Daily Wabash Express, Volume 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 February 1871 — Page 1
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THE State Temperance Alliance meets at Indianapolis to day. An interesting (session is anticipated.
THE occasional Indianapolis letters of "B. R. S.," in the Evansville Journal, are about as good as the 'T. T." series„in the EXPRESS.
THE appointment of General Mnao\* as Surveyor General of Montana, which appears- to be decided upon, will give general satisfaction.
DELEGATES to the Board of Trade Convention, which meets in Indianapolis, to-day, will be returned to their homes free of expense over the roads by which they reach the city. !»••.
THE population of the State is now fixed at 1,679,132. The Indianapolis Journal explains that this change is owing to the fact that when the table published a few weeks since was made, one subdivision of Warrick county was overlooked, containing a population of 3,086.
THE Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cincinnati Railroad has been purchased by the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw RailroadThis gives the Michigan Central road, which controls the Saginaw road, a direct line from Jackson, Michigan, to Cincinnati, ri'a Fort Wayne.
THE Cincinnati Gazette's "Washington correspondent thinks the bill to create the office of an additional Assistant Attorney General is likely to become a law. It is
WOULD GRAY be likely t6* recognize his elegy, chopped up like this sample which we find in the Lafayette Courier, credited to the Indiana Journal of Commerce? "Knowlerigo, lior ample page,
Rich with tlio spoils ef Time did ne'er unroll."
SENATOR MORTON'S visit to Indianap oli3 has not only alarmed the Sentinel, but created a panic hr the Democratic party, all over the State and scores of rural leaders are rushing to the Capital City as firemen rally to their epgine houses at the sound of an alarm. When it is understood that the Senator's visit has no political significance, the big scare of the Democracy becomes somewhat amusing..
THE Lafayette Coterier learns that the mad dog excitement still prevails in the nicghborhood of' Newtown, Fountain county. At last advices about seventyfive dogs had been killed The Courier thinks that, while this is pretty hard on the canines, it would be better that the entire race be exterminated than that one human being should suffer with that most terrible of all things—hydrophobia.
To THOSE of our readers who are unacquainted with Mrs. LIVERMORE, we wish to say that she is a lady of fine sense and rare culture, a most pleasing speaker, and will give a lecture, next Monday evening, that everyone will be the wiser for hearing. She has nothing in common with—in fact she is the very opposite of —the masculine women and feminine men whose advocacy of "woman3 rights" has had a tendency to bring a good cause into bad repute. We hope this excellent woman will have a good audience, for she really merits such a mark of public respect.
WE VENTURE to predict that the Journal will make an entire failure in its effort to have a hundred thousand dollars of the city's money, or bonds, wasted in building a new road-bed, parallel to the E. & C. Railroad, from this city to Young's Station. The Council is not so destitute of common business capacity as to attempt to hamper its subscription to the Bloomfield road with a condition, or conditions, that would render such subscription worthless. There is intelligence enough in the Council to understand that not only two, but a dozen, railroad companies, may use the same road-bed wherever their lines coincide, and by so doing serve both their own and the public's interests. There would be just as much economy and propriety in building a multiplicity of turnpikes or canals, side Ijy side, as ii\ constructing railroads in the same way.
Till': New York Sun tells of a very lively sensation that recently occurred at Lewistown, Pa. A negro minstrel company invaded that quiet village And hung its posters on all the outer walls. The pastor of the Lutheran church, at his .Sunday evening service, took occasion to caution his hearers against being led astray so far as to attend the sinful exhibition, which he characterized as low, vulgar and indecent. It so happened that" a half a dozen members of the troupe were present and no sonner had the parson concluded his denunciations than the manager imped up and proceeded to argue the matter, asserting that his show was an eminently moral one and to settie the matter, he triumphantly informed the astonished congregation that he, the speaker, was a church member, and knew how it was himself. The result was a dumbfounded minister, a perplexed nnd somewhat excited congregation, and an overflowing audicnce for the minstrels the following night. That showman will be likely to be heard from hereafter.
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WEST POINT finds P. defender in the Lafayette Journal.
BRET HARTL'S "Heathen Chinee" has just reached Lafayette.
COL. JS?AAC N. EASTHAM, of Vincenne?, died at his residence, in that city, on Monday.
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TWENTIETH YEAR.
IT IS said that Mr. Cullom, of Illinois on being given a private view of the Lincoln statue, (most members of Congress have been given private views,) came to Miss Ream with tears in his eyes, ex claiming, "I can say nothing to you, ex cept that your work has causcd these tears."—Cm. Commercial.
The historical exclamation of a French officer when asked to surrender, upon certain memorable, occasion, would be fitting comment on CULLOM'S tears!
INDIANAPOLIS LETTER.
Divers and Sundry. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.
The adoption of Hughes' anti-Fiiieentli amendment resolution yesterday was not so finally and effectually completed as it seemed, and as the Democrats believe. The vote I gave you was that on concurring in the report of the committee, which, though substantially an adoption is not finally so, and the resolution itself is open to a question which may be raised hereafter. The matter was discussed this morning, and concluded by the Democracy with an assertion ol the finality of the vote yesterday, and there it will remain for the present. Hughes obtained leave of absence tili the 2otli of February, and has meanwhile paired off with Mr. Hamilton, of Boone and Clinton, allowing the latter a vote on two bills of local in interest affecting canal matters, but tying him up in party questions. The effect of this arrangemant will be that the Democracy having one less tkan a constitutional majority can pass nothing that the Republicans object to, till Hughes comes back.
The Metropolitan Police bill, of which I gave you a sketch some days ago, aimed at this city as the only practicable way of getting the police force for partisan uses, and as a penalty for thecity's resolute Republicanism, met its death this mprningEvansville was the only other city that could have been affected by it, and she was
understood that this officer will have the especial duty of attending to legal ques-1 excluded by an amendment which raised tions arising on and affecting the internal the population of the cities subject to be revenue service. made police districts to 30,000. This left Indianapolis alone, as the avowed object of Democratic usurpation. When the test vote came on a motion to indefinitely postpone the bill, Mr. Morgan of
Vanderburgh voted "aye." This made the result a tie, and Lieutenant Governor Cumback decided it by voting "aye." And this'meanest and most wanton of insults to the capital and leading Republican city of the State, was laid out "as cold a3 a wedge." Mr. Morgan seem3 to have been governed partly by a sense -.of justice, and partly by the feelings of his people at home, who, having a special charter, which in 1858, when the Supreme Court's decision of the Lafayette school lax case ruined ill the free schools in cities organized under tha general charter law, saved" theirs, are not very well disposed to see an -interference by the Legislature in municipal affairs. But, whatever his motive may have been, his vote did an inestimable service to the capitaland to tlie cause* of good government.1 I do not know at all, and do not say that it was gratitude on the part of Uhe Republicans which repaid this service by the passage of the Evansville Water Works bill, but it was passed unanimously, this morning. I suspect that it was an unfortunate defer, ence to the Vanderburgh Senator, if that was the motive. The bill, 1 am told by those who understand the matter well, puts the Water Works into the hands of-a "ring," and gives them a dangerous monopoly for five years. It ought lobe beaten in the House, and the Republicans ought to do it. No consideration of grat itude should urge them to subject a city to a.mischievous monoply. Saving Indianapolis'from a senseless tyranny is well enough, a good work well done, but it ought not to be purchased at the expense of Evansville. The monopoly is a Democratic operation.
The Senate substantially disposed of another important bill affecting our city, to-day. This was the House bill creating a Superior Court for counties of 40,000 or more inhabitants. It is. to consist of three judges, who are, by an amendment adopted by the Senate this morning, to the original bill, to be paid $2,500 a year instead of ?3,000, the county to pay $2,000, and the State $500 instead of $1,000 as the House had it. The Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Circuit Court, except in some unimportant matters, and is really intended to relieve the old tribunal of the pressure of business piled upon it by the immense development of the city since the judicial system of the State was organized. In the amended form it was ordered to be engrossed, and will undoubtedly pass.
In the House, the bill requiring suit on notes given for patent rights, to be brought in the county of the maker's residence, and authorizing en it directly against the maker without preceding process against the assignor, was passed. I noticed this measure yesterday. An attempt was made by the Brown county Democracy—a potent influence in legislation in the present posi'ion of parties'— to repeal the tax on dogs, because Brown is grievously infested wkh foxes, and without dogs the foxes can't be caught, and with a tax on dogs how shall a Deru ocrat own one? The logical sequence is clear, tut as mest other counties in the State are not troubled with foxes, and are troubled with a superfluity of dog flesh, animated, lalrant, mordant and sheepkilling—to an annoying extent, the Brown Democracy may have the advantage of studying the astuteness of their favorite pest from living example*, till they shall acquire enough of their own to match him.
A sensible bill was passed &y tlie House to-day, which enacts that holders of mortgages shall, when satisfaction is made, enter it on the record, and making it a misdemeanor not to do so, punish
able by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $50. This is really making imperative, and enforcing obedience to, a regulation which businessmen have generally observed a matter of business caution and fairness.
A bill to repeal the law authorizing the draining of the Kankakee swamps, and the construction of a ditch or canal— to straighten and shorten the Kankakee river is under debate. The drainage is said to be a matter of vital importance to that region, one land holder stating that its completion will advance his property from $3 to §70 per acre, a very desirable consummation, doubtless. The ditch pro jected for this purpose, it is said, has been laid out seventy-one miles in length by fifty feet in width, and will shorten tlie Kankakee river from 280 to 71 miles, or convert the whole crooked, sluggish stream into the ditch. How this phenomenal job, of replacing 280 miles by 71, is to be done, I don't know, but it is seriously alleged that it will do it, if the fall is sufficient. And that is the first place w! ere the repeal^bomee in. The fall is said to be only thirteen inches to the mile, too little to drain a frog pond of moderate dimensions, and hardly better than an elongated puddle. The second opening for the repeal, and the main one, the charge of the cost of the ditch against the land benefitted, and this, it is urged, will take land to pay the assessment, which may be a good thing for the Kankakee company, but not likely to bo eagerly desired by the present owners. Men. don't usually care to give away what they have got to have it made it more valuable to somebody else, unless it is like the Tennessee land of which a traveler remarked that "the owner must be very poor." "Not as poor as he was," said the proprietor's son," "for dad give a feller one-third of it the other day, to take another third, and no«v he is a heap better off." T.T.
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GOLD EXCHANGE.-
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—At a special meeting of the members of the Gold Exchange yesterday, the decision of the chair that all sales and purchases of coin must be recorded in official books, was sustained. A motion was adopted also that lending and borrowing rates should be bopked for information of the members.
ERIE WORKMEN. ~.
The workmen employed by the Erie Railroad Company in Jersey City are clamorous in their denunciations of their employers, who they allege have not paid them, a cent since, last ..November.. The consequent privations entailed on some, and serious inconvenience on all, have made these unfortunate men. desperate, and a strike is threatened unless the wages alleged to be due are promptly paid.
BILLIARDS.
Rudolphe has" been challenged by Joseph Dion, now in San Francisco, to play series of match games lor $1,000 each. First, French carom second, American carm, and third, pocket game. The money has been lodged, and Rudolphe received his traveling expenses Saturday. He starts to-day.
LOSS BY FIRE.
The loss by the destruction by fire of Scholk's brewery at Newark, New Jersey, will reach $50,000.
The funeral of the late U. S. Commissioner Charles W. Newton, took place yesterday afternoon from Grace church, on the heights of Brooklyn, and was very largely attended.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
The Kerrigan contempt case of Hoboken came up in the Hudson court yesterday. Peter Kerrigan sues Recorder Pope, of Hoboken, for $10,000 damages, for false imprisonment two. years ago. Kerrigan was arraigned before the Recorder for neglecting to clear the snow from off his sidewalk, lor which he wa3 fined. This incensed Kerrigan, and he insulted the Recorder, who committed him to the county jail for contempt of court. The case was subsequently argued befpre the Court of Errors and Appeals of Trenton, when it was decided that Recorder Pope had exceeded his. authority. Kerrigan afterwards commenced proceedings against Pope, laying damages at $10,000 for false imprisonment. The case attracts much attention.
MY.iTEftlOUS DISAPPEARAM'E.
C. W. .Malter, a wealthy and expectable citizen of Jersey City Heigh'-", has mysteriously disappeared. It is le.ired he has been robbed and then murdered.
SAS FKAft CISCO.
'XI'LI JIED. I***' A**!' SAN FRANCISCO, C'AL., Jan. 30.—Commodore Selime Woodworth. U. S. N., econd son of the author of the "Old Oaken Bucket," died heirc last night of typhoid fever, aged 55, leaving a widow and five children.
WEATHER.
Weatlicr Warm and favorable for ingTIIE COLORADO.
Nothing of the Colorado, oveidue from Panama. CELEBRATIC 3F
Germans are celebrating ilie fall of Paris. Between four and live thousand are in procession, houses are illuminated, and the entire city appears to have taken part in the rejoicing.
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NOTICE TO COAL OPERATORS. ASHLAND. PA., January 31.—The President of the Anthracite *Board of Trade has just published a call to the coal operators of the Schuylkill region to meet in Philadelphia on Thursday next. AH operators, whether connected with the local coal trade associations or not, are earnestly invited to be present, as measures of the greatest importance to the general trade wilt, fionde^before the meeting.
GERMANS JUBILANT.
DSNVEJVCOI.^Jan. 30.—Germans arc jubilant over the European news. A salute of one hundred guns was fired this afternoon, and torchlight procession and bonfires to-night."
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GREAT DISTRESS IN PARIS.
Germans Supplying the City from their Own Stores.
Immense Quantities of Provisions on the Way to Paris.
People in the North of France Astounded by the Armistice.
The Early Return of the Emperor to Berlin Expected.
Demonstrations in Frcnch Towns .. Against tlie Armistice.
Some of the Terms of Capit ulation.
ENGLAND. RATIFICATION.
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'LONDON, Jan. 30.^-Gambetta ratifies the capitulation and will not reign. STORMY INTERVIEW.
Empress Eugenie, after a stormy inter view with Duke De Persigney, ordered him to quit her presence, since he'persisted on urging her to consent to dismemberment of France.
GAMBETTA.
LATER.—Gambetta is reported to have committed suicide. BISMARCK?#
LONDON, Jan. 31, 12:30 A. M.—Bismarck will leave France after the meeting of the National Assembly.
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
The early return of the Emperor to Berlin is expected. There is a report that he will start to-day, Tuesday.
PASSPORT REGULATIONS!
Germans will enforce rigid passport regulations during the a -lice.
.^FRANCE.
DISTRESS IN PARIS.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 30.—Distress in Paris is very great. Destruction of railways impedes the revictualling of the city. Germans in the meanwhile are supplying articles of first necessity from their own stores. I THE ARMIISTICE. XX-
LILLE, Jan. 30.—The &rml&ic^ l&aiUtounded the people of the north of France. Though the general impression is rather favorable than otherwise, there is a feeling of uncertainty as to the future, and a desire to: wait for conditions of peace before deciding npon plans for the future.
INVESTMENT.
It is reported the Germans have invested Abbeyville, notwithstrnding the armistice.
DISPATCH FROM GAMBETTA. BORDEAUX, Jan. 30.—Gambetta forwarded a dispatch by telegraph to-day to FaVre, requesting him to break the silence maintained by the Paris government to state the name of the member whose coming to Bordeaux has been announced, and the motives of the delay in his movements and so give precise information respebting the condition of Paris,^
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Demonstrations have occurred in several French towns, against both the armistice and any violators of the territory of France. 'a-
RESISTANCE TO GERMANS.
The municipality of Lyons appears to maintain its resistance to Germans, and has sent a deputation to Bordeaux to urge adoption of general measures for the same object, -v
FOOD FOR PARIS.
LONDON, Jan. 31. —All the rivers and railroads have been occupied for transportation of food to Paris.
THE ARMISTICE.
LONDON, Jan. 31.—The armistice in France begins instantly at Paris, and three days later in the departments and expires at noon on February 19th. The line of division between the German and French forces separates into two portions each of the departments of Calvados and Orne. The Germans hold those of Sarthe, Loire, Loire et Cher, Loiret and Yonne, in the neighborhood of Jura. Except as to provisions, the capitulation includes the naval forces of both powers in all parts of the world.
The terms of capitulation are 'that the prisoners of war are to remain in Paris during the armistice, having first surrendered their arms.: The National Guards and gens d'armes are to retain their arms, as are also the police. All the Franctireurs are to be disbanded. German prisoners are to be exchanged. The public funds are to remain in Paris. si-. COTTON SPINNERS.
Tlie: coifon spinners of Boltdn"" have conceded the advance of five per cent, on the wages of their workmen.
BFLL1ARDS.
An interesting game of billiards was played at St. James Hall last eveuing, between Roberts and Bennett. The former won by three hundred and sixiy-three points, after a contest of three and a half hours.
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PROVISIONS FOR PARIS.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 30.—Immense quantities of provisions have been forwarded to Paris.
Great efforts u^^Bypg made to restore the railways. 'I^PWissons line will be repaired in forty-eight hours, and the dircct route in eight days."
STUPOR.
The capitulation of Paris has caused a stupor in. the North of France.
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LISBON, Jan. 30.—The Marquis D'Avala is endeavoring to complete the formation of a new Cabinet.
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The Bishop of Nien has withdrawn from the ministrv. itf:
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*1 RJF. A HAN KILLED. EBL about six 'clock, John Duffey, boiler in the Belmont Mills, was killed by a blow from a coal digger's pick io the hands of Thomas Harrington, the instrument penetrating some five or si* inches, causing death in a few minutes. Harrington boarded witlf Duffey and both had been drinkiug during the day. On returning to Duffejf'^ house they got into a quarrel, which r(MiUeda* above.
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TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 1,1871.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.
Mr. Beaman presented a joint resolution of the Michigan Legislature for repair and improvement of the harbor and rhip csual at Monroe, Michigan.
Mr. Maynard, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill authorizing tlie Secretary of the Navy, after consultation with the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in law or otherwise, to obtain full damages and indemnification for the destruction and Ion of the sloop-of-war Oneida in the Bay of Yeddo, Japan, by collision with the steamer Bombay. Passed.
Mr. Sargent introduced a bill authorizing Mr. Schnell, of California, to enter at the proper United States land office, 640 acres of land at the minimum price per acre, according to lines, for his improvement in tea gardens and other culture, and for which there may be no claim except that of the United States. Mr. Sargent explained that Mr. Schnell was making a successful experiment in establishing a colony of Japanese, and cultivating tea, raising silk worms, Scc., and wanted more land than he could enter under the pre-emption laws. Passed.
The House then resumed in the morning hour the bill reported from the Committee on Military Afiairs, to extend the bounty land system to soldiers and sailors of the late war, and their widows and orphans.
Mr. Hawley argued against the bill as a cunningly devised scheme to give the public lands to capitalists and speculators, without any practical benefit to the classes for whose ostensible benefit the bill was framed. The bill would absorb 427,000,000 acres of the public lands, making, with the amount already granted to railroads, moie than half tne available lands in the public domain. The homestead policy was the only true means of disposing of the public domain. It would se cure it to actual settlers, thereby adding to the wealth and strength of the country, while an extension of the bounty land system would retard development of the great West.
Mr. Stoughton, who reported this bill, explained and defended its provisions. It was not true, as argued, that soldiers wou'il be swindled out of their rights by land narks. They had saved the country 11om treason, and he thought they were capable of taking care-of 160 acres of wild western lands. The bill Required the soldier to enter the land, and then gave him one ytar, in which if he pleased, he.could assign that right, that inchoate title which he had in the land, to some person who wished to go West and locate on that land, and ifhe did not, it reverted to the government. The bill could not operate for the benefit of land speculators, because it required actual settlement. He believed that soldiers would be satisfied with the bill, and that the country would be satisfied.
Mr. Asper, another member of the Military Committee, advocated the bill. Mr. Packard, a member of the Military Committee, also defended the provisions of the bill.
Mr. Logan, chairman of the Committee, favored the bill as one which would encourage settlement of the public lands.
Mr. Crebs was willing to admit that the bill reported was a great improvement on the existing law, but prefered an amendment which he had offer red, entitling honorably discharged soldiers who had served three months or less to a. laud warrant to locate forty acres. These who had served one year or lees, to locate 80 acres, and those who had served two years or less, to locate 160 acres.
Mr. Garfield, while inclined to fa VOL the general principle of the bill, was rather dubious of the policy of allowing assignment of soldiers titles and proceeded to show the injury that it would make.
Mr. Van Wyck argued that the bill would bring no real benefit to the soldiers. Debate at length closed, and the House proceeded to vote on the bill and amendments. The amendment offered by Mr. Crebs was rejected. The substitute proposed *by Mr. Julian, allowing the time served in the army to be counted in the time required for cultivation and settlement under the homestead act, was rejected. The substitute proposed by Mr. Holman, extending the bounty land law of the 28th of September, 1850, to soldiers of the late war, and widows and orphans, was rejected.
The bill was then passed with but two voting nays. These were Gibson, of Va., and Smith of Oregon. The bill provides that all honorably discharged soldiers who served in the late rebellion 90 days, their widows and orphans can acquire a homestead on the public lands of the United State, or if discharged on account of wounds received, or disability incurred in the line of duty, then the term of enlistment shall be deducted from the time heretofore required. In case of the death of any person who would be entitled to a homestead upon the provision of the first section of this act, the widow if unmarried, or in case of her death or her marriage, the minor or orphan children shall be entitled to the benefits enumerated provided, that such person serving the term of enlistment, the whole term of enlistment shall be deducted from the time heretofore required to perfect the title. Every private soldier, and every seaman, marine and officer who served 90 days, and is now inscribed on the pension rolls, is entitled to the benefit of the act.
The speaker laid before the House a message from the Senate, requesting a Committee of Conference on the question at issue between the two Houses, as to the right of the Senate to originate a bill repealing the income tax.
Mr. Hooper moved the House concur in the request of the Senate. Mr. Maynard appealed to Mr. Hooper to postpone action till to-morro.w. lie had a very decided impression that there was high authority for saying this was not a question of conference. It was a matter under the Constitution, for the sole and exclusive judgment of the House. At a former Congress, more than thirty years ago, the Senate had decided, after solemn debate, that it had nothing to do with such matter. It seemed to him that to accept the proposition of the Senate would be a concession which he was not ready to make at present.
Mr. Randall inquired of the Speaker, what would be the scope of power given the conference committee. Would that committee have power to consider the bill itself?
The Speaker explained that it would not. After debate a conference was agreed to, and Messrs. Hooper, Allison and Voorhees appointed to confer on the part of ihe House.
Mr. Root iutroduced a bill to extend the time within which debtors may receive a discharge in bankruptcy, whoee assets do not pay 50 per cent, of claims on estates.
Mr. Dawes asked to have the Senate bill providing for expenses of the select committee on outrage* in the South, taken from the Speaker's table and passed.
Mr. Randall objected, as the bill pro
Mr. Butler, of iass., from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported back with recommendation that it pass, the Senate bill prescribing the oath of office to be taken by persons who participated in the late war, but who are not disqualified f-om holding office by the 14th amendment to the Constitution.
Mr. Maynard argued against the bill as in effect repealing the test oath of the act, and hoped the House would hesitate before taking so important a fundamental and irrevocable step.
Mr. Morris argued as to the inconsistency of abolishing the test oath for those who could not take it, and retaining it to those who could.
Mr. Farnsworth took alike view of the absurdity and inconsistency of the ball. Mr. Porter argued against the policy of the measure, which would throw open appointments to public office of ex-rebels. He wanted rather to see some legislation to protect the loyal people of the South.
Mr. Cox favored the bill as a step towards reconstruction and reconciliation. Without disposing of the question the House at 4:30 adjourned.
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Mr. Scott, as author of the bill in the Senate proceeded to argue that the position of the House was erroneous in assuming that the bill proposed to raise revenue. He stated that the only purpose was to dispense with certain taxes by modifying the existing law. The logical effect of the position of the House would be to exclude from the Senate all questions which might incidentally affect revenue. The same question had arisen years ago on a bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. Clay, chauging the whole system of collecting imports, and modifying certain taxes, but objection to the pswer of the Senate was not maintained and the bill became a law.
Mr. Sherman favored the motion for a conference committee as a means of securing the adoption of a rule on the subject of originating revenue bills, which would obviate a difficulty that had existed for twenty years.
Mr. Saulsbury said he would leave the Senate in a few days, but while still a member he wished this body.to maintain its dignity. The proper proceedings in the present instance would be to ignore the message of the House altogether. He suggested it besmothered, and time given to the lawyers of the House to gather and ask leave to withdraw the message. As to the power of the Senate to originate a bill of the character of that now pending, if any lawyer in his (Saul«bury's) office would express a doubt on the subject he would be turned out immediately.
The subject was then disposed of by the adoption of Mr. Scott's motion in the form of a resolution, as follows:
Resolved, that the bill be returned to the House of Representatives and that the Senate ask a conference on the question at issue.
Messrs. Scott, Conkling and Casserly were appointed a Committee ef Conference on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Pomeroy submitted and had read a resolution commending the suffering poor of France to the American people as follows:
Beit resolved, that obedience to Christian charity, which seeketh the good of nations and ministers to all human distress, and while gratefully remembering the practical sympathy of Frenchmen to us in the day of our early weakness and extremity, we heartily commend the suffering poor of France to the American people, and recommend that a generous sympathy of organized charity be speed* ily inaugurated for their relief- The resolution went over until the next morning hour, as also a resolution offered by Mr. Pomeroy as follows: "That Congress respectfully recommend to the President ot the United States that he cause to be stationed at the port of New York, if the same can be done without injury to the public service, one of our first class naval vessels, to be there held in readiness to receive for transportation such supplies as may be furnished by the people of the United States for the destitute and suffering people of France.
The House bill sus in reference to the was received and referred tee on Post Offices, Mr, Trumbull characterising the claim as the boldest imposition ever practical on the government.
Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill to further preserve the purity of elections and guara against abuses of the elective franchise by the resignation of electors referred.
At two o'clock the Senate proceeded with unfinished business, being the Georgia Senatorial question.
Mr. Stewart continued his argument against the admission of Hill, and to show the legality of the election of Farrow and Whiteley.
Mr. Saulsbury delivered a long argument on current political topics, mainly intended to show the inconsistency and futility of the reconstruction acts, and eulogistic of the military and civil services of General Hancock, whom he spoke of as the standard bearer of the Democratic party in 1872. The salvation of the country was to be achieved through the election of a man like Hancock.
Without disposing of the subject, the Senate, at 3:50 went into executive session, and soon after-adjourned. ft
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DARK WAYS AND CORRUPT PRACTICES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—There was a fearful expose in the House yesterday of the dark ways and corrupt piactices of the lobby, and its influence on Congress. The House Appropriation Committee learned last week that the Treasury Department was about to pay a draft on its current appropriation by the Post Master General for nearly half a million dollars, to pay the claim of one £teo. Chorpenning,for an ancient mail service which had been repudiated by the Post Office Department for the last ten years. This led to the passage of a resolution asking for suspension of payment until investigation coald be made by the Committee. This investigation proved a most remarkable state of things. That ono of the counsel for the claimant was ex-First Assistant Post Master Qeneral Earle, late partner of Post Master General Cress well that the joint resolution to par the claim was put through the House by John Cessna, of Penn., under suspension of the rules, without report or debate that it passed the Senate the same day, and was signed soon after the President, comprising in all but eighteen hours that Earle submitted what purported to be a report of the House Postal Committee, to Cresswell, in favor of this, but which proved to be without the slightest foundation, no sneh report ever having been mitdq bv
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posed more waste of public money. such committee, or ever having been dis Mr._ Dawes then reported from the |cussed by them that Creswell, instead of waiting for an application to pay the claim, drew a draft against the general fond -for it, and that he paid it in the face of the reports made by Post
Committee on Appropriations, a bill appropriating $15,000 for expenses of the investigating committee of the House. Passed.
On motion of Mr. Logan the Senate substitute for the bill abolishing the office of Admiral and Vice Admiral of the Navy was non-concurred in, and a Com mittee of Conference was asked.
Master Generals Brown, Holt, Blair, Randall and himself, that this claim bac no foundation in law or equity. These and many other facts were brought to the attention of the House by Dawes and Beck, and created such consternaticn that the members generally left their seats and gathered around the speakers' When they .concluded a resolution was unanimously passed repealing the joint resolution to pay the claim. Even Cessna, who pushed the. job originally, sat in his seat and never said a word. APPLICATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
KU KLUX.
The Secretary of War to-day transmitted to the Senate an application from R. L. L. Camden, of Philadelphia, for military protection for employes of an associ ation engaged in gold mining in York county, South Carolina,against outrages of the so-called Ku Klux Klan, and inviting attention to the remarks of the General of the army. General Sherman indorsed on the application: "Respectfully returned to the Secretary of War. Our army is now too small for us to undertake to pro' tect individual men in their interests, and I advise that this and all similar papers be referred to the Congressional commit tee engaged in investigation of outrages in the South that some general and adequate remedy be devised."
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CINCINNATI, January 31.—The horses of the California omnibus ran away in the city limits to-day, throwing the driver, Daniel Wallace, to the ground, fatally injuring him, and bruising several passengers. 3-/1 ..TRENTON.
THE LEGISLATURE.
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 31.—Rev. Woodlin, colored Methodist minister of Trenton, opened proceedings in the Senate this morning, with prayer.
A bill was introduced in the House to make free all public schools.
The Markets.
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By Telegraph.J CINCINNATI, Jan, 31, COTTON—Market dull, prices droopinc. Middling l«*al4£.
FLOUR—Scarce and firm, Family 6 75a 90, WHEAT—Scarce and firm. Red 1 3lal 40. CORN—Demand fair, prices advanced, 53a 55 ear.
RYE—Scarce and firm, 1 03al 05. OATS—Demand active, prices advanced. 43a52.
BARLEY—Demand fair and market firm 9 5 a 0 5 COFFEE—Demand fair, and market nrm16a20.
SUGAR—Fair demand but at lower rates. New Orleans 9%al2. RICE—Demand fair and prices advanced,
LINSEED OIL—Steady, with moderate demand, 93LARD OIL—Demand fair, prices advanced, lOal 12,
PETROLEUMI-Demand fair and prices advanced, 27a29. EGGS—Dull and prices declined, 24a25.
BUTTER—Demand good at full prices, 26a31. CHEESE—Steady, with moderate demand.
CLO^ERSEED—Demand fair and market firm, llall%, the latter from store TIMOTHY SEED—Scarce and firai, 6 25a 50
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BULK MEATS—Dull, but holders not willing to make concessions asking 8%, 10,10% all shoulders, rib, clear rib and elear sides. No sales.
BACON—Dull and unchanged shoulders 10 sides ll%al2%, elear rib and elear sides, HOGS—Steady, with moderate demand, 7 25a7 75. Receipts 1.200.
WHISKY—Demand fair and market firm,
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FLOUR—Opened firm bat olosed dull. Superfine Western State, 6 2Qa6 45 common good extra, 6 85a6 95 good chci"e 7 00i7 40 White Western extra 7 40a7 85: extra Ohio 7 00a7 60 St, Louis, 7 00^8 75. Receipts 14.000 barrelsttYE FLOUR-Firmer, 4 75a6 10.
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WHEAT—Steady, with moderate dem'and. Receipts 580 bushels new spring 1 47a 1 60i red amber 1 60al 61 White Michigan 1 TiX.
RYE—Demand fair and market firm, Western 1 13H, BARLEY—Demand fair and market firm. Canada West 110.
CORN—Demand fair, prices advanced. Receipts, 500 bushels. No. 1, mixed, 88a90 yellow 90a91,
OATS—Demand good at full prices. Receipts 995 bushels. Western Ohio o3%a65. COFFEE—Demand fair and market firm. Rio 13%al6K.
SUGAR— Demand fair and market firm.
Cuba 9al0. MOLASSES—Steady, with mand. New Orleans 69a70.
PROVISIONS—Dull. PORK—Mess new 23 00 old 21 75a22 00 prime 19 00: prime mess, new, 21 50*22 00.
BEEF—Firmer. Mess 10U0al5 00 extra 15 0Ual7 50: prime mess 26 00a28 00. HAMS—29a31.
CUT MEATS-Firm. Hams 13al4% shoulders 7^a9. LARD—Firm steam
13V j&TTER—12a20 Western. CHEESE—12al5%- ftiS
LOANS—From 4% to 5 per cent, CLEARANCES—#46,000.000. GOVERNMENTS Strong and active. Prominent among the buyers were some German houses. »,
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MEW YORK DRY UOODS SAHKlii. By Telegraph.] NnwYoax. Jan. 31. The market extremely quiet and prices nominally the tame of all staple cotton and woolen fabrics. Wo quote Cabot A brown sheetings 12% Golden Ridge 9 Appleton 10 Medford 11%: Mass. Bll 9%: Pepperell brown drills 13 Great Falls and Appleton'sl2% Amoskeag bleaehadl4 Laconia joans 11% Hill's semper idem muslins 15 Great Falls S 10%alt% A 12% Harris 4-4 11 3% Albion 11% Vz 10% Portsmouth E 8% Reynold's A A 11 Pacific mills prints ll Percales 11% and Mous delaines 18.
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REAVES HOHAIRK.
We have a complete line of theso Celobratod Pure Mohairs. Harper's Bazaar has announced them, editorially, as the best and most beautiful black goods imported for the season.
We feel warranted in giving them onr high est recommendation, to the public, and Invite inspection.
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