The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1879, Page 5

NG NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1372 “WASHINGTON. Senators Still Discussing the Rail- road Telegraph Scheme. ARMY REORGANIZATION. To Be Made the Subject of a Special Bill. RESUMPTIO on TRIUMPHS. Filibustering, Uproar and Confusion Over the Chinese Question. Ape THE CATTLE PLAGUE, Seventeen Millions for Sundry Civil Expenses. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinaton, Feb. 22, 1879, UNEXPECTED AND AMAZING REBUFY OF THE HOUSE TO ANTI-RESUMPTIONISTS AND GREEN- BACK DEMAGOGUES. Mr. Ewing and the greenbackers got a fearfal and unexpected smash to-day in the House. The Dill to ropeal the Resumption act which was passed by a majority lacking only one or two of two-thirds last session in the House lay in the Senate after- ward, and being so amended by the Senate as to make it harmless, and in fact unrecognizable by its friends, came back to the House and has been quietly lying ‘on the Speaker's table. To-day the House, in the course.of business, reached it, and Mr. Ewing, who appears to have kept his eyes on it, bronght it forward, with amendments, which gave it all the worst features it had before. If it could pass in the shape in which he put it it would assuredly de- stroy resumption. He was apparently confident that he could at least once more pass it through the House. He, Mr. Kelley and several others spoke for it. General Garfield made a very able and vigorous protest against it, and on the vote, to the amazement and disgust of the greenbackers, the bill was beaten by 110 to 141. The event is the subject of con- versation everywhere this evening, as the vote shows @ very great and important changein the temper and opinion of the House onthe currency question. An analysis of the vote shows that thirty re- publicans and three democrats have . changed from opposing to defending resumption since last session. This proves pretty well the tendency of the two parties here on this question. The republicans have made up their minds that ft is the true policy to defend resumption and sound money. The word has been passed round by the leaders, and the excellent discipline of the party brings its mombers up to the mark. ‘The democrats, with little discipline and poor leader- ship, have, moreover, not made up their minds what to do, Some of the Western democratic leaders are now engaged in @ dicker with the greenbackers for @ coalition and consolidation of the two parties ona platform of unlimited silver, destruction of the na- tional banks and continued issues of greenbacks, and it is on this platform that the Western wing of the democratic party is not unlikely to go into the next campaign. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasurnaton,, Feb, 22, 1879, BILL TO PREVENT THE EXPORTATION OF DIS- EASED CATTLE FROM THE UNITED STATES. A communication from the Secretary of the Treas- ury was laid before the Senate to-lay, reciting the action taken by the British government in relation to the importation of American cattle, and enclosing the draft of a bill which he recommends for passage, as follows :.— Bo it enacted, &c., Thatthe Secretary of the Treas- ury be und he is hereby authorized to take such steps and adopt such measures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as he may deem necessary to prevent the exportation trom any port in the United Btates to any port ina foreign country of live cattle afilicted with pleuro-pneumonia or any infectious disease, Sxc. 2—The Secretary of the Treasury is, in pur- suance of the authority granted by the first section of this act, authorized to appoint one or more skilled persous as inspectors at the port of New York and any other port in the Uuited States from which he may have information that live cattle are being shipped, whose duty it shall be to examine care- tully all live cattle offered for shipment at such ort, and if upon such examinatton it shall pe ‘found that any cattle about to be ex- ages are infected with any intectious disease, hat fact shall be reported without delay to the Col” lector of the Port, whose duty it shall be, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to refuse a clearance to any vessel which shall take on board such cattle for exportation. The exporter of such cattle as shall be round free from any such infectious or contagious disease and not in any infected herd shall be entitled to a certifi- cate from the Collector to that eflect. Sec. 3.—The Secretary of Treasury shall have authority to prescribe all needful rules and regula- tions for carrying the provisions of this act into effect, and all expenses atiending the execution of the same shall be paid out of the appropriation for col- lecting the revenues from customs, provided, how- ever, that the Secretary of the Treasury may pre- scribe by regulation such reasonable fees for inspec- tion as he may deem just and equitable to be paid by the owners of cattle exported under the provisions of this act. ITEMS FOR SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES. ‘The following appropriations are embodied in the bill making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, and for other purposes, as reported to the House to-day Public buildings, Court House and Post Office, Atlanta, $10,000, Custom House and Post Office, Albany, $75,000, Post Ofice and Sub-Treasury, Boston,’ Mass., $350,000. Custom House and Sub-Treasury, Chicago, Il., $350,000, Custom House and Post Office, Cincinnati, $350,000. Custom House and Post Office, Fall River, Mass., 85,000. payee Honse and Post Ofice, Hartford, Coun., $75,000. Court House, Post Ofes, Harrisburg, Pa., $50,000, Post Office and Court House, Kansas City, Mo., 25,000, wre Office and Court House, Little Rock, Ark., 000, Custom House, Court House and Post Office, Mem- phis, ‘Lenn., $60,000. Custom House, New Orleans, $40,000. Custom House, Court House and Post Office, Nash- ville, Tenn., $75 000. Post and Philadelphia, $3:41,000, Custom Honse and Post Office at St. Louis, $450,000, Court House and Post Oice, Topeka, Kan., & Court House and Post Oilice, Uticn, N, ¥., $25,000, ‘Treasury Building, Washington, for annual repairs, For repairs and preservation of public buildings ander the control of the ‘Treasury Department, $100,000, LIFE SAVING STATIONS AND LIGHT HOUSES. For establishing new life saving stations and life boat stations on the sea and lake coasts of the United Btates, $78,000, For expenses of revenue cutter service:—Pay of captains, lientenants, engineers, cadets, pilots, and for the pay of petty officers and miscellaneous ax- uditures Which cannot be included under special ents, $860,000), For labor and expenses of engraving and printing, $350,000. ‘Ey of removal of tho Bureau of ngraving end to the new building in course of erec- tion, $50,000. Keepers of lighthouses, salaries, fel, rations, rent, &e., of 975 light keepers and toy signal keepers, $545,000, Expenses of light vessels, seamen's wages, rations, repairs, salaries, supplies and incidental expenses of (hirty-one Hghtships, $230,000, Buoyage, £25,000, Fog signals, $50,000, Supplies of lighth Bepairs of lighthon 275, Lighting and buoyage, $180,000, For general repairs and improvements at the gen- Cio and buoy depot at Staten Island, N. Y., $10,000, For protecting the site of Absecom lighthouse, Atlantic City, N. J., $20,000, teal matters, ‘To establish lights on the Delaware River, from deep water point to League Istand, $60,000, For continuing the coustruction of a lighthouse at or near American Shoal, Florida Reefs, $50,000, For rebuilding the tower at South Pass, entrance to the Missiissppi River, $50,000, f For continuing the erection of the lighthouse at Star '# Rock, Lake Superior, Mich., $50,000. For the erection, removal and repair of pier head- lights, northern and northwestern lakes, 000, For establishing duplicate steam fog signals on the United States coasts, $20,000. For building a steamer for service on the Missis- sippi and Ohio rivers, $10,000, SURVEYS, For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, $300,000, For the survey of the Pacific coast, $150,000, For repairs of vessels used in coast survey, $0,000, For the completion of the survey of lakes, $85,000, >ISCHLLANEOUS. Fora record of the war of the rebellion, $76,490, For Fort Leavenworth Military Prison, 252,000, For barracks at Fort Monroe, $34,000, Fer artificial limbs, $100,000, 4 For the support of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, $30,000, For the repair and preservation of the navy yards, $300,000, To pay the State of Georgia in full settlement of advances made to the United States in suppressing Creek, Seminole and Cherokee Indians, $72,296. Signal Service, $375,000, Construction and repair of telegraph Mnes, $45,000, Springfield (Mass,) Arsenal, $65,000, Rock Island Arsen 177,000, Benicia Arsenal, $5,000. The sale of the Pikesville (Md.) Arsenal is provided r. ‘The Capitol and grounds, $110,000. Reconstruction of the Patent Office, $150,000. Fishery Commission, $124,500. Paper, engraving, printing, express charges, &e., for national currency, $120,000, ‘Transportation of United States securities, $60,000. Furnitnre for new buildings under the Treasury Department at San Francisco, Atlanta and Little Rock, $120,000, Suppressing counterfeiting and similar felonies, 75, ‘For the District of Columbia, $3,166,723, ‘The bill will age cunt? about $17,000,000, The esti- mates amounted to nearly $22,000,000, The bill for similar expenses of the current year aggregated $24,750,000, IFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF PAYING THE AR- REARS OF PENSION! ‘The Secretary of the Interior, in a letter to the Speaker of the House, requests attention to the rec- ommendations of the Commissioner of Pensions for adjusting pension claims under the recent act for the payment of arrears, These recommendations, en- acted into law, would greatly increase the facilities of the meritorious claimant to obtain a speedy settle- ment of his case and thereby protect his interest. They would be an obstacle only in the way of those who attempt to defraud the gov- ernment, The Secretary says that since the passage of the late act the calls on account of pen- sions have been more than ten times as numerous as for a year previous and average not less than 140 per day, coming from all parts of the country. The same tendency is also evidenced by the great number of rejected claims (more than two thousand) which have been called up for examination since the 25th of January. Many of these are claims which wero barred under section 1,417 of the Revised Statutes, bat tho number belonging to thts class is unprece- dented in the history of the office, altogether show- ing that under the incitements of the Arrears act there is a general movement among the persons who have been in the service to obtain pensions, of whom there are supposed to be upward of one million living who have never applied for pensions, ‘This extraordinary activity in presonting claims, when taken in connection with the fact that, despite every effort to settle them, the files of undetermined cases has constantly increased, must inevitably over- whelm the bureau under the present system, and the delays which now attend the settlement of claims, amounting practically to a denial of justice in many canes, will not only be equally prolonged, but extend to a much greater number of cases; and while the honest glaimant will too often be deprived of his rights because he is too conscientious to manufac- tare testimony, the government will be dofrauded by the more unscrupulous. PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDS. The Secretary of the Treasury, in a communica tion to the House, calls attention to the fact that tho law requires the moneys received from time to time from the Pacific railroads, on account of the pay- mentof the principal of the debt and the semi-annual interest, to be invested in United States bonds, As he says the law gives preference to the five per cent bonds, which will be called in and funded into four per cent bonds within one year after it is dne, ho recommends that the law be modified so as to authorize the Secretary to invest the amounts in the first mortgage bonds of the respective roads, as authorized by the act of July 2, 1864. This would, the Secretary says, give the roads a better rate of in- terest on the fund, without detriment to the United States, which, as # preferred creditor, is interested to the extent of the preferred bonds. As these bonds tre a prior lien on this fund better investment can. not, for the fund itself, be obtained so long as they can be purchased below the market rate of the cur- rency sixes. IONG LIST OF NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, The Senate, in executive session, to-day confirmed the following nomination Horatio C. Burchard, of Ilinois, Director of the Mint. ‘ Collectors of Customs—ohu P. Sanborn, Huron, Mich.; Thomas J. Hodson, Crisfield, Md.; Digby V. Bell, Detroit, Mich. Collector of Internal Revenwe—Delos W. Minshall, Sevonth Indiana district. United States District Attorncy—Ossian Ray, New Hampshire. United States Marshals—James Torrans, Arkansas; John Parker, Western district of Michigan, Register of Land Otfice—Chas. B, Fox, Oxford, Neb. Rear Admiral on the retired list—Commodore Charles Boerman, ‘Transfer in the army :— Second Lieutenant Abiel L, Smith, Nineteenth in- fantry, to the Tenth cavalry. Postinasters—Rhode Island—E. B, Pendleton, West- erly. Connecticut—Howard KE, Gates, Litchfield; Philo Hall, Branford, New York—Charles D. Wheeler, Greene; Elias H. Davis, Avon; Alonzo G, Dall, Hayana; William Shraker, Alleghany; John L, Bissell, Waterville. New Jersey—Joiu K. tunyon, Morristown; William T. Kelley, Smithvilie; Rutus Ogden, Keyport; enry B. Wilson, Camden. Ohio— Samuel F, Neal, Gallipolis; Frank’ M. George W. Deatrick, Defiance; Sam| Ada; William T. Barkalow, Franklii Shelby. Indiana—Chester F. Hall, L mi- nois—Allin F. Miller, Galva; F. Gawler, Rockford. lowa—Thomas M. Atherton, Osage. Michig: George A. Wells, St. Johns; George U. Codd, Detroit. Wisconsin—Henry A. Patterson, Janesville; Lewis 8. Fisher, Sparta; William W. Watson, Rawlings Prairie; Charles Seymour, La Crosse; James W. Fer- guson, Neillsville. Minnesota—Ambherst VF. Graves, Red Wing, Kentucky—John Taylor, Richmond: Robert W. Lamptoon, Ashlands; James Howard, Mount Sterling; J.C. swan Wintersmith, Elizabeth- town. Missouri—George A. Pateet, Mexico. CLOSED UNTIL 1976. The large iron safe, known as."the centennial safo,”" on exhibition at the late Centennial Exhibition, con- tributed by Mrs. C. F. Diehm, was closed at noon to- day in the statuary hall of the Capitol, in the pres- ence of a large number of spectators, though no formal ceremony was observed. One of the two in- scriptions on the inner side of the doors is as fol- lows:—“In memory of those whose names appear upon the pages of the albums deposited within and who rendered distinguished services to the country,” and the other is, “It ix the wish of Mra, Diehm that this safe may remain closed until 1976, to be opened by the Chief Magistrate of the United States.” The inscription on the front of tho 0 is, “Dedicated to the prople of the United States, July 4, 1876." In addition to the volume contaimng the antographs of prominent public men is an album of photographs of a large number of them, with recorded souvenirs of tho Centennial. The photographs of ladies are few in number, and tnetude those of Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hayos and Mrs, Elizabeth Thompson. Senator Ferry, who presided over the Sonate after the death of Vice President Wilson, represented the late and Private Secretary Rogers the present administration, Mr. Nicolay, private secretary to President Lincoln, was also present, SUDSIDTARY COINS AND UNITED STATES NOTES. Senator Booth’s bill for the interchange of subsid, jary silver coins and Untted States notes, as reported from the Finance Committee to-day, is amended by restricting the proporel interchangeability to the office of the Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint or the Philadelphia Assistant Treasurer instead of Mr. Booth's general provision applicable to the Treas- ury of the United States at Washington and all assist- ant treasurers throughout the country, COMMITTEES AND COMMTTTERS, The National Democrat Jommittes to-day de- cided to onthorize the Executive Committee to appoint an executive committee to act aa an auxiliary to the Executive Committee of that body in all polit. The comiittes adjourned to meet on February 23, 1880, in Boston, The Executive Committee met to-night, and decided to instruct the | Congressional Committee to appoint an executive committee for the same purpose as the auxiliary committee previously mentioned, John G. Thomp- son, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, was clocted Assistant Treasurer; General Dunean 8. Walker, As- sistant Secretary, and Colonel Isaac E, Eaton, of ‘ausas, was appointed to the vacancy on the tional Democratic Committee caused by the resig- nation of Abram S. Hewitt, They decided to locate their office in Boston. EXPENSES FOR CONTESTING SFATS. The House Committee on Elections this morning agreed to report a bill limiting the allowance for ex- penses incurred in contesting seats in the House to $1,000 in each case, after the present Congress. PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE. Wasurncron, Feb, 22, 1879. The Vicr Prestpent laid before the Senate a com- munication from the Postmaster General in regard to the bill recently passed fixing the pay of letter carriers. He states that in addition to estimates of $2,000,009 for the pay of carriers during the next fis- cal year $853,000 will be required under the new bill, and that $71,000 additional will be required to pay their salaries during the remainder of the present fiscal year should the bill take effect upon its ap- proval by the President. Beferred to the Committee on Appropriations. Also a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the exportation of live ani- mals, and suggesting such legislation as will enablo the Secretary to prohibit or restrict the exportation of live animaals of the United States to foreign coun- tries when disease exists among them, and that he have authority to appoint skilled persons to examine cattle, &c. He submits the draft of a bill to carry ont his views, Referred to the Committee on Agri- culture at the request of Mr. Paddock. ‘Mr. Ferny, of Michigan, presented the credentials of Mr. Zachariah Chandter, elected United States Senator from Michigan, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. P. Christiancy. The credentials having been read Mr. Chandler was escorted to the Vice President's desk and the oath ot office was ad- ministere. to him. He occupies the same reat that he did when in the Senate several years ago. ‘The Vic, Puestpent laid before the Senate the cre- dentials ot Mr. John 4. Ingalls, re-elected United States Senator from the State of Kansas for six years from March $, 1879, and of Mr. James if, Slater, elected United States Senator from the State of Ore- ‘on for six years from March 4, 1879. Also the cro- dentials of Mr. John A. Logan, elected United States Senator from the State of Illinois for six years from March 4, 1879, TUF ARMY APPROPRIATION BILE. ‘The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the Army Appropriation bill, the pending question being on the motion to strike out of the bill the sec- CONGRESS, tions in regard to army reorganization. Mr. Brcx, (dem,) of Ky., said the sections sought to be stricken out to do more than reorgan- ize the army. It maproncnen to strike out the sec- tions inserted by the amending section 2,002 of the Revised’ Statutes, so as to provide that ‘no military or naval officer or other person engaged in tho civil, milizary or naval service of the United States shall order, bring, keep or have under his authority or control any troops or armed men at tho place where any general or spevial election is held in any State, unless it be neqganary. to repel the armed. enemies of the United States." The. House also pro- posed to amend section 5,528 of the Revised Statutes, so as to make {t a penal offence for any army or navy officer or other person to violate the above section, and it was proposed to strike this out also. Mr. Bayanp, (dem.) of Del., said he had hoped, and still hoped, that there would be but one opinion among Senators on the question of using troops at the polls to preserve the peace. He hoped the ques- tion would be taken as to considering the question of army reorganization separately. All Americans should agree that the military was subordinate to the ctvil_ power, Mr. Wrnvom, (rep.) of Minn., again spoke of the business before the Senate—the important appro- priation bills yet to be considered—and argued that it was impossible to consider this question of army reorganization at this session and complete the public business by the 4th of March. Mr. TounMay, (dem.) of Ohio, said he had come to believe that the army could not be reorganized unless it be by an amendment to an appropriation bill. There were instances where it was absolutely neces sary to attach general legislation to appropriation bilis, He admitted it was not a desirable position, but it was a mode sanctioned by nu:nerous example: in the legislation of this and the mother country. He for one would Bot may that under no circumstances wound he attach general legislation to appropriation i Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., also spoke of the many Ee sigh ym i a ge ag ides appropriation bills. The debate on army reorganization would consume at least two or three days. The reorganiza- tion of the army was an important matter. Congress should not cut by chance, It any change was to be mule it should be after mature consideration, and in the direction of economy or reform. If the Senate should determine that it was inexpedient to consider the question of army reorganization he hoped any conference committee would be gnided accordingly, and not attempt to go into that subject. Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Iowa, said that the commis- sion appointed at the last session had carefully in- quired into the subject of army reorganization, aud the matter should come up as an independent 1 ure. It was not imperative that it shouid be upon at this session. It could wait another year. ‘To go into the question of army reorganization now would necessitate an extra session of Congress. Mr. Bunsstpe, (rep.) of R. L., referred to the per- sonal attacks upon him on account of the Army Re- organization bill to the effect that he was interested in an establishment for the manufacture of arms, and said, atter service in our army as a young man he saw that our arms were defective, and he turned his attention toward inventing an arm, which he did, and left the service for the purpose of manutacturing it, In 1858 he failed in the manufacture of arms for the reason that he spent his money faster than it came in, (Laughter.) He turned his factory over to another company, leaving him $8,000 in debt, which amount he had paid with interest. He haa not been engaged in the manufacture of arms since, He hoped the newspaper reporters who had circulated this statement about him would show the same zeal in circulating the dental, that the harm done him might be repaired. a NTHONY, (rep.) of RB. L, said he happened to 7 that when the Burnside Ritle Manufacturing Company was formed his colleague was offered stock in it at a low price, but he declined it, being then in military service of the country. He held that it was improper for an ofticer to be interested in con- tracts with the government. STRIKING OUT THE ARMY REORGANIZATION CLAUSE. ‘The question being on striking out all the sections relating to army reorganization upon the ground that there was not time to consider them, it was agreed to—yeas 45, nays 18, a8 follows:— Yras—Mesers, Allison, Hailey, 3 ameron of Pennaytvania, Cameron 6 of Ili D Katon, Edin Hill, Hone, Ho , Kiekwood, Lamar, MeCreery, MeM. NM, Morgan, Mortili, Oxte: ‘addock,” Pattor- son, Teansom, Rolling, Sargent, Saulshary, Spencor, feller, Wadleigh and Windom—4, Navs—Mossrs. Anthony, Reck, Braco, Barnaido, Butler, wekreil, Coke, Eustis, Garland, Gordon, Hartix, Jones of ign, Matthaws, Pitinb, Tournan, Voorhees, Wallac Tote When the amendment proposed by the Committee | on Appropriations, to «trike out of the House bill the provisions forbidding the use of troops at clec- making ita penal offence to do Ko, ax above was reached, it was agreed to without dis- | wet tricken out—yoas ) nays a), Other amendments proposed by the Committee on Appropriations, striking out of the House bill pro- visions that cach member of the next two graduating classes of the Military Academy after gradation, may elect to receive the gross sum of $750 and mile: ago, aud the acceptance of this eum shall render him ineligible to appointment in the army until two years after his graduation; also striking out the see- tion ptoviding that officers who may be detailed to service in the pay department shall give bonds the sane as paymasters; that sppointments to the gm of paymaster may be made from persons who have served as additional paymaster, if not over forty-five years of age, agreed to. The Senate by a yoto Of yons 29, nays #0, roiused to strike out the scetion authorizing the Seer of War to issue arms to any established college or university having not lesa than 150 students, THE RATLROAD TELEORAPHS. Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis, satd there was an eccentric provision in the first part of the bill which read, “for of tolograms, smitted by railroad companies, which may hi “raph lines, for the government and for the gen- lic, at rates to be fixed by the government, ording to the provisions of title 65, Kevised Stat: a utes. Hontinning his remarks, he asked if the object of that provision was to chartet failroad companies as telegraph companies. Mr. Ev MUxps (sotto poce)—'*That is the effect." Mr. Ho’ outinuing, suid if the transfer of the business of ‘telegraphing to railroad companics was to be made it should be at least with the restrictic now imposed npon existing telograph companies. He submitted an amendment so as to proviue that said railroad companies “shall file their written ac. ceptance of the restrictions and obligations imposed on telegraph companies by title 6d of the Kevised Statutes. In expiaining the amendment Mr. Howe said title 65 gave the government the right to purchase any of the telegraph lines at an appraised valine, posed to transfer to railroad companies the sume power to do telegraph business that telegraph com- « bad, but the government shonid have the right to obtain their lines at an appraised valuc, Brick opposed to the government pur- jines. He w government doing a private commercial business. He ravored the repeal of the act of 1806 and said if the privilege conferred by that act be conferred upon the government as to all telegraph lines perhaps at no distant day the goverment might attempt to purchase them, Mr. Jones, (dem.) of Fla, said the provision of tho and telegrams are authorized to be | He pro- | msed to the | } | | most prominent and useful mon R l Statutes referred to telegraph companies, | while this clause referred to railroad companies. He | jection, however, to their being put upon the same footing as to telegraphing as telegraph | compunies, ‘The amendment of Mr. Howe was agreed to by 4 rising vote of, 26, naye 20, when the yeas and nay 2 and ‘the discussion upon the amendm ‘iuned, Mr. CongLING, (rep ) of N. Y¥., said he thought this whole provision out of place on this bill, but he did not see how any Senate could oppose the amendment { the Senator irom Wisconsin, Under existing laws tain persons were authorized to carry on the busi- ness of telography, and to do so they must file their acceptance of certain provisions of existing law. The Senstor from Kentucky (Mr. Beck) was op- posed to the government acquiring telegraph lines. So was he (Mr. Conkling). Ho was op- w posed to the government absorbing these lines, raph companies were required to conform to Here comes un appropriation bill ivr which, like a jewel ina toad’s head, was a short pro- vision which would revolutionize the whole business of telegraphing. He favored the amendment of Mr, and said if the Senate were to legislate on this subject it shonld not be upon an appropriation bill in phrases which were hardly grammatical. Was a favored class to be established, and that class railroad companies? 5 Mr. Broek gave notice that he would submit an amendment repealing that portion of the act of 1866 which allows the government to purchase telegraph ine Mr. Jonns, of Florida, said he wanted no advantage for railroad companies in this legislation, His whole purpose was to secure for existing railroad com- panies the same privileges that are now possessed by raph companies under existing law. He re- d to the bill he introduced on this subject, and said he would be glad to have it considered now. It was upon the calendar with a favorable report. He submitted as a substitute for the amendment of Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, a proposition to strike out of the Honse bill the words “which may have telegraph lines, for the government aud for the general public, ut rates to be fixed by the government, according to the provisions of title 65 of the Revised Statute: and insert in lieu thereof “and telegrams are author- ized to be transmitted by railroad companies, which are hereby authorized to construct, maintéin and operate telegraph lines forthe general public and the government, subject to all the provisions of title 65 ot the Key:sed Statutes of the United States.”” RAILROADS NOW AS TRLEGRAPHERS, Mr. Tucaatan inquired why a railroud company, if its charter permitted it to do 90, could not send a commercial telegram now ? Mr. Conkrrne said he had never heard any lawyer question it. Mr. Tuunman said he saw no reason in the world why any railroad company might not receive mes- sages for the government or the public, unless there wus some stutute which prohibited it. If a railroad company had not the charter power to carry on the business of telegraphing it could not do so. The State grauting the charter must give the power. Congress should do all it had the power todo. It the effect of this bill could be to establish an oppo- sition which could not be purchased by the present great telegraph company it was the duty of every Senator to vote for it.s The Western Union Tele- graph Company gave rise to another monopoly which was extremely dangerous. especially to those engaged in the publication of newspapers. Mr. Jones, of Florida, took the floor and argued that had the telegraph been in existence at the time our constitution was adopted it would have been taken up by the government for the benefit of the Before Mr. Jones concluded his remarks he yielded to Mr, Thurman, and after a brief discussion it was agreed that the Senate should now adjourn or have an executive sexsion, and that the discussion on the Telegraph bill shouid be resumed Monday at twelve o'clock aud a yote taken on pending amendments at three P. M. without further debate. Before this agreement was made Mr, Jones, at the request of Mr. Conkling, of New York, moditied his amendment so as to read:—'To construct, maintain and operate tele- graph lines and to use the lines or wires they how fave for the general public,” &e. ‘The Senate then, at five o’clock, on motion of Mr. Paddock, ot Nebraska, went into executive session and when the doors were reopened at fifteen minute: to six adjourned until eleven o’clock on Monday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuincrox, Feb, 22, 1879. ‘The morning hour having expired Mr. SrnrxcEn, (dem.) of I1., Chairman of the Committee on Expen- ditures in the State Department, presented the report of that committee, concluding with an order direct- ing the Speaker to issue his warrant directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to take into custody the body of George F. Seward and bring him before the bar of the House to show cause why ho should not be pun- ished for contemt as a contamacious witness. The report was ordered printed, as was also the report of the minority prosented by, Mr. Bundy, and Mr. Springer gave notice that he would call it up for ac- tion next Monday. Mr. Tucker, (dem.) of moved to proceed to business on the Speaker's table. Agreed to. The first bill on the Speaker's table was House bill, with Senate amendments, to amend an act to amend cus- ‘toms revenue laws and to repeal moicties. The Senate amendments were agreed to. The second bill on the table was the House bill for the repeal of the Resumption act as amended by the Senate, providing that after the passage of this act United States notes shail be receivable the same as coin in the payment of four per cent bonds which are authorized by law to be issued, and atter October 1, 1879, they shall be receivable for duties on imports, GMREENUACKS FOR CUSTOMS DUTIES, Mr. Ewine, dem.) of Ohio, acting under authority of the Committee on Banking and Currency, sub- amendments—the first striking out “October * so ax to make Unitod States notes imme- diately receivable for payment of custome duties. ‘The second amendment offered follows:—"Provided received by him that money any sale of. United be applied only to the bonds bearing the highest rate ot st and subject to call, and provided that whenever from time to time the proceeds of the sales of bonds shall aggregate $3,000,000, the Secre- tary of the Treasury shall issue a call for that amount of bonds, and the interest on the bonds culled tor redemption shall cease in thirty days from the date of such call; aud all United States notes re- cnived into the Treasury shall be re-issued and kept circulation without change in the aggregate at of (.¢ several denominations existing on May 31, 1878; nd it shall not be lawful to istue legal tender notes of @ larger denomination than $1,000. Mr. Ewing proceeded to speak in support of his amendment. The Senate amendment to the repeal is as the hereat- ter States |} DIL, which authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to teceive greenbacks for customs would bring —QUADRUPLE SHEET--WITH SUPPLEMENT. up in the Treasury useless gold and silver. Des was overwhelming the people. The day of sp. tion was over. and it would not return so long as the government was issuing coin bearing bonds for the | Purpose of absorbing a nonvinterest bearing debt which made the curreney and mone Mr. Gane of the people. .(rep.) of Ohio, ina tone of bitter iron: spk of the debate asa solemn oe which the unburied remains of that old “, which had been supposed to have been 1sid away in its last resting place had wandered buck to these halls “revisiting the limpees of the moon.” of belated ghost. It brought back the old currency debates in the Fortieth, F Forty-second Congresses. Those of his’ associates who (like himself) believed in resumption might possibly have been ised for suying a little now and then about its success. British men-of-war never passed Copenhagen without firing a broadside in commemoration of the bombariment of its for- tress seventy-cight years ago. So the friends of re- sumption might be excused’if they oceasicnally fired asalute over its suecess, But that the other side should fire a sort of feu de joie over that “lost cause” was astonishing. He ridieulod, in passing, a speech of Mr. Kelley, of Pennsyivania, published under the flaining heading, “Resumption Impossible.” Mr. KeuLey interrupted him to ask whether the banks had resumed specie payments, and whether the government redeemed ite five dollar notes in gold anywhere except at the New York Sub-Treasury. He had said that resumption was impossible, and the experiment of the Secretary of the Treasury in pro- hibiting the payment of coi anywhere else than at New York confirmed hts thesis. GARFIELD'S WARNING. Mr. Garrreip intimated that it that was the case the gontleman should not have withdrawn the pam- phlec from cirentation, He noticed that it was no longer to be found on the stands of the booksellers, Mr. KeLLKY suygested that that showed the popu- i Sy Mr. FLD went on to argue against the bill and the amendments. He said that all the great business: interests of the country, all wise business men, were saying, “Let the currency laws alone, let busi cover itself on the basis that we now have.” Bi was recovering. He recalled what he hud said last ses- sion, that the “storm centre of danger’ was in this Capitol. He believed that it would have been a great blessing at any time within the last five years if Co: gress had passed the appropriation bills and gone ome, even to the neglect of other important legisla- fit kept off its hands from tinkering with the currency und business of the country. His experi- ence in the House made him fear that there never would be any permanent safety to the business of the country so long as there was a greenback left, Decause the grecnbacks were being used as a constant source of agitation and irritation. In conclusion he moved that the bill aud pending amendments be laid on the table, Mr. Price, (rep.) of Towa, also argued against the Dill and amendments, and recalled scenes in the House fifteen years ago, when the present advocates of paper money denounced the greenback issue as worthless, He particularized one speech in which an anecdote was told of a Mississippi river steamer Founding to to get wood. ‘The captain, hailing the owner of a pile of wood, asked him the price per cord. The wood owner asked what the pay was to bein. ‘“Greenbacks!"’ shouted the captain. “Then the price will be cord for cord,"’ was the answer. He believed from the attacks on the national banks that eventually they would be driven to the wall and “wildcat” currency would come into circulation again. He indorsed what Mr. Garfield had said, that it the people's representatives had only sense and honesty enough to let the currency atone the country was in a good financial condition. Business was: nyse pes Saree’ to the country, and to- day the country had what the republican party had been fighting for “lo, these many yoars.” It was to the republican party that the country was indebted for having an equivalency between paper and gold and silver, Mr. Ewine replied to Mr. Garfield. talked, he said, as if he had the whok back. ’ Did the people say (as his ¢ “Let resumption alone. Do not touch the subject In the elections of last fall the resumption question had entered into the discussion in almost all the States, the republican party planting itself on its achievement of resumption and the opposition party (whether democrat or national) planting itself on the repeal of the Resumption law; and the republican party had come out ot that contest in a minority in every State of the Union except six. His colleague, therctore, should not “bank"’ too highly on the assumption that the people of the country were con- tent with the resumption scheme. esumption did not mean the equalization of paper money with gold. It meant the addition of from fifty to sixty-six per cent to the burden of all the debts aud taxes to be paid by the people. Were the people, he asked, going to allow sixty-six percent to be added to the effective burden of their taxes, their national, State, munici- pal, railroad and individual debts, of not less than five billions of dollars, by forcing prices down to the gold level? He warned the gentlemen not to expect any such thing. The question was not to be dis- posed of with a sneer. Unless the demands of the people were complied with by the ‘of some such bill as this the whole resumption scheme would be smashed, even though some political parties might have to be smashed. THK TREASCRY COIN RESERVE NECESSARY. Mr. Buncwanp, (rep.) of IIL, opposed particnlarly that feature of the amendment which provides that called bonds shall bear interest for only thirty days. ‘Yhe present administration was giving everybody an opportunity to subscribe for the four per cent bonds. Every citizen, no matter how humble, could take a bona; and, because under this arrange- ptions are coming in rapidly, geutlemen in and criticised the action which had been taken under the law. It the power of the Sec- retary to accumulate coin was taken away, in a week all the legal tenders in the country would be rushed to the Treasury for redemption. It was just as necessary that the government should have a reserve as that a bank should have one. Mr. CHITTENDEN, (rep.) of N. Y., thanked the gen- tleman from Ohio (Mr. ny), in the name of all advocates of honest money, for uis trankness to the country to-day. He (Mr. Ewing) had made a speech and expressly declared his policy in regard to the currency of the country, and his belief in an irre- deemable paper currency now and forever. The House had discussed the currency question for fit- teen years. It had done aii in ita power to prevent resumption; but the tides of commerce had been too much for Congress, and resumption had come in spite ot it. The men who haa fought against re- sumption had fought a losing battle, as had those who had fought to make an eighty-five cent silver dollar equal to a gold doliar, Lhis House had be at work tor ten years with currency devices in the erest of bankrupts, but the time for that was out. ‘The people would have no moro of it, Mr, Mazeuton, (rep.) of Wis., said that the gentle- man from Ohio (Mr. Ewing) had told the House to- day that be, as Flavius Maximus, would cleave the heimet of the present national banks, Let him as- sure that gentleman that when Jeckson had cleaved the helmet of the old national bank he had_ scattered $46,000,000 of the people's money to the winds. Upon that gigantic error the democracy was to horse itself and ride again to deteat. He detended the na- tional banks and gave the history of th iustitnu tions from the Baak ot North America down, show- ing that they had always given prosperity to the His colleague into tue Treasury $150,000,000 in groenbacks every year. In that way $10,009,000 of the paper money, which was the active mobil» money of business, would be taken into the Treasury held for three or #1X Months until the time came round to use it for the payment of the interest of the public debt. ‘Though he felt that that provision would interfere with the business country, still he was im favor of it, because he wanted to dignity the greenback and give it ail the powers of money, and because he wanted legislative declaration that the odious pur- pose of the Resumption act to destroy the best money the people ever had had or ever would have, had been deteated forever, and that the grecn- buck should go down to posterity as the of the country. e amendment offered by him, providing that cailel bonds should bear interest only thirty days after the date of call, would save to the people the interest for sixty ya upon those bonds. But the maim point in lis amendment was that which pre yented the further sale of bonds of any denomina- tion for resumption purposes. Referring to the scheme of resumption, he said that the people could not get a chance to obtain gold. There was only one counter over which gold was passed, and then in sums of not less than $50. WHAT WE PAY TO FOREIGNERS, ‘This country was in a& condition of practical en- nent to the foreigner. No less than $1,200,000,000 debt was held abroad. It had to pay no less 70,000,000 4 year to foreign shipping. In this way, ond by the spendings ot Americaus residing ing abroad there was a drain of prob- ably 000,000 % year from this country. It was that drain which threatened the hoard of gold in the Treasury. Compared with that drain the +141,000,000 of gold in the Treasury was a petty and contemptible provision on which to base the tre- mendous industries of the country which were to live or die according to the resumption scheme. The pile of pla in the Treas- ury, althongh it might be fenced against the people of the United States, coud not be foreigner. In conclusion he said citizens (roars of laughter, which med to disconcert the gentleman), if I did be itdesirable that resumption should be maintained Just ws it is would still put a stop to the power of | adding to this hoard in tue Treasury, the adding | to the calamity whieh will come from the withdrawal | of greeubacks to procure gold for this toreign drain, Chat is the purpose of the amcudment as reported by the Comnuittee on Banking and Currency, (rep.) of Kan., supported the amend- Mr. Ewing, He said that last May the we, by a two-thirds majority, passed a law that the legal tender currency should not be eon- colled, but should be kept in circulation, and that no law had met with such wniversal public Jn order to maintain the legal tender curren he thought it well to alopt the Senate any (that legal tender notes shall be received for customs duties), and also to adopt the amendment submitted from the Committee on Banking and Currency Mr. Townsitenn, (lem.) of IIL, proposition which’ he desired to offer as an amen: iment, to the effect that in payment of the obliga- tions of the government (not specially required to be paid in coin), gold, silver and currency shold be used in equal proportion to the amount of those | torms of money then in the Treasury KELLEY “PUTS His FOOT 4 Mr. Kenury, (rep.) of Pa., declared himself inflex- ibly opposed to wn increase of the bonded debt, and also to the artificial contraction of the yolume of curreney to which prices iness had adjusted themselves. He regarded th involving both these things, and he accepted als amendm reported from the Committee on Bank- ing and Currency as a protection against both those The increase of th debt under the sont Administration was over $10,000,000. He as opposed to thus mortgaging the property aud Dusiness of the country ior tie purpose of hoarding for some time success or failure of the | country; that they were not born of the money power, but of the purest patriotism and highest statesinansbip. LAID ON THE TAMLI. ‘The House then proceeded to vote on Mr. Garfield's motion to lay the Dill and amendments on the table, and that motion was agreed to—yeas 141, nays 110— as follow Yras—Messra, akor Bacon, Bagley, York, Banks, Brewer, in, Cath lh Batley, Baker of Indiana, 0, is iss Bliss, Boyd, Bi Dwicht, Pennsylvania, ana, Koster, Frye. 4. Hardenbergh, Harmer, artis of Massachu setts, Hart, Haves, Haxeiton, Men wry, Henderson, Hewitt of New York, Hiscoek, Hubbell, Hunter, Hampure a ‘ Hun . bttne: of New ‘Hnmpebiro, Jones of Obto, Keiter, hain, Lapham, Latina hy Majors, Marsh, jonroe, Moreison Potter, Massacl pinson ot Ind Shallenber Marin, Stenger, Stewart, 5 Towa, ‘Strait, Swaun, Thompson, at Obio, Townsend of New York, Van Vorhes. Veeder, Wad blo oy ; I. Ward, War fatson. White of Indiar Williams of New York, Williains of Wisconsin, Williais of Delaware, Williams of Oregon, Willits, Wood and Wren—14 king, Banning, Beale, Bell, Bick Bowie, tk y f Kentueky ling, Cook, © 4 Fron, Cut daroling, Dibrell, Dweh: wing, Muldrow, s. Phillips, Pride P Ghia, Rouertean of Oliver, more . Strgteton, Smith of prince, I hroek me v Turney, Vance, Winit Fe, Willis ot Ken, ay Wright, and You ff Lew isiana—1 by. THE ANTECMINESE. BILE After disposing of soveral bills on the table, the Dill was reached restricting the immigration of Chie nese, with th ate amendments thereto, Mr. Wintis, (dem.) of Ky., moved to conenr in the tueky, Wil W. Ya. on sections of the y the bill, vat vaty with Chi To this Mr. Luerarts, (em,) of Cal, objected, upon Mr. Witsos remerked that the Ho! ing & blunder on that subject, which it would hereafter regret, Mr. Wutre, (rrp.) of Pa., moved to adjourn, Mr. Lurrnkit--i want the Horse to notice that it is a republican who is trying to defeat this bill, Mr. Warne to the bill, and Ldo not » who knows then moved to lay tend able, 1 to lay on the table was de ted—yeas The without a division ident for his approval, FILINUSTRRING ON THE Senate amendments were then coneurred in The bill now goes to the Pres. TOBACCO DILL. the bill reducing the tobacco were then taken up. Mr. Tveken (by instructions from the Committee on Ways and Means) moved @ non-concurre the amendments, and the appointment of a Mittee of conference Fosren, of Ohio, although opposed to the bill athe Senate amendinents t fa | not be fired by ave | threw it bs) and amendments, moved concurrence as 3 test ques} tion. Dir. Dwronr, (rep.) of N. ¥., moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table, Negatived—yeas 77, nays 112. There was a scene of great confusion and uproar in respect to the manner in which the amendment: should be voted on, The Sreaker suggested that the yote should be 2 on the amendments in ich separate votes tes were demanded ¢ the tax on banks and lemanded. Sepa ndmeuts removi the tax on matehes. Mr. Towssenp, of New York, insisted on having he amendments voted on one by one. jirst amendment on the snbject of bonds of collectors was read and concurred in. The second y verbal, was also concurred amendment, being me in. The third amendment (for the appointment of thirty-five internal revenue ageuts) was then and coneurred in, Mr. BuncHanp suggested that, as the amendmente ohot printed, the House should adjourn and let the amendinents come np on Monday. Mr. a »lto the friends of the bill to yote against ament and to dispose of the amendinients to-night, The House refused to djourn, s there wax no quorum voting, and proposition to adjourn was renewed, several nbers declaring that as they could not see the amendments in print they could not vote intelli- On the next vor th House again re! to adjourn—60 to 93, After another seene of confusion the Speaker extri- cated the House from the dif! 5 gestion all the amenlments were coneurred in in ith the exception of those referring to the spirits, the taxon matches, the tax on banks, and to the time when the bill shall take effect. me up on Monday, and ia aro to be printed. tion bill was reported meantime the amendme Sundry Civil Appropri end ontered printed. The House then at balf-past six took a recess till Monday morning at ten o'clock. THE NEWS AGEN CY FIGHT, MR. SIMONTON TELUS THE STORY, CONTRADICT- ING THE ALLEGATIONS OF MR, HUTCHINS, Wasninoton, Feb. 1879, Because of an Associated Press telegram stating that Mr. Hutchins, of the Washington /st, when re- citing before the Senate Railroad Cominittee his grievance against the Associated Press, ‘‘adroitly con- fused facts with the inferences which he had himself drawn,” yesterday's Jost said that “Simonton lied,” and called for his disinissal. The General Agent re- joined in the following card, published here by the Republican and Star :— New York, Feb, 21, 1879. To Eprroxs, Washington, D. C.:— Lask the courtesy of your columns to say, in reply to Stillson Hutchins, of the Washington Jost, that I stand by every word of my letters to him Jaid before the Senate Railroad Committee by himself, and that the Associated Press will also maintain their pro- priety, both in matter and manner; that Hutchins” characterization of my correspondence is fully re- butted by perusal of the letters themselves; that said letters show no breach of contract,on our parts and, finally, that they contain no’ demand for Buel’s dismissal, which, not being under oath, he told the committee that I had made, but that our Washington agent, Phillips, will testify that Hutchins, in the hearing ot a third party, first announced to any of us the fact of Buel’s dismissal in the following words:—"{ have discharged Buel,mot for compro- amusing me in this matter altogether, but for com- promising me in a number of others.’ While I was not the author of the Associated Press notice of Hutchins’ misrepresentation of our case, to which he objects, 1 submit to every intelligent reader that it is quite clear that the reporter did not err in saying Huwhins adroitly contused facts with the inferences which had himself drawn. It is also clear that if bis memory had not been a little contused he would hardly have so forgotten his own words, quoted above, as to have given to me oppor- tunity’ to agree with him that somebody “lies,” and that it is not, respectfully, J. W. SIMONTON, Icertify to Hutchins’ langnage as quoted above. WALTER P. PHILLIPS. I also heard Hutchins use the language quoted above. P. V. DEGRAW. VIRGINIA’S DEBT. PASSAGE OF THE NEW FUNDING BILL IN THE SENATE BY A VOTE OF THIRTY TO ELEVEN— Ir IS EXPECTED TO SECURE A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AGAINST BITTER OPPOSITION. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THR, HERALD.) Ricumosp, Feb. 22, 1879. This has been an exciting day in the Legislature here, the subject of interest being the bill pro» viding for the eettlement of the State debt, which has been under discussion in the Senate for the last three or four days. A vote was reached at three P. M., when the bill was passed by the decided vote of 30to 11. The most extreme roadjusters voted and protested against it. It will now go to the House of Delegates, where it will come up for discussion and determination early next week, In the House the extreme men are more numerous and more thoroughly organized than they are in the Senate, and a most determined struggle 1s an- ticipated. To-night the leaders of the two parties are busily engaged in prevaring for the fight. The men who are anxious to pay all that the State can pay are zealous in the advocacy of the measure, because they feel if the question is not settled now that they will prob- ably be overwhelmed by the spirit of repudiation which will be encouraged by the extromists and which it is so easy to stimulate among the people. PROVISIONS OF THE DILL. The bill, which has alroady been explained in the Herat, provides for a new funding of the State debt, and for the payment of thvee per cent for ten ears, four per cent for twenty years, and five por cent for ten years, It is thought that the House will also pass the bill, and that it 1 thus become alaw. If it does the creditors onght to lose no time in availing themselves of its provisions. It is the best settlement that they will ever get, and if it fails the holders of the consol bonds ot the State will soon find that they are not secure, as has hereto- fore beeu umagined, Under the bill it will be necessary for two consol bonds to be presented for funding with every ‘“pecler” bond, there being twenty millions of Consols and ten millions of eclors outstanding. By the terms of the bill the ‘unding Association of the United States, of which Hugh MeCuiloch is president, and the coancil of foreign bondholders in London are made the finan- cial agents of the State, and are alone intrusted with the power to fund the debt. IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) An important insurance case was decided to-day in the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Durfee. Thomas Moris, as administrator, brought the suit against G. H. Merriman, receiver of the defanct Economical Life Insurance Company. Horace Daniels, on whore estate Moris is administrator, prior to bis death re- covered judgment for $3,986 and costs against the company, but could find no property tolevy on. The State Treasurer, by virtue of general statutes, held securities to the value of $100,000 for the benefit of policy holders, The first of these bills was brought to have the judgment declared o first lien on that fand; orf, if the Court would not decree it # first Hen, then the administrator sought for leavo to prosecute for himself and the policy holders and to have @ receiver appototed, The Court made the State Treasurer the receiver of the fund. The ine Arance company snbsequently appotnted Merriman: receiver upon a petition of the Insurance Commis- sioner, and he tried te become a party to the bill in order to contest Moris’ claim to priority, and to obtain for himself possession of the fund to be need, for tho benefit of all the creditors. He was not allowed, however, to become a party except as to the form of the decree, and the Court gave an opinion at that time that Moris was entitled to priority on the mterest me es, but on the secu. rities then! s. The second of the above bills was then filed by Moris, in which he recited that the State Treasurer, as rocetver, had collected $6,268 in- terest on the fund, and that he was entitied to have the same applied to the payment of his judgment, and he asked for a decree that his claim be declared & first lien: or, if the Court «hould decline to make the | decree, then that he might be decreed, with other policy holders, to have the securities sold and the proceeds distributed, PRIONETY AcguTR| he case for advisement several urt decides that the complainant did not acquire by his bill any lien upon the find dee posited with the State Treasurer, or on the interest or div he can hive any preference over oth holiers; but that the fund, its ins | terest and dividends, inust ro first to the payment of policy holders, second to the payment of general creditors, and third by way of a restlting trust to the ineura company, and that the bill preferred by the ¢ empl ait he deposit can n bo duly adminis tho bill filed by Merriman, a¢ receiver, is dismissed, KILLED BY Rr NESS. Crxctweatt, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1879, A despatch «ays Leonard Everson, ® young Hol Jander, while exhibiting pistol ina saloon at Grand Mi last night, declared it could pntal mea Lo prove it he wall, when it discharged, and itered Gortrnde Piet, near her heart.’ She exclaimed, “Ob, Cod, Mim killed!” and tastantly exe 4 new apis, agwinat the the ball vired, She was'a widow and loaves two daughters, Sversou surryudered Limeell to the polices