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FRANCE. The Constitutional Bills Submitted to the Assembly. MacMahon’s Powers and Term of Government. An Animated Opposition and Excited Debate. Panis, Jan. 21, 1875, In the Assembly to-day the debate on the con- stitutional bills was opened. M. 6@ Ventavon’s bill was Orst taken op. It confirms President MacMahon’s powers, estad- Manes ministerial reeponsibility, creates a second Chamber, invests the President with the power bo dissolve the Assembly, and provides thas on the lapse of the Presidential power a Congress of ¥he two Chambers sball decide upon the futare government of France. M. de Ventavon urged that as the provisartum Plone was possible, it was necessary that tt should be immediately organized. THE OPPOSITIONIST OBJECTIONS. The members of the. Leit objected to the exclu- Hon of republican principiss from the measure when the Republic was the existing form of gov- oroment. M. de Carayan-Latour, legitimist, opposed all the eonstivutional bills, He attacked the Republic and Empire, urged the restoration of the mon- Brcby and declared bis party would vote in favor of granting Marshal MacMahon only the means Recessiry to preserve order. He atiempted to Read the letter of Prince Bismarck, published during the Arnim trial, in which the Prince stated that a monarchy would strengthen pubiic credit and enable France to form alliances, EXCITEMENT. This created great excitement in the Chamber. The reading was interrupted, and the speaker's voice drowned by shouts from ali parties, THE DIVISION NOT TAKEN. Toe sitting closed without a vote, THE QUESTION OF THE EAST. THE MONTENEGRINS AND THE TURES DRIFTING TOWARD WAR. Lonpow, Jan. 21, 1875, ‘The London Globe says all the Powers are striv- Ing to insure a prcific arrangement of the dim- eulty between Turkey, but the warlike spirit among the Montenegrins threatens to lead to a collision. SHE PROSPECT OF A PEACEFUL ADJUSTMENT MORE HOPEFUL. Lonpox, Jan. 22—6 A. M. A-spectal despatch from Vienna to the Daily News says the prospect of an adjustment of the Montenegria diMculty 1s more hopeful. It is supposed that Turkey is yielding. Austria, it is stated, will send troops to the Bos- Bian frontier. KHE CONDITION OF THE ROADS AGAINST THE MARCH OF AN ABMY, The Standard’s special telegram from Trieste Fepresents that on account of the deep poow in the passes and in the roads \e will be impossible for the Montenegrins to enter the Turkish territory during the next two months, except at potnts where the Turks are in Overwhelming force. SPAIN. WHE NATIONAL PROVISION FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE KING-—SEBRANO TO RETURN TO THE CAPITAL, MapeED, Jan. 31, 1875, King Alfonso’s civil list will be fixed at 28,000,000 Feale—$3,500,000, gold, GENERAL PALACIOS SOLICITS A PARDON, The Carlist goneral Palacios has petitioned for amnesty. FROM CARIOS TO ALFONSO. Bayonne, Jan. 21, 1875. Forty-seven Carlist oMfcers have notified the Bpanish Consul in this city that they have gtven in their adhesion to King Alfonso, SERRANO PREPARING TO RETURN. Marshal Serrano will return to this city about the 22d inst. THE CARLIST ARMY CONSCRIPTION. It ts reported that the Carlists are now enrolling youths of seventcen years in their service. GREAT POWERS’ RECCGNITION OF KING ALFONSO. Lonpon, Jan, 22, 1875, The London Times announces that Russia, Aus- tria and Germany have agreed to recoznize Alfonso as King of Spain at once, without waiting fer proclamation by the Cortes, ENGLAND. & JUDICIAL SEAT MADE VACANT ‘TION. y Lonpoy, Jan, 21, 1875, Right Honorable sir Henry Singer Keating, Puisne Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, has resigned, He will probably be succeeded by Solicitor General the Right Hon. John Holker, FATAL EXPLOSION IN A FACTORY. A frightful boiier explosion occurred in a factory a@t Todmorden, Yorkshire, to-day. Five persons were instantly killed and Ailty in- Jured, (HE LIDERAIS OF PARLIAMENT PREPARING TO CHOOSE A LEADER FOR THE PARTY. LONDON, Jan. 22—5:30 A. M. BY RESIGNA- The Daily News 82a: @ letter, signed by @ large namber of liberal mem- bers of Parliament, was sent to Mr. Adams, the liberal whip, last night, requesting him to call a meeting at which a leader may be chosen for the party in the House of Commons. The meeting will probably be heid on the 4th prox. No doubt exists as to the cordial recogni- tion of Lord Granville as the head o1 the party. Tne News adds there ts little doubt that the Meeting will elect the Marquis of Hartington to the leadership in the House of Commons. PRINCE LEOPOLD’S HEALTH. Lonpon, Jan. 21, 1875, ‘The physicians in attendance upon Prince Leo- pold in their bulletin issued to-day announce that sbe patient is worse. CANON KINGSLEY’S HEALTH. yr a ta SRE LCRA! Lonpon, Jan. 21, 1875, A bulletin from Canon Kingsley’s physicians also Peports that his condition 1s less favorabie. SWITZERLAND. GENEVA, Jan. 21, 1875, Disturbances have occurred over the baptism of ehiluren by the Old Catholics in two villages of this canton, and the presence of troops Is necessary to preserve order. THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. Hox@ Kona, Jan, 21, 1875. It ts reported that the health of the Emperor or Ohina 1s {n a critical state. SOUTH AMERICA, — Lonpoy, Jan, 21, 1875. The London and River Plate Bank has received the foliowing despatch from Montevideo:— “The Uraguayan government has fallen and the rebels are in power, There is general alarm; | business is suspended, The British squadron 1s in the harbor. Pedro Vareia, President of the Senate, has been eiccted by the rebels Provisional President of the Repubite,”’ WASHINGTON Party Measures Devised in Republican Caucus. LOUISIANA STILL TO BE OPPRESSED. Compromise Proposed by the Conservatives to the Kellogg Office-Holders, HENRY WILSON’S LETTER. Presidential Elections by Direct é Vote of the People. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, WashinoTon, Jan, 21, 1875, COMPROMISE PROPOSED BY THE LOUISIANA CON- SERVATIVES—THE OFFICES TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AND SUSTAINED, Tne opponents of the Kellogg government in Louisiana, despairing of any but extreme radical measures, have proposed acompromise, the leading points of which are, “That Kellogg shall remain Governor and Penn succeed Antoine as Lieutenant Governor, with an equal division of the other State officers, with reciprocal pledges that the said ofMcers shall not resign or accept other ofMces or places, but discharge the duties of said offices during the residue of their termg, for which they were elected, and further that each and ail shall pledge to sustain each other in the proper and faitiful dis- charge of their duties; tnat all the Senators shail at once take their seats in the Senate and recog- nize Penn as Lieutenant Governor, and the House of Representatives when organized; that ali the members of the House returned by the Returning Board and no others shall meetin the House and recognize Mr. Vigers as Olerk of the House until the House ts fully organized and a Speaker and his successor elected; that the first act alter a call of the House shall be @ nomination for Speaker, and the Clerk shall call the roll in his hands according to law, and the person then having a majority of votes shall be the Speaker, and s0 on until the House shall be organized by the election of all its officers; that the Hoare shall recognise the Senate as organized above, and the two bodies shal) jointly recognize W. P. Keliogg as Governor and the other State oficers aetermined herein as the lawful State oM- cers; that the Legislature shall agree by resolution not to disturb the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, &c., by impeachment or otherwise, based upon any charge or allegation for offences in the past or In the future, unless for real offences and in ac- cordance with law; that the White League shall immediately disband, and restore to the State government the arms and munitions of war taken on the iléth of September last.’ This proposition has been fully agreed to by all the conservatives; and General Ogden, who is at the head of the White League, has bound himself to comply with the programme so far ashe isconcerned. It has been submitted to the leading democratic Senators nere, and thongn no opinion has as yet been expressed about init 18 believed that it will be approved by both repub- licans and democrats. Antoine ts the only one in the way, and he 1s said to insist upon remaining Ideutenant Governor, though the State may be ruined and made hopelessly bankrupt. THE ELECTION OF WALLACE AS SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND HOW IT WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY CAMERON HIMBEBF—PouITicaL RETDIBUTION ILLUSTRATED. It is said here that the election of Wallace (democrat) to the Senate irom Pennsylvania was the result of a political miscalculation on the part of Senator Cameron and the cause of a good deal of chagrin to him. The story is that, not antici- pating the tidal wave, Senator Cameron had laid his plans for the defeat of Mr. Scott and the choics in his place of Don Cameron. To this end, it is charged, he labored to defeas many republican candidates for the Legista- ture in the Western part of the State, who were Scott men, not thinking, of course, that the democrats might thus with his help carry the State, as they did. Senator Scott, it is said, 1eele very sore, but the result probably does not please Mr. Cameron either. There are people here wicked enough to add that, even with a demo- cratic Legislature, Senator Cameron did not en- trely give up hope, and that Mr. John Alison re- ceived the republican nomination tn opposition to Wallace, with tne understanding that, 1/it shonid prove likely to be anything more than an empty honor, he would promptly give place to Don Cameron. ols last may be a mere rumor, though it is common talk; but that Mr. Cameron did con- tribute to the democratic victory in Pennsylvania 1s openly asserted. THE SPEAKERSHIP OF THE NEXT HOUSE—MRB. BLAINE'S WITTICISM ON THE ASPIRING CAN- DIDATES. Speaker Blaine, who is one of the readiest and most brilliant wits in Washington society, and has tne reputation of saying more bright things than any member of either house, raised a laugh at the expense of the numerous candidates for the Speakership to-day. It happened by chance that there were gathered about nim Kerr, Cox, Fer- nando Wood, Randall, Clymer and two or three others who are looked upon as possible suc- cessors of Mr. Blaine, and they began to rally him upon the doleful prospects of the republican party. He replied, “Gentlemen, I am like a cross-eyed schoolmaster np in my coun- try, in Maine, who exclaumed one day, ‘that boy I am now looking at, ] want him torise immediately and stand up in bis place,’ and twenty-seven boys stood up simultaneously in different parts of the schoolroom. Now,’ added Mr. Blaine, “if [ should ask who is to be the next Speaker, at least seven of you gentlemen would look up at me at once.” FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. oe WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1875. PARTY MEASURES DEVISED BY THE REPUBLI< CAN CAUCUS—BETTER GOVERNMENT FOB THE SOUTH. The House Caucus Committee appointed to pre- Pare bills for the oetter government of the South- ern States bave completed their labora and nave informed Mr. Maynard that they are ready to re- port whenever the caucus is called. It has been Sugges.ed that Itshould be neid on Saturday, at noon, though itis possible the call may be made for to-morrow night, the object being to have time for discussion and to dispose of the report, so that the Judictary Committee may present the bill | and resolutions on Monday next. As to Loursi- ana, a joint resolution has been prepared recog- niging ine legality of the Kellogg government as the most effective manner in which to settie all dispnte on that point. A Supplemental Enfores- Ment act bas also been drafted, which will give the President discretionary authority in enforcing the laws tn disaffected districts in the Southerao States. The bills originally introducea in the House by Mr, White, the Chairman of the com- mittec, and Mr. Whiteley, a member of the com- mittce, generally known here as acts to legalize re- peating at elections, have been shorn of some their features and amended so as to conform somewhat to the spirit of the constitution, The committee rejected with emphasis the proposition to put all the Southern States again under federal jurisdic- tion during the general elections, * The committec has agreed upon a new measure to create a bureau of violence, and to have plenary power in collecting the facts which shall bo presomted to the federal courts, in order that offenders may be tried and commissioners to take | {y testimony wherever there have been deeds of | punished, whether It has not been fully agreed as yet to report this measure to the caucus. It can be stated that a number of influential republicans will hesitate or refuse to go into the caucus, as they do not care to be bound by the action of the ma- jority, and think the arrogance and presumption of the Southern members something unprece- dented; nor ts this opinion contiined wholly to Northern members. A {ew of the Southern re- Publicaps who eee the folly of attempting to €0o- erce people with bad laws will not unite with the Tadical carpet-baggers in their effort to perpet- Uate themselves in oMce. The caucus will un- doubtedly be a lively one. and the debate on the adoption of the measures framed by the commit- tee, will, tt is said, be unusually belligerent, KELLOGG AND PINCHBACK TO RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE SENATE, Senator Morton will to-morrow introduce a reso- lution declaring the Kellogg government the de Jure government of Louisiana, and Senator West will present the new credentials of Mr. Pinchback as Senator-elect from Loutsiana, POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL AND THE CON- NECTICUT RESOLUTIONS. The Connecticut republican resolutions caused a good dea} of laughter here, and people give credit to Postmaster General Jewell for the adroitness with which these resolutions praise the President in the name of the principles he recently violated. They repeat pretty accurately the ground which tue Postmaster General took as to the New Or- leans events, and it is said that they hoist the President apon Mr. Jewell’s platform. THE VICE PRESIDENTS LETTER ON PUBLIO AY. PAIRS. The Vice President receives a creat many letters of congratulation from all parts of the country upon bis recently published letter on public af Sairs, Those which have so far reached him from the West refer not to the letter itself, but to tne summary ofit pubiished in the HERALD last Mon- day, and 1 is not improper to say that that sum- mary gave great satisfaction to the Vice Presi- dent, though he did not see tt until it was printed, THE PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS THE ARKANSAS COMMITTEE IN REGARD {0 THEIR FORTH- COMING REPORT. Tne President to-day visited the Capitol and sent for the republican members of the Arkansas Investigation Committee—Messrs. Poland, scud- der and Ward—to impress upon them the tm- portance of making their report a solid radical document, He hoped the report which he nad heard, that the republican memvers were not United, was untrue. POSSIBLE VETO OF THE “LITTLE TARIFF BIL.” BY THE PRESIDENT. Notwitbstamding the democratic pressure and the dissutisiaction of a score of republicans, the House to-day agreed to the conference report on the “litte Tarif bill,” and it now goes to the President for his signature. It is intimated to- night that h@ 1s not in a hurry to approve it, and tt1s possible he may veto it on the ground that the new Tariff bill, which the Secretary of the Treasury 18 now preparing, will render 1+ unneces- sary. NEWS OF ZACH CHANDLER'S DEFEAT—THE VA- GATED SEATS IN THE SENATE. The most important matter of gossip at the Capitol to-day was a aespatch recetved by Senator Ferry announcing that Judge Christiancy nad been elected Senator in place of Mr. Chandler, in Michigan. The telegram stated that he received but one majority. It was not unopleasing news to Mr. Dawes, who immediately informed Sergeant- atArms Freach that he wanted Mr. Chandler's seat as it 1s on the republican side, and he did not Wish to be compelled to take a seat on the demo- cratic side of the Senate when the Forty-fourth Congress convened. Mr. French assured him that his desire should be law. The only other available seat on the republican side now is that of Senator Pratt, of Indiana, who steps down and ont to make-room for Mr. McDonald. ‘The defeat of Senator Chandler is counted here by republicans as another blow at the third term scheme. Mr. Chandler was undoubtedly popular to Michigan, but he has been reckoned among the few public men who favor a third term for General Giant, and the opponents of a third term ascribe his defeat chiefty to this, PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. SENATE. THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL, AMENDED REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE CHOICE OF PRESIDENT—DANGERS ARISING OUT OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE—PASSAGE OF THE “LITTLE TARIFF BILL.”’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1875. The Vice President laid before the Senate a Message of the President in regard to strengthen- ing the coast defences, similar to that read in the House of Representatives yesterday. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. THE PRESIDENT’S SALARY. Mr. Wricut, (rep.) of lowa, from the Committee | on Crvil Service and Retrenchment, reportea adversely on the bill to aboilsh the system of mileage, and it was tndefinitely postponed. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Maine, from the Commit- tee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, reported adversely on the bill to reduce the salary of the President ot the United States, with the request that tt be placed on the calendar with the adverse Tepurt. So ordered. THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The unfinished business being the resolution from the Committee on Privileges and Elections proposing an amendment to the constitution in Tegard to the election of President and Vice Pres- ident was catled up. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of Ind., sald this was a sub- Ject entirely above all party considerations; men of all parties vould address themselves to it inde- pendently of the excitement which now pervades the country. Tae proposition was to amend the constitution so as to bring the election home to the peopie as near as possible, and at the same time avoid the dangers which are threatened vy the present mode. When he looked back over the history of the country it was a matter of surprise to him that there bad not veen trouble Tesuiting Irom the imperfection of our system. ‘Toere was no power now in Congress or in the States to setile contested election cases of elec- tors, The election of electors mignt be attended | with iraud, violence and tumuit, and there was no power to correct the evil. Me pointed out at some lengti the tmperfectious of the present system, and said under it too much power was vested in the hands of the Vice President, or President of the Senate, to whom the electoral votes must be sent under seal. Six times it had happened that the Vice President had counted votes where ie himself was a candidate. Joba Adams counted the vote and declarea bimeelf elected in 1797. Mr. Jeflerson counted the vote in | 1801, When there was a tie. Suppose there had been ,two sets of electors there from any one ‘State—one set making a tte vote and the other electing Jefferson—there was ny power to prevent bim from counting tne vote which would have elected wim. Again, in 1821, Mr. Tompkins, who was a candi- date, counted the vote, In 1827 Mr. Van Buren | did the same thing, and declared himsel! elected, | In 1841 Mr. Johnson counted tue vote, and in 1861 | Mr. Breckenridge did 80, Although the count had | honest in all these cases, au instance might yen dishonesty on the part ot the Vice President would elect. Itdid not seem to have | | occurred to the Iramers of the constitution toat | there might be two sets of gates or traud in their election, Ho next! referred to the counting | Of \he vote In tne presence of the two houses of | Congress, and said that tne two houses of Con- | gress Were ax witnesses only, Tney could not act a8 a Joint convention. | IMPERFECTIONS OF THI! PRESENT SYSTEM. » As to the dingers and duficuities whicn awended the present system they were many. In case of | death or non-attendance of electors from any state other electors irom that State might fill vacancies. Suppose tue electors fiom any State were evenly | aivided, and i one died or tailed to attend the | other side could select one and thus Neve the ma- jority on their side, A majority of one could cast the entire vote v1 the State of New York and | 2,500,000 people mignt be utterly silent in their vote (or President, Under tne present system ten States could elect the President of the United | arise Ntates, it was now an election by States, not a national election, Im 1856 there were thousands | of repu ns in tue South Who did not vote, be: t wags no electoral ticket in the fied for Premout and Dayton, Under the pri siem many men were practically Gistranchised because tnere were not men ecnougn in their State of their own way of tuinking to putan electoral ticket in the field, He sent to the Clerk's desk, and had read the twenty-second | | Joint rule of Congress, in regard to the counting | | of the electoral vote, and said It was grossly un: , | and covered with snow, | their Itves were saved. | boay of anotue constitutional, It was the intention of the framers of the constituuion to make the ELECTION OF PRESIDENT INDEPENDENT OF CONGRESS, but this twenty-second rule made the election of President depend upon either House of Congress, as eitoer House under this rule could prevent the counting of the vote of any State. In case the House was democratic and the Senate republican the jormer might throw out the republican States and the latwer throw out the democr..tic States until no votes were left, aud then the eleciion | would be turown into the House of Kep- resentatives, An election by the House of Representatives bad been twice tried, | and both times the country came very near being siiipwrecked. In an ‘election by the House, Nebraska, with her 42,000 people, would have the same vote in electing a President as New York, with her 4,000,000 invabitants. Under tne | present system, the electoral vote uever ap- proached within ten per cent of the popular vote, @nd In Some instances it varied as much as thirty percent. He reviewed at some length the report of the committee which accompanies the proposed amendinent, DANGER IN COUNTING THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE. Mr. THURMAN, (eu.) of Ohio, said the danger to which the country was subjected had not been ex- aggerated by the Senator from Indiana, buy It seemed to him (Mr. Thurman) that the rem- edy proposed realy tailed to meet the dan- ger, That there might be frauds in elections, with, the experience of Louisiana before toe country, he thought needed no prool. The great Gapger of all was the counting of the vote for President here in Washington. If the election of President at the list coant had depended upon the vote of Louisiana or Arkansas the whole coun- try migot have become olved in civil war; and so tn 1809, when the acting Vice President an- nounced that the vote of Georgia stould be counted 1! it did not change the result, butif it did change the resnit it skonid ve rejected. He was much surprised when he looked at the report pre- sented by the committee and saw that it provided for no tribupal ior the settlement of contested election cases in the Electorai College. DECISION OF CONTRSTS. Mr. MORTON said some of the members of the “commustee were in favor of having the Supreme Court of the United States settle sucn cases, Other members thought the Circuit and District Courts of the United States might decide them, and others, that a special tribunal should be cre- ated by Congress ‘or this purpose. The commit- tee had, therefore, come to the conclusion v0 leave the whole matter to Vongress for action. Mr. THURMAN Said he Was not willing to confide this grest power to Congrsss; he wanted it to be provided for in the constitution, The laws to Operate On this great subject should not oc at the mercy of any dominant party, He thought the ‘report ‘“mantiestly detective in this Particular, Another matter which required great consideration was the tact that tne proposed amendment provided for aweeping changes in the election of & President. He did not refer to the abolition of the Siectural College— that was a small matter; but it provided that a eels should elect instead ot a majority. Wnen jongress took into ConFiceration the great power of the Chiet Magistrate tt should take care to move slowly tu making changes of such importance. He asked that the resointion mignt be laid over to give Senators @ chance to examine tt closely. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N, Y,, said he heartily concurred in several things said by the Senator from Ohio, The next Presidential election was less than two years from now, and no Senator thought this proposed amendment would become part of the constitution, tirst, by the action of the two houses of Congress, ana then by the action of three-fourths of the States in session tu enable Congress to estabiisa any tribunal ior the settlement of contested election cases as it proposed. He then re erred to the twentysecond joint rule, and said 1ew lawyers would deny that some of its provisions were at least questionable, Without goiog into the merits of the proposed amendments ic would say that Congress would fall short ef an urgent and important duty it the 4th of March should witness the dissolution of tne two houses withont having devised some mode better than this twenty-second joint rule tor as- certaining the will of the people in regard to a choice for President. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, concurred in mach that had been said by the Senator from New York (Mr. Conkling), and said in his opinion there was. power in the legislative branch of the govort ment to regulate that power conferred upon Con- gress by the constitution. Congress shoutd, now- ever, be very careful in tne exercise of unis power. Pending the discussion Mr. THURMAN moved that the further discussion of the resolution be post- ned until the first Monaay in February, but as be Senator from Indiava (Mr. Morton) was not then in his seat, did not ask a vote, ‘The Senate then, ata quarter past three o'clock, on the motion of Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. [., ceeded in the consideration of executive business, At half-past three the doors were reopened and | the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1875 After the presentation of a large number of memoriais and resolutions of little public interest, the question came up of reconsidering the vote by which the Indian Appropriation bill was rejected yesterday. The vote was reconsidered—yeas 166, mays 81. The bili was again rejected—yeas 120, nays 126, The vote rejecting the olll was again reconsid- ered, without the yeas and nays, and then finally the bill was referred to the Vommittee of the Whole.on the State of the Union—yeas 142, nays 102. The SPEAKER stated that the bill went to the Committee of the Whole as an entirely new bill, suyject to amendment. WETMORE DISCHARGED. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) Of Mass., presented a letter from Charles A. Wetmore, the witness who was yesterday committed for contempt, and intimated that tbe avology therein contained was satisiac- vory. He thereiore moved his discharge. Toe motion was agreed to and the discharge of Wet- more was ordered, MOTION TO EXPEL DELEGATE CANNON. Mr. Smirk, of New York, trom toe Committee on Elections, mate a report im the case of tue Dele- gate from Utat, with @ resolution to exclude him irom his seat on tue ground of polygamy. Ordered rinted, Me Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., presented the re- rt oi the comierence committee on what is nown as THE “LITTLE TARIFF BILL.” Mr. MayNnakp proceeded to explain the report and the modifications which it proposes to make in the existing customs auties, After considerable opposition by the democrats the conference report was agreed to—yeas 136, nays 99. ‘X‘motion to reconsider was made and tala on the table. The bill now goes to the President for his signa- ture. The House then, at twenty-five minutes past five P. M., adjourned. NEGRO TROUBLES IN SOUTH CARO- LINA. ATTEMPT TO RESIST THE CONSTITUTED CON- STABLES IN EDGEFIELD COUNTY—THE PERSONS RESISTING ARRESTED. AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 21, 1875. Great alarm was occasioned in Edgefield county, South Carolina, to-day, and the counties adjacent, at the threatening of another serious outbreak like that of last autumn, The history of South Carolna since the begin- ning of the republican process of reconstruction has been, like that of other Southern States, the record of bayonet interference to sustain the rule of carpet-baggers and emancipated negroes, To-day fifteen negroes were implicated in resist- ing the exercise of the functions of constable by the colored men who occupy that office in the county of Edgefleld. They were all arrested, how- ever, and everything 18 now very quiet, Tennant, the negro militia captain, who hired the negro to set tlre to General Butier’s house, and who firea on the officers of the law, is still at large and cannot be found. A FATAL SNOW SLIDE. ANOTHEB SNOW SLIDE—A PARTY OF MINERS KILLED—SEVERAL FAMILIES SUFFOCATED. Sait Lake Crry, U. T., Jan. 21, 1875. Another snow slide occurred in Big Cotton- wood Canyon yesterday atternoon, near the Rich- Mond mine. A party of men engaged tn “snaking down” ore in raw hides were caught by the slide. Six men, named Thomas H. Broderick, William Ritter, Charles Dabvle, James Breeze, Henry at kins and Rouben Moore, were carried away, and their bodies have not yet been recovered. George McConlin and Thomas White were swept away but were dug out and The slide extended a dis- tance of avout one mile, and was about 200 yards wide. Yesterday the bodies of the six persons Killed by the snow slide al Alta City were re- covered, It is supposed that many other persons have perished tu the same manner, but their | bodies are covered with snow to such a depth that they will not be found tor some time, In one de: molished house was found the body of Mrs, Carey, sitting in a rocking chalr, with an infant clasped in her arms, and nearby the bodies of her hus- banaand litte git They had all perished from suffocation by snow, At another ty Was ang out ditve, Wotlea man who bad beco sleeping bes him was tound dead, The dead person was found tn the vicinity of toe house. There is much terror in these min: Ing camps, and most of those wno can get away will probably loave; but itis a diMeuls and dan+ gerous undertaking to get away, lor the people Wil have to walk, and run the ganntiet of snow Slides On their way out of the canyons, ea man | | dience to the mn NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. NEW SENATORS. Zach Chandler Defeated by Three Votes. CHRISTIANCY ELECTED FOR MICHIGAN. Ramsey Leading in Min- nesota. EXCITING CONTEST IN TENNESSEE. MICHIGAN. ZACK CHANDLER DEFEATED—-THE NEW SENATOR. Lansing, Jan, 21, 1875, Teaao P. Christiancy was to-day elected Senator by one majority. The vote stood—Christiancy 67, Obandler 63, the remainder scattering. Isaac P, Ohristiancy, the new United States Senator from this State, has been for seventeen years one of the judges of the Supreme Court, and part of the time Oblef Justice, to which post- tion he was elected twice by the unanimous vote of both parties. In politics he was originally a democrat, but has been a iree-soller and a repubitcan. He is a sixty-three years of age and @ resident of Lansing. He is understood to favor bara money and a revenue tariff, and 1s conserva- tive on constitutiona: questions, He isa man of marked ability. TENNESSEE. ANDY JOHNSON’S CHANCES IMPROVING—NO CHOICB YET—STEPHENS THE ONLY COM- PETITOB—GREAT EXCITEMENT, NASHVILLE, Jan, 21, 1875, ‘The people of Tennessee are growing wild in their excitement over the Senatorial election. There 1s hardly @ prominent man in any city, town or village in the State that ts not nere. People insist that Johnson ts the man for the times now. The people have commenced to nold public meetings tn his favor ali over the State, The galierios were as closely packed when the two houses met tn convention to-day as heretofore. Much anxiety was manifested, Jonnson’s vote fell to twenty-eight on second bal- lot, producing a decided sensation. There was a general murmur of disappointment running through the assemblage. The vote for Jef Davis was received with smothered laughter. When Johnson went up to thirty-two, on account of Savage's withdrawal, it brought out a halfway suppressed demonstration of applause from the gal- Jeries, and still anotuer on his going to thirty-four on seventh oallot, which was within sixteen of election. Thougn Johnson had fallen off two votes on the eighth ballot, the impression obtained that 1f they kept on balloting Johnson would be elected. To defeat this a motion was made to adjourn, which was voted down, but owing to partisanship Speaker Bond’s motion was declared carricd amidst general excitement. Bond was somewhat astonished, —whtie at supper, to have laid on bis table a petition Irom Brownsville, in Stephens’ division of the State, signed by 1,£00 sovereigns, saying laconi- cally to Bond, Ragiand and Hart, their represen- tatives—‘“You have voted three days for Stephens, who has no chance of elec- tion; you must vote for Johnson. who has, first and thirty-eight votes.’? Nine members heid a small caucus to-day and resolved to cast that number at once on Jobnson reaching forty-two votes, shoutd he be able todo so. Brown, though he had received as many as twenty votes, fel! to thirteen; nis iriends have given up all hopes of hts election. He did not develop sufficient strength to singie him out as a most formidable candidate to pit against Johnson. Stephens developed a very considerable strength. He was thought to be the only man who can beat Jonnson, ifhe can be beaten at all, There was wild caucusing te-nigit, but not of s character to assure any definite action. [t {s thought that the choice will be made on Saturday, but people are not altogether sanguine on that point. MINNESOTA. Sr. Pav, Jan, 21, 1876, ‘The vote for Senator to-day was as follows:— Ramsey received 58 votes, losing three; Donnelly 62, gaining one, Davis holds bis twenty-four. The explanation of mr, Pettit, Chairman of the Repubitcan Ventral Committee, upon the bolting of Ramsey, created ® profound sensation, and there is ® prospect Of @ general scattering to- morrow, 1d WISCONSIN. MADISON, Jan. 21, 1875, Acaucus to nominate a United States Senator met here to-night. Twenty of the supporters oi Wasbburn failed to attend. The caucus adjourned till to-morrow, when a candidate for United States Senator will be nominated. The supporters of Washburo threaten to bolt, and it is said they will offer to uniie with the democrats to elect Judge Cole, of the Supreme Court, or J. C. Sloan, Attor- ney General. The friends of Senator Varpenter are confident that he can secare a majority in the Legislature, FLORIDA. TALLAHASSER, January 21, 1875. Ww. 4d, Porman, member of the Forty-third Con. gress from this State, and re-elected to the Forty- fourtn Congress, has been here for several days seekiug admission to the lower house of tno Legisiatore, to which he was chosen in November. He was only admitted to-day after resigning as member of the present Congress, Twelve repub- lican members 0: tie senate went on an excursion to-day, leaving that body without a quorum, and they will remam away until the election for United States Senator takes place. This 18 a trick of the carpet-baggers. RHODE ISLAND. PROVIDENCE, Jan. 21, 1875, The General Assembly took only one ballot to- aay for Untted States Senator, with the foliowing result:— Necessary to a choice. nference of the republican members of the Legisiature was held this afternoon. The session was secret, but it ts learned that a vote was passed to call a republican caucus on the Senatorial question to-morrow afternoon, the action of which shall be binding. Most of the Burnside men withdrew betore this vote passed, however, and those who remained deciined to ve bound by 1% Mr. Dixon, who was present, an- nouncec that he would abide by the decision of the republican caucus. It is rumored that, ata subsequent conference of the friends of Mr, Burne side, It was resolved not to go into caucus, LOUISIANA, ACTION OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE AS £9 THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE—THE PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL DENOUNCED. ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 21, 1875, Botu branches of the Georgia Legialature to-day adopted resolutions defouncing the Louisiana outrage. They declare the use of the military in that case a dangerous usurpation of power, and the President’s approval of it a. serious precedent, and that the result of such @ policy will, If tol. erated, place the libertics of the people at tne teet ofthe President, clothed with the power of a mili- tary dictator. Alter tendering their sympathies to the op- pressed and patient people of Louisiana it was resolved, {we condemn all lawlessness and violence; that we will faitnfully support tne con- stitution of the United States and the lawsenacted In conformity thereto, and that we advise all citt- zens of this and sister States to render strict obe- and to resort to legal means for the redress of grievances, 1elying upon the popular sentiment o1 the people, fairly expressed, for a retnrn inthe adiinistration of the govern- ment vo the principles of the constitution.” MAINE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION. Avaueta, Jan. 21, 1875, The Constitutional Commission to-day adopted the following :— First-—That the constitution be so amended as to provide tor elections in Novemoer instead of September, commencing November, 1874. Second—That the election of Governor, Senators and Representatives be by the people, biennially. Third—That the Legisiature meet on the first Monday of January, bienntatly. Resoiutions were adopced that it ts not neces- sary to bave the department officers of the State elected by tue people, aud that no change tn the veto power is advisupie. A proposition thac the Governor shall not be eligiole for two successive terms was defeated, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION. Dovek, N. H., Jan 21, 1875. The Republican Congressional Convention of the First district to-day nominated Charles S. White- house, of Rochester, for Congress, on the afth THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE REPEAL OF THE THIRD SECTION OF THE FUND= ING BILL BY THE LUGISLATURE—EXCESSIVE RETRENCHMENT. NASHVILLE, Jan, 21, 1875, The Legislature has done nothing £o significant as the repeal of the third section of the Fanding bill, which provides for the setting apart of reve. nues of the State for payment of interest on bonds to the exclusion of everything else. The bill repealing this section was introduced in the Sen ate and passed unanimous!y, while in the House only one vote was cast against the action, This shows cleariy that the sources of revenues are short, which very likely means that what is reqot site for the current expenses shail be first paid, ‘This virtually breaks the backbone of the Teunes- see bonds, Itcan be set down as a positive fact that the July interest will pot be paid, It is even doubtiul whether any interest under tne present policy will be paid tor # long time to come, The Legislature is so imbued with the idea of retrenchuient that every indication of its golug to extremes in tnat direction wonld have cut off State and county superintendency schools, to their inevitable rain. On this acoount tue State Teachers’ Associati met, and through speeches anu resolutions an threatened withdrawal of the Peabody fund they believe they have counteracted the tendency lor retrenchment. BURNING OF A POST OFFICE, THE NEWPORT POST OFFICE AND CUSTOM HOUSE PARTIALLY DESTROYED—DAMAGEH ESTIMATED AT TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, Newrorr, R. L, Jan. 21, 1875. At twenty minutes to two o’clook to-day am slarm of fire was given, which was caused oy smoke coming up througn tne floor of the Post Omce. Tne Fire Department responded as promptly ss possible, but some time elapsed he fore water was put on, In the meantime the clerks of the office, the police and citizens ren- dered valuable assistunce in removing the mails and furniture. All the letters ana mail matter were saved and removed to an adjoining butiding, The fire had evidently acquired considerapie headway be/ore it was discovered, and before the firemen got to work the whole building was full ofsmoke. The furnuce is situated under the one story L in the rear of the Post Office and the smokepipe is quite close to the timbers. 1t issup. posed the fire started vy the overeating of these, and then passed along uuder the floors and up the furring, between the brick wail aud tne plaster. This made it difllcult to get aft, but, cutting through the floor and rhrough the roof of the L, the firemen were epabled to do effective work, ‘the janitor has made many compliaiats bout the turnace being too close to the floor tims bers, and wnen it was necessary to drive the fires he found it almost impossible to remain in tue cellar on account of the smell of heated wood, To prevent this the timbers were tiuned, but it was of no avail. The fames reachea up high enough to show through the skylight of the L, and through tue second story windows, but by Nalf-past two o'clock it had became apparent thas the fire was under contro. ‘the L being the Principal object of attack, the windows wera quickly broken in and thrce or four streams were at Once thrown inside, Ove stream waa also thrown into the cellar trom the iront of the building, aud a line of hose was Passed up into ove o! the second story Winuows on the Franklin street side. By three o’ciock the fire was entirely extinguished. As many of the fixtures a3 were available were promptly re- moved to Aquidneck Halli, which has beca hired for a temporary post office, and everytuing will be in working order to-morrow. The money ore der department was saved intact, aud the papera in the sale were founa all right. The loss 18 $10,000, The building 1s constructed of brick and was remodelied at an expense of $20,000 thr: years ago. The Custom House is located in t upper part of the building and was badly da ‘aged by water. The furniture, books and valuae bie papers were saved by being thrown from the windows, The authorities at Washingion were promptly informed of tie state of agairs and tt is resumed that the government architect will be ere to-morrow night. TOM BALLARD SENTENCED. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1875, Tom Ballard, the notorious counterfefter, wag convicted inthe United States Court to-day, and sentenced to tDirty years’ imprisonment, DIED. TaRPEY.—On January 21, —— pigs aged T@ years and 8 nronths, Dative of parish Headford, county Galway, Ireland. The relatives and iriends are respectfully ime vited to attend his funeral, from his late resle dence, 353 West Filty-third street, on Saturday, January 23, at one o'clock. Galway and Tuam papers please copy. 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