernon passing a vot ist yeas to 76 nays, two thirds voting in the aflirmative: “The vote to admit New Mexico was rejected by a ‘vote of 14 yeas to 4 nays. THE FIRST RULING made by the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue under the provisions of the new tax and tariff iaw was in reference to the time of taking effect of the new rates on spirits and tobacco, and was as follows:—‘That collectors may re- sume sale of stamps for distilled spirits in cistern-room or warehouse pridr to midnigi:t of the 3d instant, at seventy cents per gallon, and may make requisition for stamps for spirits produced from that date. All spirits produced in the cistern-room or warehouse aftér midnight on the 3d instant will be lia- ble toa tax of ninety cents per gallon, ac- cording to the provisions of the new bill. To- _ Fl hee sesh bed igs bed of manufae- urers, legally packed and properly stamped prior to midnight of the ‘Sd instant, will be charged at the old rate of twenty cents, but after that time the tax of twenty-four cents will be imposed.” CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate in execn- tive session this morning confirmed the fol- lowing nominations: Wilhelm Finkler, consul at Ghent. Joseph Archbold. collector of internal revenue, 3d district, New York. Richard Crowley, United States attorney, northern districtof New York. J. W.Chap- man, Upvited States marshal for Jowa. J.J. Hine, do., southern Alabama. J.B. MeDow- ell, register, Lincoln, Nev. G.H. Wright, register, Sloux City, lowa. Charles Lewis. y Sprlug, NewYork. J. E. Whitney, do., Albany, N. ¥. Collectors of Customs—J. Huron, Michigan; T. 8. triet_of Maryland; of Minnesota; Sid N.Y. Sanborn, Hodson. eastern a Frankenfleld, distri Cooper, Cape Vinesnt, Postmasters—Henry R., Pease, at_V! burg, Mississippi; J.H. Pfllsbury, tan, K John H. . Detroit, Mich. ®. K. Landis. Vineland, N. 3.; Alpheus Be mer, Dover, N.J.;_ Mrs. FA. Perrin, Clyde, Ohio; Daniel Molley, Fulton, Mo; W. T: Cate, Chattanooga, Tenn; Wm. Milic Winchester, Va. val—A. T. Freeman, W. H. Sutherland, J. M. Roper, C. E. Fox, H. H. an, M. R Schwenck, W. C. Haycock, Jacob Medar: J. C. Fremont, jr., B. F. Rinehart, i. ff jalt, C. ReMiles, Albert Mertz, O.H. Lowrs 8. Hotehkins, V. E. Cottman, , HS. Warren - E. Saw? jgns in the navy. THE INLAND AND SFASOARD COASTING Company OF THE District or CoLuMBra. H. R. 79, which was among the bills signed by the President to-day, is to incor- porate the Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company of the District of Columbia. It pro- yides that John W. Thompson, William Metzerett, Samuel Bacon, Wm. Stickney, A.H. Herr, Wm. B. Todd, J. H. Baxter, A. B. Stoughton, Wm. Thompson. and their as- sociates and’ successors, or a majority of them, be constituted a body politic and cor- porate ay ae name and style of the Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company of the Dis. trict of Columbia, by which name said com pany may sue and be sued, may have a cot mon seal, and generally may have and pos- sess the rights and privileges usually pos- sessed by similar companies: Providet, That this act of incorporation is granted upon the express condition that nothing herein shail be constrned to ate the property of said Inland and Seaboard Coasting Co. from taxa- tion under the laws of the several localities in which it may transact its business. The capital stock of the said company shall not be less than $100,000 nor more than $1,000,009, to be divided into shares of one hundred dol- lars each; and the said company is author- zed ®ad empowered Lo run vessels propelled by steam or other power between the cities of Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria and New York, including the ports on the Po- tomac river and Chesapeake bay, and the tributaries thereof, and to prosecule a gen- eral coasting trade in the transportation of passengers and freight of every description, subject to the rules anc regulations and laws of the United States or the several state through which its boats may pass, 01 which It may transact business; and the said company is also authorized to purchase, id and convey such real and personal es tate, Ke. NG SCENES IN THE SENATE.—Tie fe having had an all-night session, the attendance of Senators until about 11 o'clock a.m. Was not very large. Al that hour most of the Senators were in their seats or mov- ing about the chamber engaged in conversa- tion. The Senators generally were cagaged during the morning in emptying their desks and tearing up and throwing upon the floor such memoranda and documents as were no longer of use, and the floor was white with fragments of paper. Senators generaliy re- laxed their customary dignity and indulged in leud conversation, which ated consid- erable confusion. Present on the floor when the gavel finaily fell were Postmaster Gene- Tal Jewell, Secretary Robeson, Seeretary Bristow, Attorney General Williams, Goy- ernor Routt. the District Commissi y other persons of note. galleries were comfortably fille and at 1h:30 the available foot of § ten minutes to eleven Mr. Bayard. (demo- crat,) of Delaware, offered a resolutt which was unanimously adopted, t the President of the Senate for the impar- tiality with which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate. Just prior to the adjournment the floor was quite crowded. The hands of the clock over the main er tance already indicated one minute past 1 when a messenger entered with certain en- rolied bills from the House. Immediat following came General Babcock with a ms sage from the President of the United States in writing. Mr. Edmunds moved that the message he read but almost immediately withdrew his motion. Messrs. Conkling and Thurman, the committee on the part of the Senate to wait upon the President. then ad. vanced down the main aisle, and Mr. Conk- ling announeed that they had performed the duty assigned them, and that the President « nothing further to communicate. "Phi Viec President then, without making te customary farewell speech, declared the a~ ate adjourned. LT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DILL at Memphis, Tenn., oceurred at a Uwe ter last night. Two colored men who had purchased tickets for the dress circle applied for admission and they were refusel,and the money was returned to them. Another oie, who Was intoxicated, attemptel to enter without a ticket, and was arrested by the police at the imstance of the manager, Tom darcy, who. it is said, will makeg test case of the constitutionality of the new law in the it suit is brought by those who had tick- THY FIRST RESt KIN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MAIL CoMPANY.—AL&@ meeting of the directors of the Pacific Mall, yesterday, the resignation of Russell Saye, tendered some time ago, was — Mr. Syd- ney Dillon. president of the Union Pacitie railroad, was elected! in his place. The resig- nations of Messrs. F. L. Talcott .A.J. Hateh and Wm. H. Guion were received and xe- cepted and Messrs. Jay Gould. Oliver Ames and D. D. Colton were elected in their stead. Mr. Dillow was elected president pro tem. IMPROVEMENTS ON THE B. & P.R. RI | has been determined in regard to. the im a. to be made on the Baltimore & tormac railroad, (Washington branch.) to replace the iron rails with steel rails; and 1 this road ts who vor the double tracks say that the siaings long, and it would not road what it much needs.— AY Tur Inish RIFLE ASsOCLATION, at a June 2 next as the date of ence, TWO CENTS. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, The Closing Proceedings To-day. SENATE.—Onr report on the third page brings the proceedings of yesterday's session of the Senate down to midnight. The sub- sequent proceedings of the night session were as follows: Mr. Wright moved to lay the river and arbor appropriation billon the table. Lost— ayes 19, noes 29. Mr. Windom moved an amendment, pro- viding $600.000 for the commencement of the Hennepin canal, which was agreed to. The bill haying been considered in Com- mittee of the Whole was reported to the Sen- ate, and separate votes were demanded on various amendments. ¢ Mississippi levee amendment was re- Jected—ayes 23, noes 24. The amendments submitted by the Com- mittee on Transportation were also nov concurred in, with the exception of the G Kanawha and the Tennessee rivers, which were concurred in by ayes 21, noes 20. Atla.m. the Senate went into Executive session. but after 30 minutes spent therein the doors were reopened. THE LOUISE HOME. Mr. Stoekton said the last apy would ever make to the Senate he now made. He asked that the House bill neorporate the trustees of the Loutse Home and for other Purposes be taken up, The bili was taken up and passed unani- mously. RIVER AND HARBOR NIL1. PASSED. The river and harbor bill was then pro- eveded with. and Mr. Sherman asked & a separate yotc on concurring in what he style the hoteh-poteh amendments, and inost of them were non-concurred In. The appropriation the harbor of Cris- field was concurred in. The bill was finally passed at 3:10 a.m. THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED. Mr. Edmunds submitted the conference re- port on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, which was concurred in. Mr. Sargent led up ; APPROPRIATION BILL, amendments were agreed to:—Appgopriating $50,500 for new school building in Georgetown. D. C. Authorizing the ercetion of anew fire-alarm telegraph for the cities of Washington and Georgetown at 75,00), one-half to be paid by the tand one-half by the United State: Increasing the appropriation for the San Franciseo mint by $55,000 Appropriating $40.00 for the completion of public builting at Portland, Oregon. Striking out appro- priation to pay various contestants for seats nthe House of Representatives. Authori- zing the transmission of such pablic docu- ments @s are provided for distribution to the ‘ernors of states free through the mail: xX) for expenses of the sig. au. Authorizing the Secre- tar Interior to sell 209,000 of the C taw Indian lands. Appropriating $162, for the subsistence of the Sioux Indians col- lected on the Red Cloud and Whet Stone agencies. Mr. Bayard moved an amendment appro- priating $10,000 for the removal of the obstrac- Uons iz: the harbor of Neweastle, Delaware. Adopted. ‘The bill was then passed at 10 a. m. SOUTHERN CLAIMS BILL PASSED. Mr. Scott called up the House bill making appropriation to pay the awards mate by the Southern claims commission, which, after some discussion, was amendet and passed. Ayes, 35; noes, 12. THE WAR CLAIM BILL KILLED. Mr. Scott then moved to take up the bill to pay awards for quartermasters and com- missary ——. bag or farnished. Agreed to—ayes, 4; noes, 1. After the bill had been read through and some discussion oceurred on it, Mr. Pratt moved to lay iton the table, which motion was lost. Mr. Howe, by unanimous consent, called up bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. which, after amend- ment was sed. al that he Mr. Merrimon then moved to lay the claims bill upon the table, which was agreed to. MISCELLANEOUS BILL PASSED. Mr. C.agin called up House bill to. restore J. ©. Beaumont, U. 8. N., to his original po- sition on the navy register. Passed. Also, House bill for relief of Mary J. Woolse: Mrs. Sarah B. Forest. widow of Lieut. Da- laney A. Forest, U N. Passed. Also, House joint re jorizing the ac- ceptance by C: is, USS. Ne of the Cross of the Le of Honor, conferred upon bim by the President of the French Republic. Passed. ° Mr. Stevenson called mp Senate bi relief of D. R. Hugyard, of K Passed, ; Mr. Cragin called up House bill for the re- lief of Peters & Reed, naval constructors at the Norfolk navy-yard in 1560; laid over. Also, bill authorizing the President to ap- point Henry S. Wetmore a lieutenant on the retired list of the navy; passed. Mr. Hitehcock called up bill to amend the act incorporating the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. Passed. Mr. Robertson called up House bill amend- ing the act incorporating the Washington and Georgetown railroad. Passed. THE KIVER AND HARBOR BILL THROUGH. M yindom submitted the conference re- | port on the river and harbor bill, which was conenrred in. He said the billlnow appro- priated s million dollars, which was $600,000 more than when It me from the House, exclusive of the Eads bill. Also, & e bill amendatory of the act of Mareh 3, , authorizing the construction of a bridge ‘across the Mississippi at St. Louis, which was amended and passed. Mr. Spencer called up the bill to incor por- ate the Inland and Seaboard Coasting com- pany of the District of Colambia, which was Amended and passed. : House bill to incorporate the Masonic Mu- | Ual Relief Association of the District of Co- lumbia was passed Mr. Edmunds called up the bill_to remove the political disabilities of Thos.T. Fauntie- rey, of Virginia: James M. Quailes,of Tenn.; Robert W. Johnson, ot Arkansas; Beverly Kennon, of Virginia; Charles H. Smith. of Virginia; James M. Hayes, of Kentack; | John Withers, Jas. F. Minter, Wm. Kea ward Bauh R. H. Anderson of Ga.; ee, of Mississippi; J. R. Singleton. of .M y and J. A. Brown, Brown, which for the ucky. sed. Mr. Roberison called up House bill auth. ing Lieutenant Commander Pearson, U. S. navy, to accept the Order of the Bath from the Queen of Great Britain, which was sed THE DEFICIENCY PILL THROUGH, Mr. Morrill, (Me.,) from the Committee of Conference on the deficieney bill, made a re- port, which was concurred in. THE nol ¢ BILL—IS If PASSED OR NOT? Mr. Logan made a report from the eommit- tee of conference on the bounty bill. He said the House had withdrawn from its disagree- ment to the Senate amendments, but it would be weil to have the conference report concurred in. Mr. Sprague moved to lay the conference rt on the table. r. West said that would not make any {twaisagréement, the bill was passed. ts disagreement, was 5 ‘The motion tolay on the tablegras carried— ayes, 30; noes, 24. Mr. West rose to a parliamentary inquiry, and asked the status of the bill. ‘The chair (Mr. Ingalls) said that he did not feel called upon to answer the parliamentary inaulry. The conference lay upon the Mr. Morrill (Vij—"And has not beer AOE Stes roses de re a ing the thanks the Senate Os ‘hair. Adopted unanimous}, chair. » ie Serene. Sam the comiittee of confer the President, annour ced that they had per- formed that duty, and that the President no further business to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. At- ter our report on the third page closed— A number of Senate bills were disposed of, among them'the foliowing: For the relief of certain contractors for th+ construction of vessels-of-war aud steam ma- chinery. Rejected. To extend the time for the completion of oe ~~ Croix and Bayfield Railroad. .Re- jected. To set apart a errtain portion of the Isiand of Mae! Michigan, as a national park. rors. tae ‘9 Incorporate the Oxygen Gas company of the District of Columbia. Rejected. = For the relief of Rosa Vertier Jeffreys. Passed To protect ornamental and other trees on government reservations and on lands pur- chased by the United States, and for other purposes. Passed. For the reliet of E. Laws, chief engineer U. S. navy. Passed. To enable the Steretary of State to pay salaries to certain of the commissioners of the Vienna Exposition. Passed. authorize the settlementot the accounts assed Assistant Paymaster E. .Mellack, ;S. navy. Passed. To annex certain land to Reservation No. 2, ocenpied by the Department of Agricul- ture. Passed. Mr. Garfield (Ohio) reported THE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL With Senate amendments. Mr. Garfield said the Senate had put abont 320 amendments to the bill. The eommitiee had recommended concurrence in about a third: concurrence with an amendment in a large number; and non-voneurrenee in the u rest. The amendments were considered seriatim, and @ conference was asked on the disagree- ing votes. Mr. Randall (Pa.) rose to A PERSONAL EXPLANATION, and said. some time since an unfertunate seene occurred in the House during an ex- cited session on an exciting subject, and in | that connection he would ask the clerk to read 2 letter that he had sent up. The clerk then read a long letter from Mr. R. 8. Hale (N. Y.) to Mr. Crittenden (Ky.), — that he was confined to his room from iliness, and_ regretting his inability to be in the House. He had carefully examined the record, and was satisfied that in his reso. lution of censure he had done Mr. Brown (Ky.) an injustice and injury in imputing to him prevarication. He now recognized the fact that the language used by Mr. Brown was hypothetical up to the point when he = interrupted by the Speaker. and that he «l not, therefore, falsely replied, or preva. ricated in his rept - The letter was quite lengthy, covering foar letter Pete’ Mr. Randall said they were about to part, and it was better to have no trace of il! feel- ing, and ifhe received encouragement from the other side he would move—or a the motion had better come from that side—to remove any charge of prevarication. Mr. Negley (Pa.) said he hoped if the gen- tleman did’so he would not do it on that trashy letter. MR. BUTLER'S RESOLUTION. Mr. Butler (Mass.) said he had a resolution to ofter. The House became suddenly quiet, and the clerk read the resolution, which directed the clerk of the House to pay to clerks of com- —— two months’ aries from Mareh 4th. Mr. Butler.—I move to suspend the roles and the resolution. (Laughter on the republican side.) MR. BROWN. Mr. Negley said he had intended to make no opposition to Mr. Randall's proposition, but the gentleman from New York had in- ficted on the House a very singular letter. Mr. Dawes said the gentleman from Ken- tucky was in the House, and he could put the House in a position that it would gladly wipe out any reflection upon his honor. ar. Todd (Pa.) said that when the resolu- tion of censure was before the House, Mr. Brown had stood in his place and declared that he stood by the record. Mr. Randall said be would withdraw the nected with the affair, and so far as he was rsonally concerned, he would have been glad, being about to leave the Honse, to wie out the transaction, and he had heretofore sought some possible grounds on which to do it, and if he had not found such grounds it Was not because he had not desired it. It was for the gentleman to put himself right before the House and the country. ° Mr. Randal! said that terday that side had voted to remove the censure upon Mr. Cameron, and to-day bad with truth voted very flattering resolations in regard to the Speaker, and he had hoped that he would have been met in a kinder spirit on the other side. [Derisive laughter from the republican side. Mr Dawes said he would be the first if the gentleman from Kentucky would present himself to the House in Uie manner public ment demanded. Mr. Todd (Pa.) attempted to speak, but ob- jection was made, the paper having been withdrawn. 3 eel to, interruption of the regalar order end the charter of the in whieh such a large ppositors were interested oN THE HARBOR BILL On motion of Mr. Sawyer ( Wis.) the Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill were non-concurred in without reading, and s con- RIVER AND ference BILLS PASSED. The consideration of Senate bills on the Speake lowing were passed :—To amend section 1,4 revised statutes, relating to the better gov- ernment of the nay; For _the relief of the survivors of the Polaris. For the relief of the Holy Cross Mission in Dacotah. For ti relief of Itailroad compar Haute and Richn the state of fudians Mr. Maynard (T ence report on THE LEGISLATIVE APPROURIATION BIL and stated that on the point in dispute, » relation to salaries of employes, th Fert Was based upon the principle lousa should adjust the pay of its o ployes, with the exception of the two stenog- raphers of the House committees. The re- port was then adopted. And again the House resn: tion of Senate bills on_ the table, and the fol- lowing were passed:—To authorize the pur- se Of a site for a public building at rg. To authorize the acceptance, in be- halfot the United States of America, of cer- tain real property occupied by the United States consul at Tunis. To provide for the republication of the first volume of the Pateat Gazette. THE FREEDMEN'S BANK. b ‘When the bill to amend the charter of the Freedmen’s bank was reached, Mr. Hawley commented with some severity upon the management of the institution, and advo- cated power be given to bring civil suits to the commiss! , and Was not sure that criminal suits ought not to be brought. He, however, urged the impropriety of reducing the comm: ers to one, and urged an amendment striking out the first and second sections. He expressed his sympathy for the 06.000, depositors. Mr. Durham (K: the col dey their money. suecessor to the Terre pad Railroad company. in.) Submitted a confer- .) said it was not sympathy tors wanted. They wanted REIS A jo Appoint, ir. id he ict int & ca- ea Se iney, as & representative my the lastitution to any one Pa.) concurred in the views ir. Rainey. refused to suspend the rules and board THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION B with Senate a 1. ments. The commitier TL commended non- -coneurrence with ments, striking out the of contes- | amenc) tants to seats in : items added to the Indian te amendment for the Sre- for the District of Columbia, and some other minor amendments, and ‘concurrence in others. The bill was then sent toa confer- ence committee. At So’ciock the House took a recess til) haif past nine. THE ROUNTY BILL. After the recess Mr. Gunekel (Ohio’, from the Committee of Conference on the bill to equalize bounties sobmitted a report reeom- mending concurrence in the Senate amend- ments. Mr. Archer (Md.) asked if the gentieman | thought that @ hundred million would pa: this bill. i Mr. Gunckel said the committee estimated the Senate amendment would inercase th bIN one-half or to thirty millians, Mr. Archer said in his opinion it would re- quire @ hundred and fifty million. The yeas and nays were ordered on the | adeption of the repor:, and the yote resuitet yeas, 155; nays, 40. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL Mr. Sawyer ( Wis.) from the Ce Conference on th: mitted a report r in 21 out of the 3 ttee on river and harbor bill, sub- mmending concarrerm Senate ameadments. Th report was adopted. Senate bill to regulate and promote th ficiency of the Marine Hospital service wa taken from the tabie and passed. SOUTNERN CLAIMS. On motion of Mr. Lawrence (Ohio) the S; ate amendments to the bill to pay the awart of the southern claims commission were con curred in. THE SUNDRY CIVTE Mr. Garfield, trom the Ci tec on the sundry submitted a report. Mr. Randall, who had refased to*sign tt report, said he had not done so, and it was «ue to the House, and perhaps the count, that he should give his reasons for declinii to do so. First, he considered the mount. 1,000, a8 utterly unjustifiable in the present condition of the treasury at the business of the country. He not ou! protested against the amount, butall throu, the bill there w items that, to say the least. were very object! Taere other reason. T' mmittec had u failed to support the direction of the Hou in relation t BILL. uference Commit civil appropriation bill NING COMPANY The provision inserted @ mere shan calculated to retard rather than aid the gov ernment in regaining the land. These re: im to withhold bis six a Xtravagant a out- tion bill at this ti aid this wa: 1ageOUs app Mr. Butler (Mus the last Ume he sh here, but if they t perhaps vast pro) Mr. Ga seventy-five amendments which the two Houses disagreed pon. The Senate had ceded on 41, and the House had receded . thers there had been mutual con- ‘in many cases the amounts had been cut down, and he believed the total of the bill would be jess than when it left the House. The House had more its share of the concessions. There rty. some were | exceptions, but not such as the House had any reason to complain of. He regretted the violation of the old raleof the House in rela tion to the pay of contestants, but be had Stood upto the will of the House and had receded. Although in his opinion the Panoche Grande Ranche clause bad no business in bill, the committee had attempted to carry out the wishes of the House. at they were told that there were not three Senators that would vote for it. They had therefore com- promised, on a basis of hearing first ana striking afterwad.and had given the Secreta- ry of the Interior $5,000 to investigate and report to the next Congress. He did not think these private quarrels ought ever to intrade on pablle legislation. ‘is demand for the previous question was seconded, and the report was adopte 1. THE DEFICLENCY BILL PASSED. M1. Parker( Mo.) sabmitied the report of the Committee of Gonference on the defi- ciency appropriation bill, which was adopted and the Bir passed. 2 A number of pension and other private bills of a minor nature were passed, either under & suspension of the rales or by unani- mons consent. The Senate amendments in relation to the St. Louis bridge were concurred in. The Senate bill to establish the boundary line between Arkansas and the Indian terri- tory was taken up and passe. Senate amendments to the bill to :ncorpor- ate the Inland and Seaboard Coasting Com- pany of the District of Columbia were con- curred in. The amendments to the bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wiscon- sin rivers were also concurred in nate bill to exempt military bounty war- | rants or lands obtained thereunder from sale, was passed. At 1140 Mr. Packer (Ind.) moved to admit ladies upon the floor, to which unanimous consent was given, and the outer circle was enlivened by lors of the ladies somber black of the members. Mr. Dawes offered a resolution that a com- mittee of three be appointed to join a similar committee of the Senate and wait upon the President and inform bin, if he has no com- munication: to make, the two Houses are | ready to adjourn. Adopted. The Chair named Messrs. Dawes, Maynard | and Cox as such commit | in apnouncing the enrollment of bil '8 tables then resumed, and the fol- / the Terre Haute and Indianopolts | ed considera- | jar | Bill to authorize the sale of certain lands at Vincennes, Ind., was taken up and the Senate amendments concurred in. The remainder of the time was consumed and the presentation of executive documents. Mr. Dawes, from the committee to wait on the President, announced that duty per- formed, and that the President replied that he had no further communication to ma’ ‘The Speaker then 8 follows: 3 aus RLAINE’S CLOS le years’ service as Speaker of the House of Representatives—a period surpassed in length by but twoof my predecessors, and equaled by only two others. The rapid mu tations of personal and political fortune in this country have limited the great majority of those who have occupied this chair to shorter terms of office. It would be the gravest insensibility to the honors and responsibilities of life noi to be deeply touched b: so signal x mark of public esteem as that which I have thrice received at the hands of my political associates. I desire in this last moment to renew to them. one and all, my thanks and my gratitade. To those from whom I differ in my party relations—the minority of this House—I te: NG ADDRESS. vse with this hour a six- | der my acknowledgments for the generous courtesy with Which they have treated me. By one of those sudden and decisive changes which distinguish popular institutions, and which conspicuously mark a free people, that minority is transformed in the ensuing Con- e | shipped f e he should protest that the | government shoukl attempt to reclaim this | eld said that there were some | & ; the demonstration, bat met implied invitation to fartber address sembiag: THE USUAL RAND-SHARTNG among members then commenest, and | time was mee> longer than aeual before | members ahd others began to retire from the { Dalf-past twelve there was scarecly any diminution of the pumbers on t ¢ floor. and the crowd in the galleries, whieh had been packed all day, stil, to @ great ex- tont, remained in their seats, FINES. .And thus ended the second session of the Forty-ihind Congress. MORE FIRES. RELIGIOUS ROW IN BUENOS AYRES. _A LIGHT HOUSE CARRIED AWAY. Anti-Catholic Riots t ! Buecnes Ayres. | _Loxpon, March 4—Advices from Buenos | Ayres state that Carbancs have occurred ; in that city. Juring which the palaceef the | Catholic Archbishop was sacked and the | | houses of the Je~uits set on fire. —* Pire at Cotten "ils. | SPRINGFIELD, MASS. March o dry- ing-room. of mplen cotton mille at Holyoke was oat this moraing, lows $45,000, fully tv o—— Light-Honse Carried Away. March 4.—The heht-house at Narragansett bay, wax car orning. A fire in the officers’ fast night | | A Waare Cartoren o Correspondence the rom Sag tiarbor, L. 1, ™ whale wax captured off Amagansett, ten miles from here. and in the township of East Hampton, last Saturday. After an ex- citing chase he was first harpooned by Joshua. Edwards, and the finishing doath «troke wax given by Charles Edwards, It is a righ whale which, it is estimated, will yield from thirty to thirty-five barrels of ofl. This, with the bone,. Will make the whale worth from $1200 to $1500, It is not om tlm for whales at this season of the year to make their appearance on the south side of the east- ernend of Long Island in their search for food. Two or three, betore this one, have been chased this winter, bat made their ex. im the cape. Several whaling townships of East Hampton and Hampton along the orean beach, mostly of farmers. Each ¢lub whale boat, rowed by abs exist While itis being eut tried out market.” houses brown sheetings, d ducks, &¢., and of these goods on protic tian *gnts were in trregul ed with the ble aggregate Amount, and dress muined comparatively quict. Wi con tinued dull, but there was more inquiry for cotton and worsted shawls; the most ie inakes of cotton Losiery were ja fair request. Prints ruled exceedingly firm in first hands, but large jobbers continued to sell various lines of the lately adwanced fancy and shirt ing prints at old prices, asd made a heavy | distribution iv that way. The trade move- ment during the week continued slow with | the importers, the jobbing trade was strictly moderate, and with few exceptions the sales | al auction were smal! and unimportant,—N. ¥. Budietin, 30. | Tre Rowr J Svtr AGAINST Tre AGLE.—Mr. De Witt, coumsel » Eagle, a week moved, FAA inst the v ary C. | Bowen, of the inde ndant. be consolidated, | 60 that they might be tried together. Yester- day Judge McCue rendered his decision. He said that it ao happened that during a great- er portion of the time of the new: war- | fare between Mr. Bowen's paper, Union, | and the Brooklyn je, he Was & stock- His couneetion ter- holder in the Eagle minated with the paper in 1873. Although the facts did not. in his opinion, constitate any legal objection to his ¢ .tertatning any motion between the parties growing out of the publications since he ceased to have any pecuniary interest in the sl wo. yet his consideration for justice rendered it mm re thi not act. He, leaving the before one Two STAG From Home.—Two young | the girl's normal school, Jeft their homes in on orthern section of the for the purpose of attending tid notretarn in the after- is became somewhat anxious y the father of » daughter, stat- and her companion hae | acquired a t or theatrical life, and be- lieved that they could do weil at it and no longer Ye a burden to their parents. y had left the city to seek an engagement. The | parents have emy 1 detectives to bring | mn back. » danghter of a promi- nent clergyman and the other the daughter of a retire: aler. | about then, | one received ing that she AGES. — k Gab | and others, proprie man tory at Locust Valley, L. 1. for $25,000 dam- es. He stepped through a bole in the floor of the factory. and his leg catching im the low Was so ished @s Lo neces- pntation. Judge Freedman, in the uurt yesterday dismissed the com- ve ground that the plaintiff took e dangerous business in whieh wed, and that the defendants eld liable for accidents to their workmen caused oy their own negligence or iat of their fellow workmen.—N. Y. World, ae. nee ASSOCIATED Coat Comrantes Fixing PRICES.—The representatives of the associ. ated coal companies in this city met _yester- day at the office of the Delaware and Hadson Canal company at | Broadway, to con- sider their plans for tue fatere, and to estab- lish & schedule of prices for coal for the cur- rentterm. After mature deliberation it was agreed that no reduction should be made in the prices so long as te miners continue on strike. Should the miners return to work the following scale of —_— woul! go into effect on the first day after the resumption of labor :—Lump, #4. Sot ope, ru WRECK OF THE STEAMSHIP GoTTEN- BERG—Trrrible Low of Life—The steamer ottenberg has been wrecked on one of the oumeanx Islands. in Bass Strait, between Van Dieman’s Land and Australia. She on board eighty-five 0 gress to the verning power of the House. ‘However it might possibly have been under other cireumstaneces, that event necessarily ;