Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1874 — Page 6

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GENERAL TELEGRAMS. WASHINGTON. . PROVISIONS OP Mil. CARPESTE't'S LOUISIANA ELECTION BILL THE PRESEN TUOVERNMENT DECLARED ILLEGAL ÄND ANMMEDIATE REGISTRATION OP VOTEP.S ORDERED THE REDUCTION OP THE ARM Y BI LI. Washington. Feb. 5. Mr. Carpenter's bill to restore the rights oi the state of Lousiana, declares that there is no governor, lieutenant governor, eecretary of state, attorney general, auditor of public accounts, superintendent of education or legislators elated by the legal voters of the state, according to the constitution and I laws. There U no provision in the constitution and laws or the election of tut officers before Nov. 1R76: that th

kfflcfra are now filled de facto by peno alaimingto bold them under a pretended, fraudulent, and void canvass of yotes given at the last general election ; that a pretended legislature has been organized, in pursuillecral orders. issuHi by the Circuit Court, that thJ President's proclamation, recoenizice these persons as legal officers of the state, was if sued upen th ronrpst ntation of these ptrsms whn it now appears, are net legal officers. The people are in danger or being oppressed and swallowed in vexatious litigation by the acts of the pretended legis lature, and the peace is now preaurveu ou-i can only be preserved duiing the existing state of things at the expense ot the U-.ited statM bv rfttairine a Dart of the array in the state. The till provide for holding an election in Louisiana ou the 4tn luesday of May 1S74 for state ofiieers and Buch members of .the legislature as ought to have been chosen Nov. 4ih 1872. me rresiueut of tne United States is required to appoint an ma nprson or designate some officer of the army not below the rank of a major general, to oversee saiu tuecwuu. buiintendent is to. appoint citizens of Lousiana of opposite political parties to be state registrar--. The registia tion is to be commenced within twenty daja after the enactment oi this bill and to be com pleted ten days previous to the date of the election. These registrars are required to ap point two supervisors or registration oi op posite political parties in each parish except Jefferson and Orleans, for the former of -which there are to bo four supervi ors. and for the latter twelve in each ward. The bill proceeds at great lengtn to prescribe the details or the legistraft'.on and election, theprovisins.being substantially the same as thoe contained in the committee's bill of last year. In caso the President appoints a civillian to be superintendent of election, the latter is to receive 30.000 for his services, and if an army officer shall be appointed superintendent an.l . shall wilfully fail to perform tho duties prescribed by this bill he shall be lined not exceeding f 1,000, or imprisoned at bird labor not exceeding one year. The till also provides that it shall te lawful for tho Prendont of the United States to employ such a part of the land and naval forces of tho United States as shall be necessary to ui 1 in the execution of the judicial processes to carry out and enforce its provisions, and to maintain public peace, and to t-usfainthe officers appointed under the act in the discharge ot their duties, and any act done by any person claiming to be an officer or the State of Louisiana, or any process issued by any State Court officer to enjoin or interfere with the execution of this act, is to be treated as absolutely valid. The house commhV.ee on Appropriations to-day heard from (U. Saniord, Shoemaker and others of the Adams express company, on the subject of th contract with that company, by the general government. Tbe company last year carried seven hundred and twenty millions of actual money for the government and over three hundred millions of complete bonds, unfinished bonds, notes, fractional currency, etc., the company receiving for the service $.100,000. Tbe house Military Committee will report a bill to recommend, the reduction of the army. The Investigation of the charges against Judges Busted commenced to-day. Caleb Cusbing has filed a bill against Mrs. Myra Oar. Gaines, praying for a settlement of the accoun, that she may be Hecreed to pay such sums as may be due. XLI1I CONGRESS. SENATE. IfR. SHERMAN REPORTS V BILL AMENDATORY OP THE ACT OF 187 . AVINd RROARD TO THE DISTRIBUTION Oi THE CURRENCY ESTABLISHMENT OF AS Kid'CATION BUREAU THE BANKRUPT SILLTAKEN UP AND AMENDMENTS READ. Washington, Feb., 3. Mr. Flanigan, of Texas, presented a petition of the colored peoplo of Atlauta denying the statement ol A. IT. Stephens in his recent speech, that the colored poople of Georgia did cot desire the passage of tie civil rights bill, and a resolution ol the Georgia legislature to tbe same effect. The petition declares that the statement and resolution were without foundation in fact. Referred. Gen. Logan, ot Ilia., presented resolution ol the Grand Army of tbe Republic, asking the equalization ot bounties. Referred. Mr. Wer t, of La., esked the bill to facilitate the execution, and protect and maintain the work of improvement at the mouth of Mississippi River be considered. Mr. Thurman, of Ouio, asked that it be postponed until to-morrow, acd Mr. West wuoved his motion till theu. Mr. Logan, frcm the committee on military affair:, rf; riod unfavorably the bill proviiding for ai ming and equipping whole mili t; a of the United States. The committee was discharged from future consideration. lie reported favorably on the bill to crease tbe number ot pavmasters in the its inthe army. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Sherman, from tbe finance committee, reported back the bill introduced yesterday, in relation to certain guanity deposits of mail contractors in the post-offioe department. Passed. ' Mr. Sherman introduced a bill for the redemption and re-i-ane of U. S. legal tenders, and National Bank notes and freo banking. Referred. Tbe aerate then proceeded to tb consideration cf bills on tbe calendar. That for the relief ot Wtu. lluu&ey was taken upaDd pending the vote, the morning hour expired, and ihn bill went over. The bill authorizing the comix itUo on printing to contract for reporting debates of the senate wax Ukeu up and pasned. - . Mr. Sherman, from the finance com mitt, reported a bill ajnendatory of the act of 1370 in relation to the increase in the -irculation Ot national bj.k notes, lie slated that the object of this bill was to have a more equal di-tribu: ion cf the currency by :Lft withdrawal of ?'i."J'rJ,vU fr-m tne iatus in excess, end ii.i distribution of it, in the west and south among the states' dendent, lie said the bill met the approval of tbe secretary of tbe Treasury, comptroller of the currency, and every member of tbe finance committee; and he would call it up for action at an early day. Placed on the calendar. The following is a fall text of the bill : Be it enacted, &c., that so much ot the act Of July 12, 1870, as provides that no circulation shall be withdrawn under the provisions of section 6 ot said act, until after the $54,000,000 granted in section 1 of said aot , shall have been taken up, is hereby repealed and it shall be the duty ot the comptroller of tbe currency under the direction of the Secretary of tbe treasury, to proceed forthwith to carry intoj execution the provisions f section and of said act aad to enable him Ja do W, bO Is hereby autborixedjand requir

ed, from time to time, as Is needed fof the execution of said section, to make requisitions upon each of tbe nationall banks described in said section, organized in tbe states having an excess of circulation, to withdraw and return so much of their circulation as . Section 2. That upon tfie failure of the national banks, upon which the requisition tor circulation shall be made, or of any of them to return the amount required, or to deposit in the treasury lawful money to redeem the circulation required within thirty days, the comptroller of the currency shall at once sell, as provided in section 49 of the national currency act June 3d, '64, the bonds held to secure the redemp-. tion of tbe circulation of the association, tion, or associations, which shall so fail, to an amount sufficient to redeem the

circulation required of such association or associations, and with the proceeds which shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, so much of the circulation of such association or associations, shall be redeemed as will eqnal the amount required and not returned, and if there be any excess of proceeds over the amount required for such redemption, it shall be returned to the association or associations by said act, may be apportioned to be withdrawn from them, and in lien thereof, to deposit in the Treasury ot the United States, lawful money sufficient to redeem such circulation, arid report the return of the circulation required on the deposit of lawful money, as herein provided. An appropriate amount of bonds, held to secure the circulation of such association as shall make such return, on deposit, shall be surrendered to it. SectiOD 3. Thct from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the Comptroller of the currency to issue circulating notes in tue manner and proportion now provided by law to the association organized or to be organized in those States and Territories having less than their proportion of circulation, under an apportionment made on the basis of population and of wealth as shown by tbe returns of tbe Censns ot 1870; provided, that the whole amount of the circulation issued to such banking associations, and withdrawn and redeemed from the banking associations under the provisions of this act, shall not exceed $25,000,000, and that such circulations shall from time be withdrawn and redeemed, only as it shall be necessary to supply the banks in those states having less than their apportionment. Mr. Bogy, ol Missouri introduced a bill to extend the provisions and limitations of the act limiting the liability of ship owners, approved March 3d, 1S51, to all vessels required to be inspected by act of Congress, and to all claims for loss of life or personal Injury, both as against the owners or charterers and tbe captain, mate, engineer -and pilot thereof. Mr. Sargent, of California, introduced a bill, which was referred to thecommittee on education and labor, to establish a burean of health. It projosea to establish at Washington, v.nder the direction of the interior department, a bureau of health, the genera' design and dote of which shall be to acquire and diffuse among tbe people of tbo United States useful in'orinatio:i on subjects connected with the preservation ot the public health, and to assist whenever called upon, the several f-tatea and territories in tbe establishment or enieient sanitary and Quarantine system and regulations of the bureau to be in charge of a Commissioner to be appointed at a salary cf $4,000 per annum and who is to ,be assisted by their clerks. The Senate then proceeded to tLe consideration of the bankrupt bill, and Edwards' of Vermont, explained the amendments heretofore published. The amendments were considered seriatim and tbe last six were agreed to, as reported by the Judiciary committee, without change The two most important, which provide that no discharge shall be granted to a debtor whose assetts shall not be equal to 33 per cent, of tbe claims proved against his estate, without the assent of bis creditors, in number and value as prescribed by existingpaws' which, provides that in cases ot involuntary or compulsory bankruptcy, the period of four months, mentioned in the 33 section of the original, be changed to two months; but such provision is not to go into effect until two months after the passage ot this act. The period (six months) mentioned in tbe same section of the original act is changed to three, but not to take effect until 3 months after tbe passage of this act. When the seventh section of the committee's arrangements, in regard to attempts to defraud creditors was read, Mr. Oglesby of Illinois, said he would be glad to see a system of general bankruptcy passed, and remain upon the a atute books of the country for people to become accustomr 1 to it without taking any aotlon, the Senate adjourned. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INVESTIGATION.MR, CARPENTER INTRODUCES HIS LOUISIANA RIIX. AN EXTIXCT8EOAR. THE BANKRUPT BILL DISCUSSED. NO DISPOSITION MADE OF IT. Washington. D.C., February 5. The Chaiclaid before the Senate tbe communication from the Secretary of the Interior in response to a resolution of the Senate enclosing the reports ot the government Directors of the Union Pacino Railroad. Laid on the table. Joint recommendations from the House authorizing the appointment of a joint committee of tbe Seoate and House of Representatives to investigate the government ot the District jot Columbia was laid before the Senate, Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, said he had the honor a few days ago to present a memorial from tb.3 government of the district on the same subject, and be hoped the resolution just read, would receive the unanimous approval ot the Senate. Moved that tbe number of senators on the committee be three. Agreed to. Tho resolution was passed. Mr. Carpenter, of Wis., introduced a bill of which be had given previous notice, tc restore ths right of the state of Louisiana, and said he desired to have the bill printed and lie on the table. Early next week, be would ask to take it up for reference, and would ask the indulgence of the Senate to submit some remarks explanatory of the bill. Tbe bill was ordered printed, and to lie on tbe table. .ft Mr. Lewis, of Virginia, presented a memorial from Joseph Segar, of that State, detailing the circumstances of the election of L, J. Borden as United States Senator from Virginia by the Wheeling legislature in IS63 and tbe death of that gentleman while serving the Senate, and the election of the clMmnnt by the Alexandria legislature to fill Dordens term. The etition farther states that he Segar was kept out of the Senate by the division of the state, and concludes by claiming compensation for the unexpired term of- Horde iu. , In , presenting the petition Mr. Lewis asked that it be read, which was done and the petition .referred to the Committee on privileges and elections on motion of Mr. Thurnian cf Ohio. ' Tne bill to facilitate the execution of, and to protect certain public works of improvement at the mouth of the Mississippi river was taken up. The bill passed, yeas 36, nays 9. The bill directs the Secretary of War to assume full control over the particular channel at the mouth of tbe Mississippi river In course- of excavation and improvement by the Government of the United States, so r . as may be necessary to carry on and protect such excavation or improvemeut, and until tbe same . be completed, he may establish such a channel as he hall deem neeJlul to fully protect the channel, and to facilitate the excavation or Improvement, and the use thereof.. Such regulations shall be promulgated by publication thereof for 10 days consecutively in two dally papers published in New Orleans, Louisiana,

and the same may in like manner be changed lroin time to time, and any person interfering with, or obstructing or attempting to obstruct said improvements, and any person who shall wilfully or negligently strand or sink any "boat or craft in said channel, or who shall wilfully or negligently obstruct said channel, or cause any impairment, injury, filling up, or shoaling therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment tor not more than six months or both in tbe discretion of the court. The Chair announced as members oh the fart of the Senate of the joint committee to nvesllgate the affairs of the District or Col umbia, Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Boutwell, and Thurman. TheSenate then resumed the consideration of the bankrupt bill, the pending amendment being that of Mr. Sherman of limiting tbe operationsof the 39th sectionas amended and repealed by the committee, tojpersons owing three thousand dollars and over. The amendment of Sherman was rejected. Yeas 20. nays 23. After roll call Mr. Robertson of South Carolina said he noticed that the Clerk had called the name of Ames, of Mississippi, lie (Robertson) thought that gentleman had VACATED HIS SEAT in the Senate by accepting the office of Governor of Misiissipi. The Chairman (Carpenter) replied that be had not been fllnally notified ot that fact, and could not direct that his name be omitted in the call. A governor of a state, however, might be a member of Congress too. Tbe question was one for, the Senate, but there had been no official notice yet rf ad. Mr. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, asked to be excused from service on joint committee to investigate the District of Columbia matters. Mr.Sherman hoped the gentelma would net decline. to serve on that committee. The investigation should be as severe and thor

ough as possible, and settle at once these charges of fraud Mr. rellnghuysen sild he appreciated the kindness of his friend Sherman, but as he had served on one of the investigating committees last session, and his friend Soerman had not, he thought tbe investigation now - proposed would bo just as well conducted as it be (Sherman) would serve, besides he Frelinghuysen) was on four standing committees, and had most of his time Occupied, Again he was a tax payer in the district, and he thought it would be better lor some senator who did not pay taxes here, to serve on the committ OA. g, Mr. Frelinghuysen was excused. Mr. Sherman 'moved an amendment fo the bankrupt bill to strike out the word "forty" and insert instead "ninety," so that p?rsons who have stopped or suspended, and not resumed payment ef their commercial paper, should not be deemed as having committed an act of bankruptcy until after the expiration of 90 days. Mr. Sherman in advocating the passage of the amendment said he believed tuat publie tentiment was against any bankrupt law. His own opinion, however, was that there should be such a law, and it should be made as easy as possible. M r. "Morton of Indiana reckom d thi i eriod fixed in the old law was 14 days. The committee had deemed it expedient to increase the time to 40 days, and the same reason which required an increase to 40 would hold good to increase till 00. The chair announced Mr. Conkling as a member of the committee on the District of Columbia Investigation instead of Mr. Freelimrhuypen, who was excused. Mi. Wright, of Iowa, opposed any change in tbe period of time fixed by tbe committee's amendment to the bankrupt law. He thought forty days long enough, and to extend it to ninety would be injudicious. Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, gave notice that he would ask the Senate to remain in session and finish the bankruptcy bill tomorrow. Pending the discussion of Mr. Sherman's amendment to insert 90 instead of 40 days, the Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE. TUB CONSIDERATION op thb armt appropriation BILL IN COMMITTEE OP THE WHOLE. Mr. Pollard Frank, committee on revision ot lawn. re ported a bill concerning practice In territorial courts, and appeals therefrom. Passed. Mr. Townsend from the committee on public lands, reported back adversely the Dill to incorporate the Coloradocanal irrigation and land company. Laid ou the table. J. M. Dunnell from the same committee reported a bill to amend the act of March 3rd, 1872, To encourage the growth of timber on western prairies. Passed. The House went into committee of tbe whole, Kellogg in the chair, on the army appropriation bill. After a good deal of discussion over the question of increasing or diminishing the work at tbe national armories, tne commit tee rose without disposing of the bill, and then the house took a recess until 7:40 P. M. the evening session to be for the consider at ion of the bill to revise the statutes. THE NATIONAL GRANGE. THB 7TH ANNUAL MEETING THE CONVEN TION SITS "WITH CLOSED DOORS THE RE PORT FOR THE LAST YEAR SHOWS SATISFACTORY PROGRESS BY THE GRANGERS. St. Louis, Feb. 4. The 7th annual session of the national grangers ol tbe patrons of husbandry convened at the Southern Hotel this lorenoon. Thirty-two Btates and two territories were represented by masters of state granges, and about thirty ladies are present. The sessions are held with closed doors, and all that is known of the proceedings is the following brief reDort furnished by the committee on publication: After praverbyths Rev. A. 11. Grask. Chapiain, F. R. Allen, Master of the Grange of Missouri, delivered a brief address welcoming the National Grange to St. Louis in a warm aud cordlaP manner, and making same allusions to tbe growth of the order in this state. This was respon ded to by w m. Saunders, Chairman or the Executive Committee, who heartily thanked Mr. Alden on behalf bt the order for tbe kind Words of welcome, and assured that gentleman that his efforts to make the meeting of the National Grange one of pleasnre and profit, were fully appreciated. Committies were then appointed on each of tbe following subjects, Finauce, Auditing accounts, Cooperation and transportation, Good of the order, business agencies. vThe Master of the National Grange, Dudley W. Adams, then read a lengthy address, in which he detailed tbe operationsof the order during the past year, whii was replete with valuable suggestions, iteports were also made by Sea'y iL, Uite, Treaor, Lecturer of the Executive Com., which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Grange lain session to-to-nigbt, and it is not likely that any report of its pjoceedings will be furnished. The following are the officers of the national grange; Master, Dublev W. Adams of Iowa; Overseer, Thomas Taylor, S. C; Lecturer, T. A; Thompson, of Minnesota; Steward, A. J.Vaughan of Mississippi; Asst. Steward, G. W. Thompson, of New Jersey; Chaplain, Rev. A. B. Grass, of Washington City; Treasurer, F, M. McDowell, of New York; Sec'y, O. H. Kelley, of Washington City; Gate keeper, O. Dinwiddie, of Indiana;. Ceres .Master, D. W. Adams, of Iowa; PomontuMaster,? O. H. Kelly, of Washington; Flora Master. J.C Abbot, of Iowa;' assistant steward, Miss C. A. Hall. Washington City.' Executive Committeo William Saunders, cf Washing

ton City; D.W. Yates. Aiken, South Carolina; E. B. Sbankland, Iowa. There are a number of State agents here who are consulting in regard to the interests of tbe Grange in a material point of view, especi

ally in respect to the co-operative system of Duying and selling now in vogue In the several States. Their proceedings were all private. THE IRON KINGS. A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION EFFECTED THE MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE OP RAILROADS AND IRON MASTERS GOVERNMENT AID FOR RAILROADS APrROVEl. Ppiladxlphia, Feb. 5th. The mass convention of the iron and steel manufacturers affected a permanent organization this morning by the election of Samnel J Reeres, of Philadelphia, President; E. Ii. Wood, of Detroit, Abram A. Herrett, of New York, S. M. Felton, Philadelphia, James J. Bennett and Joseph fiook Jr., ot Pittsburg, Vice Presidents; James M. Swank, Secretary: Chaa. Wboeler, Secretary. It was moved that the i ational assessor of the iron man-ulacturen-, and American pig iron assessor, as consolidated, report to the convention a committee consisting of representatives from each of the following cities in the interest of the bar iron, plate iron, iron rail and pig iron trades. Agreed to. The memorial read in the Convention last night was adopted and sent to Washington. The following paper was offiered. That whereas the cost of iron on railroads and rolling stock is about one third of the total cost of such roads, and whereas the demand for iron for railroad building is by far the largest nnon, which iron masters depend for their busmess.ard whereas a mutual inter-dependence of R. R's. and iron masters both as to the Constitutionen one hand and emDlay mentors to other is such that there can be no cessation of one without a cessation of tbe other. Resolved that a committee of this association be appointed to consider whether the iron makers ot the country, as a whole, can do anything to develop the new railroads and cheapen the cast of their construction. The resolution was referred to the executive committee. Mr. Bennett moved the following: Resolved that the general policy of employing a portion of the national revenue in the improvement of national channels of trade and transportation, and ot extending government aid to the trans-continental line of railroad, the construction of which involves greater risks and expense than private enterprise is willing to encounter, has boen bemäcial to the whole country, and we advise that &uch further aid be extended to unfinished iiuesol road as will render productive the Investments already made in them-by tbe government, and tend to improve the western and southern states through which they run, to revive business and give employment to labor now idle, with other resulting benefits to the people at largo. Resolved, that the satisfaeeory progress of shop building in the United States and the especial activity in the construction of Iron ves-sels for ocean commerce, is a tatisfactory evidence of the beneficjal operation of the registry laws which should not be changed so as to allow free trade in ships to the serious detriment of this growing industry, without conferring upon the carrying trade any real or permanent advantage. The question was put upon the second resolution offered by Mr. Bennett concerning shin bnilding, which resulted in its adoption. The Convention then adjourned sine die". TIIE REFORM CONVENTION. ADDRESSES ON TOriCS OP THE DAT. PASSAGE OP RESOLUTIONS AND ADOPTION 0 A DECLARATION OP PRINCIPLES. PRODIGIOUS PETITIONING. DEMAND THAT POLITICS BE CHRISTIANIZED. Pittsburg, February S. reform Convention met at Tbe National 9.30 this A. M. The ball was filled to its ntPresident George' of)bio, committee on the progwork in that state said most capacity. addressed the ress of the the movement was making s wide-spread impression there. The Rev. Milligaa of New York addressed the convention on the con flict in the world between light and darkness, and urged that all the powers of darkness were arrayed against this movement. The committee on declaration of principles and resolutions presented the following points: t int. rne country and institutions round ed bo Christians should remain Christian. Second. Whether acknowledged or not. Jesus Christ is the ruler of the natins of the world, and God's moral law is the nation's guide. Third. Tbe constitution fixes the moral status of the people; if the constitution be Christian the people will be Christian. Fourth. The objects of. tbe asso ciation are the perpetuation . of the Christian Sabbath ; to maintain tbe Bi ble in the public schools; to establish a proper regard for the sanctity of the marriage belation j to suppress tbe intempernnce. Mr. Dr. Baine of Pittsburg spoke on the patriotic features of the moment and said if the laws of the country had no higher service than as emenating from Harris Durg. on Waihington, tbey were without ajy binding force an the consciences of the poo pie. Dr. Kiefer spoke briefly of the impossibility of presuming civil liberty without attentiqn to religious duties. The question of the 'adoption of a declaration of principle, and stating the reason was decided by a rising vote, every one in the audience rising up and answering in tbe affirmative. The eport of the executive committee showed nearly 6,000 bad been expended in tbe advancement of the cause during the year. On leassemblig the retort the general secretary was read. The report claimed that securing the rcognition of God in the naw constitution was due to the exertions of the association PetititionstoConäJresaon behalf of the amendment laid before the convention, summed up 56,000 names. These petitions are to be retained in possession of the officers nntll the nn tuber of names secured reach two or three millions The enrollment Committee reported 1,000 Delegates present, after which Prof. A.A. Hodge of Pittsburg, delivered an address, "Our Nation Historically and of right a Christian nation." He said thi- was iu no sense an ecclesiastical convention, but a political one, assembled to demand that oal Hies should be christianised. T. H. B. Patterson spoke on the relation of the government ana tbe constitution to Christianity The Rev. S. F. Scovill on independent morals, and President George P. Hays on the Individual corporal existence of the state. After the appointment of the officers of the association for the ensuing year. tbe convention adjourned sine die. I The - convention in respect to emmense crowds, that attend its sessions, was aUnost a .duplicate of the evangelical alliance meeting in New. York and tbe addresses aud intense interest manifested in the proceedings have created a profound impression in this city and vicinity. TELEGRAPH ' NOTES. A Richmond dispatch says the bodies of of the Siamese twins are now on their way to Philadelphia in charge of the medical commissioners recently sent from that city. The widows made their consent to the autopsy conditional that tbe bodies should not be unnecessarily mutilated. The first train on the Terre naute, ; Pari A Decatur railroad arrived at Terre Haute, Thursday. - This . opens a line from Terre Haute to Decatur, Springfield and other points in the northwest. , Tae complete line is open for freight now aud will bo open for passengers oa tbe lCth.

LIGHT IN THE SKY THB ILLINOIS DEPARTURE OPPOSITION MEMBERS IN COUNCIL. THE PART THAT INDIAN'S GOVERNOR PLATED IN THE MOVEMENT HIS SPEECH ON THE SITUATION BOTH PARTIES PRONOUNCED UNWOETHT,

ine Chicago Tribune has a full account cf the caucus of the opposition members of the State Legislature, at Springfield, on Wednesday night. Mr. Dunham of the committee on resolutions submitted the following report t Political parties are but aggregations of citizens having a common belief, aua exist only by consent, yet they are bound lozether bv sLronr ! and obligations that cause then to assume definite existences and functions as corporations. inev maae nisiory ana create menus sod enemies. They live or die by the records they make. 1'be acts of their representative men are noiiucally as binding upon them an the acts or an agent are upon his principal. We hold that par ties long est aoiisned should not be abandoned for light snd transient causes but when any party hatt become ansa! ted to the times and wan is of the people, or has railed upon reseated trials to atford relier, that it la the duty or tbe people to form new alliances or organizations for the promotion or the public weirare. We rtsgnize as tacts not to be di.ogaised that the Democrat! and Republican parlies have arrayed tbe people or the United States upon opposing lines ; that each one has ebosen Its lead ers and made Its record ; that each attblatliue has no otber reason for existence than the continued election of officeseekers to place: that each has furnished its doe proportion or tbe allies or nearly eveiy public wroüg that has been inllictadon the people for the last decade; that the one In power has led in every scheme of public plunder; that the one out or power has had many leaders in otflce who have proved unable to withstand the allurements or plunder oCered for division by their powerful Opponents; that ot late years, neither In Congress nor elsewhere has either placed itseir upon the side cr the people by its acts, and the votes or lu servants: that, on the contrary, these raise servants and leaders: by the powerful machinery or caucuses and conventions, have control or their respective parties, and thereby secure i he offices only to betray Important trusts, delude tbeir rrlenux, and destroy the hopes or their supporters and or the country. 2 Kor these, among other reasons, we ball with pleasures the signs or a ,'new departure" In the ranks or the people, and or a movement that promises to bring forward a raeasunadequate to the ne-'ds or trie hour, and men con tern ptent and unsullied by the corruption of the post. Therefore, be it iietiolved. That wa do and will support such measure- and men as in our Judgment ar un influenced by party predilections and will most surely aceorupllsh the great cardinal otjects of all political corporation the great t good or the gcernedKeol vtd. That we are opposed to a protective tariff or other class legislation, and to any further grants or loans of the public credit In aid of corporations; but that we are In favor of reform in the civil service; or making all officers elective; and or Improving our water means of transportation. Ilesoived, Further, that the General Assembly should at olish all boards now having tLe cha-ge aud coutrol of the penal, reformatory, and eleemosynary Institutions of the state, and confer tbe charge and control or the same upon three persons, to be elected upon the cumulative system Hesolved. That sound policy dictates that no umher legislation upon the subject of railroad charges for tbe transportation of freight aud passengers snonia oe lainy tested, except such amendments (hereto. It any, as may be uecessry to iuuy perfect ana carry out tne theory thereof. nesoivea, mat we are opposed t tne whole sale appropriations recommended by the Governor in his late message, and in lavor of no appropriation not Imperatively demanded by the public necessity. . WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE MSN. Alexander, of Montgomery, moved to strike out the words in tue preamble staling mat tne acts or tneir representative men are the aces ot the people." lie did.noi like the acts of their representative rrw n in Washington last winter. Laughter. Dunham explained that the sentence made them responsible lor no one. ' It was only the enunciation of a princi pie. rue motion to strike out was lost, and the preamble was adopt ed without amendment. The first resolution was adopted, lhe second resolution was adopted. The third resolution wasadoptad. At this point. Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, entered, and was applauded. Being intro duced, he spoke a,s follows: GOV. HEN D RICKS SPEECH. . Mit. President and Gentlemen: T feel myself quite taken captive, and now I can not undertake to make an address, for the reason toat in Indiana our minds have not beon ' upon political matters, The contest of 1872 was so sharp and determined in that alter It was over we relaxed, and since then have not had any election or contest, nor am I prepared to ad vise. This much one may assert that tbe judgment of . the people is against tbe administration in power: and it all the elements ol opposition becon.e com bined, tbe result in the approaching elections must be tne deioai oi the party that has so long, and with such a firm hold, h Id the power. I believe the element of tbe op position may unite to maintain, the States in their constitutional powerr, and tbe Fed ral Government in its rightful authority. Upon that ide a the Democrat, the Liberals, and the Grangers nave a com mon ground. It is apparent that THE P ARM ERS are dissatisfied, but, so far as I can under stand their purposes ana reelings, they are more in accord with democratic opinions and purposes than with tno party in power, aud I will repeat wnat i suggested to-aay in the Senate. that prominent, politicians seek to make a pretext of railroad combinations to. carry, the control and management of railroads into congress. Under this pretext centralization is sought. Now, it seems to me that the interests of the farmers of Illinois as shippers of their pro duce can be more saioly protected and regulated at Springfield than at Washingtonmore safely, lor the reason that it you, as their Legislature, fail therein, they cän bring you to a more direct and immediate account. The responsibility from Springfield is more direct than from Washington, and under the decisions of the courts, the States can provide for : the righU and interests of agriculture as connected with the transportation of products and at the same time not wrong tne railroads, and when you give the assurance by your acts to that efiect, the farmers will be content to seek such protection rather than a more distant and irresponsible control. Of the future of political matters I cannot now undertake to -peak. I believe the 3,000,000 Democratic voters will not disband; but, standing upon such Just and liberal positions as will invite co-operation of' all the elements of opposition, success may attend. .Thanks for the respect you have shown me. I must tag to be excused from any further address. DEBATE RESUMED. The fourth and fifth resolution were adopted after some debate then tbe question was en adopting the protmbie and resolutions. Senator Casey understood the preamble to read the Democratic party, out out of existence, and he didu't want to go. lie moved to reconsider the vote by whieh the preamble was adopied. A Democratic army of 3.000,000 men was not to be mustered out in a single night. Shumway moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions aud preamble were adopted. He did not think the meeting represented the Democratic party of the State, and no new departure should be taken except by a State Convention. Several pf the resolutions were obnoxious. The shippers, merchants and gralndealera of the State did not tavor the Railroad law, which was also distasteful to competing points. Mr. Wall, ol Perry, who was in the caucus by invitation, Dbjected to the statement that the only object ot the two parties was public plunder. They might have a great deal to gain by maintaining the democrat party, and might lose a great deal by abandoning it. Lei ttcra rialßtala tto dezjocraiia party

Thl SeJ got eomething better. Applause. They had nothing better now. In 1872 the liberal candidates got fewer votes than if form.". n Rtra5-ht democratic platHerrtngten said when the gentlemen spoke ot the democratic party he snoke f Ser.wm0CriC Party died IWtioSS There was no democratic party iu Michigan tno west. The principles set forth in the preamble and resolutions were democratic k ?me ,rom "uthern counties might have democratic organizations, but there were none in tho north. The democratic party was verv deal. Rogers was opposed to dissolution, an Marsh, of Adams, the other way Stroud inquired where he would go if they gave np the party. fc ey Mnrphy insisted that the Democratic parV Yt&9 aXlV6 ' Collins insisted the Democratic and Liberal parties had both died of Horace Greelev and now tkey should strike out J a new party, under a new banner. They should learn that God reigned and the world moved. Kehoe wanted to know what they would do if they gave up the Democratic party. Where would they go? Twelve more speeches were made. Brooks offered a resolution that the caucus indoise the action of the Farmer' Convention at Decatur. More speeches. At a lato hour the resolutions, preamble, acd the fato of the, Democratic party were postioned. Up to the arrival of Gov. Hendricks, the' t -mucus was anxious to abandon the Democratic party, but when he talked of 3 000 000 voters it upset them. ' '

THE WASIIIGTON RING. IT WTLL BE INVESTIGATED THB SCENE IN THE HOUSE. A Washington dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer says: The respectable oitizens of this District, who have for years beeij most grievously taxed and oppressed by the Radical upstarts managing the City Government, have at last a prospect of relief. The memorial of Messrs. W. W. Corcoran, Riggs. Alexander and other citizens to Congress baa drawn on thern the virulent abuse of the Ring organs, but these two facts combined have aroused Congress to Us duty. The House to-day. by au overwhelmirgvote, seconded Mr. Wilson's resolution for & Joint Committee or Investigation. Tho Democrats almost unanimously voted to second the resolution, which was the test vote. Amongthese few members who failed to Tote in the aifirmative were Maynard, ofTennessee; Eldridge, of Wisconsin, and Leach, of North Carolina. The resolution was then passed. The result i in the highest degree unsatisfactory to the Washington Ring, though they pretend that they are not opposed to an investigation. They will have to prove a clean bill of health before they can come on the itapoveris'd people of the South and West for four or live million or dollars to help in the operations ot the Ring in building up a grand imperial city at Washington. The plan is to devote eigkt or ten million dollars to this purpose, with, large profits to the real estate pool. Boss Shepherd was on the floor when the resolution passed. Thecommittee appointed by Mr. Blaine, consists of Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, Hubbell of Micnigan, Haleof New Ycik, Clymer. of Pennsylvania, and Jewett of Ohio, and is generally regarded as a trustworthy committee, if there is a corrupt or improper manner in which this committee can be approached and manipulated by tho ring so as to prooure a whitewashing report, it is pretty certain that tbis weak spot in tho committee will be found. All the usual appliance whieh are effective in Congress will be invoked. Dining and wining has already been tried on a liberal scale by the ring, tho expense of which is really borne by the tax-payers of the country. SCIENTIFIC NOTES. 1 The New Tork 1'reningPost prints valuable and curious scientific notes, from which many of these are taken: According to Prof. Benevides, of Lisbon,, gas obtained by distillation from the pinetree is much more luminous than that from oal, tbe difference, according to careful comparison, beiBg as five to one. The density is about twice as great. It is rich in carbon, and requires special burners, with very small apertures, so as to burn without smoke or offensive smell; in this respect resembling; petroleum. The Scientific American has an engraving of tbe proposed Centennial tower. It is to be one thousand feet high. To show ita comparative size there are introduced in tho background the spire of Cologne, the Pyramids, St. Peter's Dome, St. Paul's, the Capitol at Washington, Trinity Church, Bunker Hill Monument and one or two other building. The t-pire of the Cologne cathedral, the highest existing structure, is five hundred and cne feet high. A slide for the miciosccpe has recently been invented, which allows an adjustable current of hot or cold water to flow across the stage of the instrument. By the use of this slide, small animals, such as are sometimes used for investigating tbe circulation Of the blood, &c, may be kept alive for days The anvil for the thirty-ton steam hammer to bo erected at the Woolwich Arsenal, England, will weigh sixty tens; the anvil block weighs one hundred and three tons. and took six month to cool. Altogether six hundred and i xty tons of iron will bo used in the foundation work. In a boring in tho southern base of tho Carlesberg, Prunwa, amber was found in abundance in a strata in of bine earth at & dopth of about twenty feet below tho sea level. It has been observed that the sturgeon and several other kinds ot the fish of th Caspian sea, at tne approach oi coia weatner seeic the deep portion of the rivers and remain there in a state of torpor, during which they secrete a viscid matter which forms a. i . a a 1 11.1 a coaling over tne entire noay, canea Dy the fishermen a velisae. During this pe riod tbey appear to eat nothing, their stomaches always being round entirely empty. Taiilis says that when silk worms are fed On Tine leves tbo cocoons are of magnificent red. and if lettui be used, they become an emerald green. Another experimenter has obtained silk of a beautiful yellow, a fine green, and then Kgaiu violet, by feeding withi letuce or wbue not, '.la. Taiilis remarks. however, that tUe wons must be fed on mulberry leaves wren yonng, io no wing witn other lerves during tbe last twenty days of the larval sage oflife 'Tg In a French industrial establishment, em ploying six hundred and thirty men, chiefly vegetarians, the sick fund was constantly in debt. The director ef the establishment took: measures for the introduction of butchers meat into the f-od of the men, aud the effect was suob that the average loss of time per man. on aecoaut ef illness or fatigue, was re duced from fitteen to three days per annum. Thus the aniinnl food saved twelve days work a year per man. At a recent meeting of a scientific society in Königsberg, M. Kfinow described two snail sheels foand in pieces of amber. He stated that sash occurrences were extreme ly rare, knowing only of three similar cases. Among the thirteen thousand organic remains of amber in the cocicty's collection, there ia no pieso f tho kind in question.

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