Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 17, Number 6, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 March 1875 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER, C. ECAKZ, PubUahtr. JASPEU. - - - INDIANA. "oyHUENT XKAVS. tTJa'-IIIM-To:. The lh'invrnt!riui nils r of Conjrro from thcsnith and nmiium i !, u the 1-dli pubin . 1.1,... "Tn tin! lVoldt' of file

Sju'dtt ru Ma."wuuliii)C forbearance and niihli rn'iuii in tho ctii throiiv'li w hich they aro tnw j i:i-. A a-1)liii:iii special to the St. I., wis Dtiif.crat of the "J 'tb says: Two very opposite opinions prevail in rcjrird to Arkansas matter in iiarr r. which arc bold of oon-id-cr.-iM weiit. Sotno of the nit prominent IIt j'u!" 1 an Senator, understood to let in full luvoid with the Administration, evprc a .1'ii l' d opinion that, iu v.ie Coturcss fa ! to t.-ike any action oa tho rieihiiis lue s.-aie in re'iiiioti to Arkansas, that ho him If w ill take im tnrilr r t i n i'l tho oao Tler the nhiurim ut f C'ni:r, hut will regard non-ii ti.n on the part oft on;m a a di-a'rovul of Li iov on the subjtt-t. I n theothor L.nl, iv. I'.iok and hi aoiatoii, w hohavt- r.al laanr (onul'atin!i w iih the Pr idoi,t, not hesitate to announce heir firm conviction thnt.If C'ouxr'' 'a'' to act, th rreitdont will ue the army to n i lint ate Brook uftor the aournim nt of Cun(rreKn. Mr. Treraaln, who waa apjointed by the IIoue Juil oiary t'otmnittee as a uWoinmitte to invotijte the eo( anl rueanirifr of the Poland gn-law," hut reported that la hi-opinion under thi law au editor may he imlii tod in tho District for libel for an article jiubiNhed eluowhtre and circulated in the iitriit. and re takn there tr tris!. Ho liiuU that tbe court of tbe IiStrkt have held that lihel a crime a.-tiul tbe United State, and thHt thoo j:uiitr of tlii crime eu W rceo Jed against under this law ac for tbe commission of any other crime. Mr. Tremain concluded hi reiort by recouiinendinfr tho i as;j? of a bill which lie iircented early in the Mion, to meet tho objoolion then ured a'aint the Poland till. Tue committee, after diouion. diridod to lay the report and bill on the table. It will be reiueruUereJ that the Senate Judiolary Committee, iu their report upon tho t ill, held that libel could Dot be Iu&i.!id iiiiJtrt'.s pro isiou. It i tatoi, on what ceo iih to be pood authority, that Mr. John Jay, United State Minister to Vienna, I to be uperedod at no distant lav by Hon. (ioodiove s. Orth, IJopreix'ntathe in t'ougres from Indiana. The varioiiH rep.ru of tbe Special Committee on lioui-iaua Affaira having created ome confusion mi'l niiaundepttamlin a to which wa the iiMj.irity and which the minority rejwrt. It may I utated that all tbe nicinler of the committee n jort aeaitMt the action of the Keturnin Hoard ; that Mew. Koter, l'belpf , Potter and Marshall unite In the majority rojiort. that there waa no intimidation in the State, but a free anil fair election, which resulted in favor of ( onoenrative. who were deprived of tbe result by the wrongful action of the Uiturnlns Hoard; that Men. Hoar, Wheeler and Krye unite In the minority report, and tliatilr. Footer an nt with Mer. Hoar. Wwb-r and Frye to a Mmpromioe, reo ojcnlzinjt Kt llojfir a4 (iovernor, and rivinjr a majority in the House to the Conservative delegate. Mr. Iawe' new lievetiae bill, j an d by the Houc, tixei taxes on dintilied pirit at W cent., and doe not apply to atockon hand or in Lond. Tohacco it increaed4 cenU.elgar from 4 to 5 centi, and on t-tpartttea the tax i fixed at ?. crntii, al valorem. Sufrara f all kin.U and all i'.rupa are increased S5 cent, and tle present tax on matche i continued. The bill d a not Increase tbe tar on bran-di-, lijiior and cbaiiipa(rnea. Ten per cent, tariff deduction N restored. It I entimated that tho bill will realize frM,nO,0iW. aa follow : 1 12mu.OK) on whisky, '.OOO.OOO on utrar, f 4.J0,iiuO on tobaoro, (2.000,000 on clfarii, and is,0"0,0J on the restoration of the horizontal tax. IUT. Oold tlost-d in Nw York, on Feb. 21, at 114 3Tho examination of the plaintiff as a witness in the TIlton-Betther triavl terminated on the inh. Mr. Tilton took tbe witnetand on the lt, and liis examination and crts-ex a mination continued almost uninterruptedly during the se-kions of tho Court for the time mentioned. It is conceded that the cross-examination failed to break down in any important particular the plaintiff's original testimony in the case. Following Is the comparative cotton at atement for the week ending Yb. 19: to. JlaU$. Net receipt for Uie week at all I mted Mate porta.... tl.37 T'ltal reeeiptit toilate J.KVi'o Ki ports ir Uie wta.. s;,TV T ul eH.rtji todatv l,l,iis Mcx!S ca hand at aU I uited 1C4. JlaUl. irt.nv, status u.rts Stork m (mud at all interior towns Stis kat Livenj . ' W k of American afloat for ,reat ItnUin 14.,.tl9 6.-i,.SiO T?S,is y.Cssj Snl.tsn Krnst nrtwein.the murderer of the Ham met family, was hanged at I'ittshur?, Ta., on the2Jd. The crime was committed on the nittlit of April '."'th lat, at tbe Hammet farm bouse, about lx miles from Pittsburjr. His victims: were-John Hamrnet, a well-to-lo farr.er; bis wife, Ajrnes; two daughters, named Ma and Ilmma; and a loiiiid boy. named Kolsrrt Smith. The murder was dlseovrred early the net morning, the burning of their hon.e attractinir tbe attention or the neighlors. and d'lring the day tbe rt mains of the unfortuniite family were taken from the ruins. At the tiro of tho murder Ortwein was cngsnlas a farm hn I by Mr. Hammet, and treats.! us one of the family. Wblleonthe seatr..ld firtwein said : " I autt'rr what I have deserved; I r.,i,in,.tte. the murder; I am willing an! r.-idy to .lie; I most heartily thank nil or tli! kin 1ne shown tn m r-. tol have mercy upon my soul. I ho to ui.t t you ail in heaven, for lirisf sake." t i n. Janu s lu Hawl-y hss been rtnornl

natol for Congress by the Ilei ubHcaus of the riri iH'irui on outlet tuut. The Masachuetts HouM,by a vote of 120 nav tos'i teaa.haa reievted a resolution to

amend t ! Constitution ao rij"ht of suffrage to women. a to g'.e the u'i.at yi HOI Til. All. n T. CipeMon has !. n let t.d I'nited State Senator from "Vct Virginia. Mr. Ciijn it "n wa- a mfUiN-r of tlio Confederate Congress in lie I about itv yrurtohl; Mil bom in Monroe County, Vs., mid :rahiat. d at Yalo College In lvlj. Hi- it it v r ' by profession, and I rejrard.tl a i tiw leuiorat. a ronaon aThe cat iUl of Wft Virginia to to Ik- immediately removed from Huutiii:ton to Wliv-'flin. ' S. J. It. McMi'lan b:n been elected l'nitl i States Si na'or from Minnesota successor to Si nvtor Katun y. The Sciiat .ir-cleet U the present I hief JuMice of the Mate Supreme Court; i- U-putiliojn In politic, lxut years of a.", and is n tiK-mlHr of the I'nby-, terhn Church. About "J uMm'li ou tin morning of tho l'th, the Southern Kxprr!-, eastward tiouiid. on. tin' I'itt-hun;. Ciin Innati anil Su Louis Kail- ' fill, wLilrf iiiMitg: at a fj.eed of aNut i miles an hour, ran ov r a broken rail oiu-mile . wet of Mingo Junction, ( hi, anl one ba, :airf,two pa-s. njfor, twoilerpin caranJone MecUl t ar were thrown dow 11 an embankmoiit anil Imrnod. The lits'ita;e was alo dc trosl. The engine and express car ase-i over safely. No lives were Kt, but a number of jiassoDgers were ba.liy hurt. A violent tornslo struck the village of Iloustonia, Pettis County, Mo., 011 the after-! iiotm of the 231, demoli'hin? alout twenty! buildings, im ludin all the business Iioum s 1 and the railroad d pot. A frei.irbt train of thirteen car was alo blowfT etitirely ofT from tlie track. A utiraWr of i-erin wert ; uiti.i nuii oy iuo inning oiiiiuiuh, iu or tbrte fatally, it w.s thought. A tloftruitive tire ttcrurrttl at Sherman, Tt xa, on the niiiht of the 22 J. Sevoral busiut's hour's Were detroyel, and the loss N t'stimatttl at about fliM),mu. It is telegraphed from La C'roe, AVl.,thf borne of S nator-'lect Angu Cameron, tli t tbe new nstor w ill not (ro inti tho Kepublican caucus, but w ill act a an Independent. A New Orleans dispatch of the 24th saya that tho Conservative Caucus agreed to atcept the "heelt r ctinpromie by a vote of 34 V) 33. i iti:i.v. In the Enplih Houm tf Commons, on tho lTtb. IM-rseli moved tbe resolve, of which he pave notice lat Monday, dfclarlrijr Mitchel ineligible, t. aiie he i a convicted t-Ion. Sir Uichard Itapally, Attoniey-4ieiieral. -onfeetl that he bad not bad aumcieDt tinxs to consider all the legal aspects of the case, hut argued that Mitchel w as liable to arre-t, and diwju ali3ed to bolj a seat In Parliament. Sir Win. Vernon Haroourt said tbe douUs expresed by the Attorney- irneral showed that delay In th s matter, was tlesirahle. A mistake wouM entail the KTaet cousequene. A m ition to refer the subject to a committee was negatived, anl Iiraeli's resolution sat adopt, d without divKionof tbe II ue. A motion for a Bow w rit of election ia the Coun-' . . ,, , . . , ly oi iiojirray imiiineii, ana w as carrieu w ithout tlivi.ion. (ilalstone and tho leading f ...l. .. :t.ti... it i ... i j t ' . .. orjxutpoiiltl discussion. I TK. ..m.liiiiiivini...l... . . . . The sum of f.tSl.noO hasbeen appropriated j by the Japanese Government for expenditure In connection with the PhfUJt Iphia Centennial Imposition. A I!t rlin dipat h saya that P.i-marrk will take a vacation of lx months at tho request of the Lmperor. A match factory in liottenburr, Sweden crow Jed with working people, took fire on the 19th. The flames spread with such rapidity that the employee in tbe upper stories were cut off from escape, aad many perished in the flames, or wer kille.l by jumping from the window s. Fifty-one live are reported lost. An explox'on occurred in the safetv-fuse . , t- i ... j , l . if t- i works, at Ke lwith.. Com all, I.ngland.on I the 2otb, by which five girls were in-tantlv killed. John Mitch. 1 has issued an address to the electors of Tipixrary, Ireland, p anting himself anin as a candidate for Parliament. A monster meeting was held In Tippemry. on the 21st, at w iiich It was move 1 to support f - 1 a w i t s - a .tuicnei. ji is oejieveu tot rc win bo no op-1 pooitlon. Advl. es fr.mi Zsnribar rspirt that a fleet of Hriti-h men-of-war liad iMiiihardd and ! cnpture-1 Fort Moambi-iuo, on the lland of Mor aniblque, off the east ctat of Africa. The t nai ment lasted five hours. Seventeen of the garrison were killed jn-l fifty wounded.) Two slave shipa were captured w ith 3s) ' slaves on !oard. Sir Charles I.yJ, the eminent ireoloM, died hi Ixnidon on the 2M, jut.-,1 7s tears. One of the principal measures contemplate.) by Ctermsny to check emtTation is said to be the prohibition of the enlistment of emigrants onf.r l(rn account by th payment of premiums. This is spet ially dint ted (raint the Urailian ng. nts. Congressional Irocte dings. The se.ion of the Senate was continued with out adjournment lr.no Woliws.1 ty morninr t" Thursday evening, a pen.M f ijtrly twentynine hours .. . .1 ! di u.ion f the rexltiums for Uie sdmiision of I'm. hbavck oe-upii the enure Hrstion until 4 Clock p. in., wiwn, on motion of Mr. Morrill of Maine Uie resolutioo was laid on te tvl.le t.v a rota .rf yeas hi 23 nats. as followi. Vms Allison. Anthony, Itayarl. Iloirv. oi.khnit, lM.pr, lavis, IienniA, laU.n, Kdinunda, rnb.n. f re-linifhutN-n. te:.ldlhwsite, trl..n llajrrr, Ilamilun d Man land. Hamilton f Tnu. Inralls. Johnston, kelley, Mel reery. Mcmmon, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont. .Nt.rw.sal. Han som, ICoIm rtixm, Sault.iiry, M-buri, jsrott, fsprarue, Stevenson, stocku.n, Tburnian, Tipton, VVaiiirih, Wasbhurn, Vv in loin, and VVriirt.t .T.t. avs Mesr. Iloretnan. ( anieron. f hand b-r, laton,( Onnver, I rarin. Ferry of Michuan, j tlaimrin, llamlia, Harvey, Howe, Junes, l-o ran, Morton, thtleshr, Patu-rson, Pratt, lUmsey, Sarrent, Sienter, Stewart anl West 21. Mr. Ferry of Connertirut, w I to would have voted In the aftimialivr, was pair I with Mr. Itoutwell, wti wo:il. have voted In Uie neatiTe....T he SenaU' soon aft-r sdjo.imel. In the llotine Die Kevenue bill was ronnidered in C.'iiinottre of Uie bole .. Tlie bill for Uie improvement of U M i-'iruppi later as taken up. Mi. staiiar'l, who lut I eliarre of Uie bill, nimle a Ion a: explanation of iu pnivinions and advocaud it. Considt raljic tliacusiuon followed.

j aixl errral ainemluu uU to the bill were offer! u, .Utk, CJt ,lir ,N,rlloU of bdl lki,airt. the .sorrrUry of r l roti-umt Hie -ik in , f '''''If I'lauti of Mr. t.a-U, wa al.. ted,

In the Senate, on the l'.th, the credentuN were ireM-utcd nf Ancui Cameron, Sraator frc-m Vi-iiiiii, au'i J-tM'i'h K. M.-Iioft-ilil, fiutir Ir.mi I ii. I i.i na tu-r U xpiraliou ! Hie morn in hour the fi nale rvum. Uie etmrn Irralion of tl I'idian Arnrtiii)oa t-ili. Ih au'iitniriil of i!.e N uale I uii.mitN-v ti A' n'iri.iliuin, in crt-anng Hie aiiiuiint loutfirt aii.l t-are lor ti e Ap.iolie lu ti.tn in Arizona from 3".ii l f t7.i, an. I for IIiom- in n M. ii Ironi fl i,io(.i fli.'i.oKo. waa Ui-Mit at U iijrth. I't-i mni'U.tiiH'ijtA i.roiil liv IIm rintiiil( ,,rr a?rw u. A ioiuiImt of oi'-r ameii.t iikiiU wire v rot" so I, iu.lin iluwuaiou ! iiiM.n wliuti tle -ctle a.tioi.iurl. II r- lAee en d j..rel K !' l up He Koveuue 1I..1I L1.1 iI.a II ... I.v ...... i 11" ... H .1.. ' I'lll. I.I., IW "WT. I'f .I'M- 'l III , 1 l.i (f.i im.i C oinniiUiv f Die holt1 on Hie private raleiniar, w hi. li lite r. .-ol.ir iT'li r. . . . 1 lie II-!!- Um-d wrltt Into l oiuiiolU-e 4 tie Whole, Mr. V ilon of iwa in tl' chair, on tt Arniv nrinlin bill. thiih ai'nTiJH t JT.,i'l , Mr. t txiuoel aiKiueixuiidit ttial I tie army li:UI tiot bi' Unci to rubvert ttif ri,lil an I lilM-rtu'K, or niU-rfrr with ttie l.eeislaturt1 ol IIh- taU' of the I uion, aud that no com lmll le iai. nut of the Trcmoiry until llw I mutt Ml lr.of now in the tati of l.ouniana i-lia'.l Uwuh irawn Troin Ui.tl Male. Tlie aiurnliii-nt a tlie cauc el coiipi'li-ril'lo wraiik'luiKi but w t r,"cu-l. 'I tK1 roniiiiitU'e rae and rt 'rUsl ttie biii l tW- ll uir, mi'l it ;it paMs wiUiout li-V1-1..11 Mr. t'olau'i, front M-lt'teomiiultoe ou Ark.1i1r.111 AQ.iirK. r .irUs a r i-iluUou Vml tlie r'lirt of tlie roininitu-e be a-o. .t.l. an. I that, in Hie ju'lk'Hifiit of Uiolloure, 110 nilt rff n-me Willi rMrtinir t ..m-riiiiii iit ill that Uit- bv anv . . ..-...... t . . I .... I r.ni..r. I . J ..Ivi. J,L I 1 .1 ' notice Uiat be wouM call it up a early as I""-"'''!'- uet we k. In the St iiate, on the jn.li, the Vkt-Pre"d-' (lent laid before tlie Senate the crlouUals of Andrew JoIiiimii, Senator Irom TcnneMe. I Ko.v l an l plared on le Mr. Wright rallet up ttie ivfctdution providing fr the i appointnu-nt nl a oKieniitto- of llvo S natr . to evaiiiine into tlw Mrveral brant lie of ' Ue Civil -service iliirinif Uie reoeiu, muIi a view t a reorirauualioii of tho evrral leartioenU : Uiere.f. Airrv. to Tin? Joint resolution wlui-h pa-e.l Uie House Lil wintr rvbtm to Civil-M-mee apixiintnient w n parsil. It proriles tii.it, in nil ram i under 1 ivil erri-e rxsvaininatiou for por-ilum under the Oovern- , illa'll .iiMUini I llll-l MkJt Sohllt-r, j Ins wife, or widow of a Uv'raiMI s.Mier 'lin ! of wound or diM-ai contriu te-t in Uie line of ' duty as such sol-lier, or bis orplnn rhild, slinll : p;i- nn'h exaniiualion at tlif i.tandanl 6il by , Mil rubs, u-li p. rvu shall have Uie prcelt-rH-! ' forapptMiitnieiitbisiiT exirtiiirf varanry ,anv ttniiif I in th rules of Uie Civil wrvi.-e b thV contrary uottt lUipluu-Jiua; I tie Indian Aprtpri:ttih lull was eouat-lorel, and r-veral aincu lim-nt i lipoM-l of . . . . Mttae wrrs rsocivf l fnm Uie lluu' t.f Ifa'prewutativi s annouii-un; the t-sth tf Messrs. Iin, Horsey, trock.-r, aiel i lbs-r, an lppniriaUf suloifo-.ttiredrliftTi'-t. I l;c,:uUon lu repet to their memory were .l. .ie., itnd as a further iurk of respt-t the Nn.ite a lj iorne-l till Monday at llo cbs a. Jo : tlie lloa-e, tlio Tariff bill was cn-i Ifrt-d int'oinnntu of the Whole . At i o'clork, artvirdiiiB to atrrecnient, all leirirlaUve bin-iiw- wat su-peiol-U to aiv nMin tiers an oi(irtiinit tt .llirer f u -neral ad lreea upon lately deceaMl uifmbers. In the Senate, on tbe 22d, at the expiration of tits) nioroinK boar Use consideration of the lodian Appropriation bill was resume.!, and after sevcrnl prosel amendments had Iwen tli spoilt of the bill paeJ. ....The senate then btok up the 1'ostvt&re A ( propria ti.m 'bill wbicti went over informally.... The Military Academy Appropriation bill was taken up and passe. f. ... Itie I'enmoii A t pripriatinn bill was tlien taken up, and Mr. Mortui made an uuikc s1u1 entlesvor to append Uirreto as an anienlm nt bis bill in rvUtion to tin msnnert.f rountinar votes for President, etc. Ttie amendment was laid upin t.'ie txt-le sn t tlw Appt ipnatiou bill p iFfed The Post olliir Appropriation lull was Uten t.tkn up, and Mr. Tliurman nivel to add an a I litional m--tfn proTiiliiiz that Uie r-i.r..ii ,VnJ stiall r nninl in ttw ni.i l- tree tf Nunre. ..ioiu-o. i ii .iii went over, in the llou amonic the bills iiitr.slure-l and rrfi rre-l under t'"'!' s-'tes, was one by Mr. ilsnsmt, pro 'i'iiiik nr toe uieetui ti uie ronv lourui .tn i (rre j eiw h I of ti Uie 4th ot M.in h next, and d sueree.luiir CoDKrrsS ou the 4:h March, Uie U.iv on which the i imiirrf-sionai u-rm iin itie Uner and iUrtior ApinpriaUon bill was paascl, ub fuiiMim n-ixwi t nioiion i i apri Wm1m.W for the e.iHderatio, 1 U.e Tessa I'acitle Kailr-a. bill was rejes-te.1 yeas n.vT. . (This wss IMkel upon essentially as the.ief.-it of the- Idll.) n eTrniasr ses'-ion was Weld for Uie cooi.VraUou of Uie liiuir Tax bill. In the Senate, on the it!, the Post-tpff.ce Appropriation till was taken tip, the landing question be ins; w hether Ui- section in tlie bill a it rame from Uie !I"iie rreaii.ir Uie act of June 1. auttiorisinsT the Pacific Miil sulx-idy contract. shouM be rtruck tnt. A vote rrsuiusl seas. 11 nays, Tbe ax Uoa of the llou-e reelnif Uie roiitrartof for a Milioiial subsidy W aa con-eurre-1 in and Uw bill was pass.! The Anny .ippropriautin ion was tnen taken upanl ss-l. Jlr. Morrill t.f Vermont, Ironi ttie Committee tin finance, reixirle-i adverlv on Uie Kveral bills to estahlisU a branch in i tit of the I luU-l Mjici at various ix.iiiis ano rrc"nnnien.ei uiai use i're.i-r.i lie re '..u,, to in,titnu.in.p.in. s a. to the most avail)aint and reCHnmen le.! Uiat Use l'rei.-r.t lie re alile point for eslaldiftnn a branch unit and re p-Tt uixm Uie sa:ne at the rouimetieenient of Uie next I ot fre-s. In IIm llouv the majority and imiioritv rei'Tts of Uie sis-rial tommilt. on I-oinMxiia Affairs were rtieivct and orlred rinte-l .The reM.rt of tlie Conouittee on Ala ...nia A (fairs was also re-eiTe an lorlcred print el ...1 tie Tariff bill was Uien taken up in loin rnittee of Uie t hole, diseusl at length, an l filially rep.irtel to the Ibnise and a l.inr nuiiiliertifanieiidnienUi were offered and aeeepie.1 t m.tllT. no mor amendments twinr otT. re.1, tiip Coiiinutu-e roe aivl r twrt. d the tnl and amend roeiits to th lbtie. Mr. Iae thereupon pro ; ceee. to a. bin the House on tlie nerciily tf ' providing for Uie defleit in Uie Treasury, and 1 spok of Uie impsissiliilitr of framinir any revenue I loll Uiat woul'l aatiMy all seciion an. I all Inter ets. ItelievinsT that the neressitiea of the Ikit emment callfl on t omrrens t pass some revenue measure before adjournment, n i.rp.HM-l bi make one more eff.rt in that lirvU"n, and If it failed, tlien iersonaly and as the oijraa of Uie t oninutU-e oh VN avian ! Means, he should let 1 that he Itad dis- . rhartf! his whole ilatv in the freini-s. He j ttierrfore offeml, as a substitute for Uie bill, one I tajmjr wbiky to lie hereafter made is rents a irallon.ohnreo an. I tnar as in I lie amended hill ; Hnd rertonna the In ir rent. n mantiractunsi crocsli, and on that he movel the revioos iiueatioa. A vote lieinjr taken on Mr. faei.' substitute, resulted yeas, lit; nsts, lit, and Uie bill was tarried. In the Senate, on tbe 24th. the new Tax and Tariff bill was received from the House of i Ipn senlatives and referred In the Committee on finance.... The bill for the admissbm of Colorado was Liken up in Committee of Uie Whole and several amendments agreed to. It was tlien reported t-i Uie senate and psssel yeas, 4.1. nays, II. Messrs. It-iKr and Kelley roU-l with HepuMicana in Uie aftinuative, and SimTie w iih Uie IieiuorratsinUie nenti ve....The lull for tbe admission of New Mexioti was then taken up. Die provisions of tlie bill as it came from the House linir similar to thsme for the admission of Colorado, Mr. sarpv-nt move.1, senabm, all ainendmenu made bi that bill, which were asrreed bi. The I hill sas then read a Uiird time and pssed yeas. 31; rays, 11 Messrs. Itorr, IN-onis, l .onion and kelley votma: w ilh the.lputlie4os in Uie af rlmiaUve, and I relmithiiy sen, Kdmun.ls, Morton, Pease and Pratt wiUt't he Iiemorrats in the negative. In the House, lr. sawyer, from the I oinmitb-e of Commerce, rrpnrb-d a bill to aid In the Improvement of the tot and Wisconsin Itivers. Wisconsin. Pasel Mr. Ham I sm, from Uie Committee ou F.let lions, ma-le I a report on Uie I.oumt.tna eontesie-l election ' ease f Sheridan and Pinchliack, wiUi reaolutions that Pinrhbark wm not lertfl, and thsl stienj dan wss entitled to bis seat. Mr. smith of New ork made a minority rert. ith a resolution ' that Sheridan waa mil entitle.! to bis M-at. lie ' reirts were ordered printed, lobe railed up ' li-re.ifter. Mr. Pike, front the same etonmittee, 1 reMrt-l, in Uie Arkansas contested eleetmn rase, I that .aiiie. Uie eonii-nLant, is not entitle. to hit I seat, and Uiat Asa Hodges, the nil. eg d.ciuIht,

is. Same order After the passage of a number uf bills by unanimous ctM.fent. ttie chairmen of the various Southern cununtu-ea rmleaviired to aecure eotisi.lcraiion for their rc tie bills. Mr. Hoar of MassacliiiM'tts piee. Louisiana. Mr. Poland Untight Arkansas should have pre lereuoe, and Mr. t ot.uru Mas ruriirsily tif the xpinioo that the bill to regulate elecUons iu s.Milhern stales, win. h Waa aicivel upon bv the KepuidM-ao raucua xmie vtet ks Attn, should bt immediate 'y acted upou. Iinallv Mr. ,ardeld iuove.1 that Uie rule be ux'iile.( to go in to I oni-iintu-e ol Uie Whole on the sundry t ivit AporopriaUon bill, upon which the yeas and nays were called. The reeiilt" of the call was-Teaa, IO, nava, bd. T'I.e comiiiitlee. after UirMaiua' of nuie out of sitT cictit jiaires .f the lull, r.-. and the lloiine took a nri'i.. nut. I ' ,:ui, wittiUie und. r'.i.tii.liiix that tin) etiniiiit nkii.n skioubt tie for tiie ion tinue.1 cuiisidi ration of Uie A t propria torn bill. I m the resnioii U'iinr resumed, Mr. Tv iwr in the chair, Mr. t.arucld tniel to iro into 1 oiiitiullee of i lie V bole on lite sundry C ivil Appropriation bill. Keiecled I'i to Pi, 'the lieuiot rata all v.diog aye. arious attfinpl were then made to bike up the Southeru bills. Still ll were defeated, as w.tit ali anoilicr in.. I ion by .Mr. ti.tr Held I.! tike up the Ai(roprialioii bill. Mr. L.tnd.dl moved to rvc utmidiT the last Vote, and callotl tor the veas and nays. Mr. Kobbins

moved an uiljourninent , mi l titlled for the yeas and nay-. Mr. liaii.Ull moved th.it when tlie House ad)ouru, it tielonierl on I relay, and call.-l for the j.vts and nays. Mr. t e-eoa made a polut of order Uiat thee were dilutorv molioiis, and as such were prohibited by the "new rule. The speaker .liv i. led tt.al the inoiioii bi rtvoiisider was not a dilatory motion, and lite new rule evprei-sly allowed "the other two iuoti..u. n Uie last vol.' by vvas aud nays the IViuocrals retrained from toting, aud the result was uo .pjorum apin-arod to be prei-cnt. This was a tu w style f lililiusU ring which set afnlt) all the jrid etteets intended to be accmpli-du:. hy the rulo agaln-l it. A motion for a . all of the House was the n. it tiling in order; aud ttie roll call abowed lurinlMTs prcMiul largely more Uian a quorum. (T he report rlosed at 1 o'clock, with every proejiect of aa all night M-i.ion.) LOl IMAN-i AFFAIUS. Vtajorlty Report of ttie Coiuinltlee ou the Sate of tkie Stoutla. The undersigned, majority of the Coin in i the tin the suite ol tlie south, reiecif ully report that they eanuol a4J t- to the reixirt made to the committee by M.-mt. Iloar. Leeier and I re. Tlie laws inimical to tlie colonel people of l.ouiMitna, referee.) to n rr;rt, t-ica r.i.-li J f..r tears, evopt during Uie sriim of imvimur vt armolh in 1-7.1. T lie H publican party have loiijr bad control of the machinery of Uie sute. Tlie suite registration show an excem of the colorel over tbe vtlute voters, givinir '.s',7M colore. bi T'i.";! w bites. In Uie ab;iit'e of anv diret t evidence that the late electHin wa not free and fair, tlie a.-stiiiiptioii of the minority that enough colored vou-rs in u t thcrel reli;iTe lxvnpretciit.-d Irom Totniit nt Uir late election by the recollection id Uie I ollai and Coudiatl.s kililiiz cases, the c:rruiuptancen ol which are disputed, aud by oUit-r riots hn b ta-eurre.1 years tit lore, to have changed the result of the elteiien throughout the stale, is an assumption So violent, when it is recollected that both Ulosc pan-hea el. tedl full kt-lkigg ticket bv an increased Kepubli. au tnalority, as not toW receisetl, if any other cause for Uie vote of Uie state can le found, such causes exist, and areubvious. Aiutmg them are : 1. The r gisliaUou as lucorreet, auUevcre.tel Uie true cKre t role. The registration was w holly in Uie hands of the Kellogg tift.cialii, with nhom a Itepuhliean Committee, with I uite I stntes Marshal Packard at their head, eo-oerU-l. In only thrv pun!ir did Kepublican sirjieTTiors of Ketnstration make any com pi. mil of unfairor insulin-lent registration, t Hi the other hand, very great complaint waa made by Uie Ct lasers stives, who spn'init, with prinif, ..,sj rases of conceded false registration In New Orleans alone, and those Conservatives m ht had ls,-n co oerating III Joint party .'iii?iiitt.-e to ae cure fair registration rave up in despair. T lie rensua of l-7u, Uie correctness of w hi.-h is not Itna. lied, hoMe 7,o7ii whiles and so,!l.l nlorel male mfr taentr -one tears. if age. All statis tics and eti b iM-e liefore us in ln :.-.l no change In tins proportion in l.tvorof Uie coUn-d voters, yet Ute registration of colore. i vudrs excisl,-.! by 1,'ssi uie total niiiniier ol rt -iore.1 al in males retnrned by the eusu, vhilv the regislraUon of lute oU-r si o,.s) U s. i. The whole ruiniU-r of voters recisten-1 w a UT.'st; of itK-e If. 'ijt voU-l. This it a larger proporuou ol regit-rel voters Uiau usually vote many oi uie xinnem uiu-s. man u.-ncumir.u staU-, spardy s.tl!e., wlwre long jounieya bad ollen to lie made Ui rejt h tlie1 .ll, it is unreason aide to sin. is.e that a rreaU-r proixirtion of reg i-teie-l bla. ks would have voluManlv turnel out bi sustain a rovernnitnt, nnder win, h bie pros perity ot Uie st,iu-, Uieir vta-es and value of their ibares of protlu. Uon, had so-adily do. line.1, Uian Usuall v vole at elections North or south. 3. KI w as a year of poMic-al . bailee, Iu w Inch the vote throughout all the stitea was seriously affea U-l affam-t the Kepublican party, a change resulting largely from tlio tlnan. lal distress of Uie peopie. aud lu h should Ui.refore naturallv tiave been even greaWr in luuisiaas than else where. 4. It leeame the inb-re-t of tlie Conservatives. at lea! al Uie Ut election, not to intimidate, but ui Aeiuire liT everv fair nieana. eol.ireil v.Sst. Parties who were alleged to have threatened w iUl refu sal of employ ment were subjected to prompt arrest. It was known that pretext w.iubl he sought to leirive the ConservaUvcs of tlie reeult if tliy prevailed lu the elect ion. It was Uiere fore Urf ir inu-resl U avoid giving anv sin-h ore text. Accordingly , Uicy deuniiinel even w here to ro-opraie wilo n. conciliate tlie hlacks 1 liey voUl down Use pr.4oition or suggestl sns which were made in Uie early part of Uie campaign for refusal b emplor those robin-" voti-rs who would Dot ro-ojierate w ith them, and gener ally si ught, by romtiining w ith colon-. 1 voters, to carry tlie el.-ction. I-al 1-..111I.111 an. n against hrllogar candidates were made in many parishes t v iiM-u of all Imrtiee an l colors. In svereral par isiies a nnioo tirk.i of colon-d and onervaUve voters was v.. to I br at-! elvcto-l. Ad intelligent coorel w.tnesa t.ftlllol that he desired a lie tier internment, and to that end was willing toswalIt.w the white man, if the white men were will ing b swallow the colored. These causes ami fet lings natural y muted Ui swell Uie Conservative vote in such' . uliti. s as indicatel by Uie returns. 5. The entire ward of anr dirert evidence to shw any general intimidation of colored voters, t H course, in ft large a sutu it would lie impossible Uiat tlie re rhould ls ihi inetance of retus.tl to employ or of intimidation, such oreurnng In every Mate; but the evidence certiinly indicates no general intimidation of colored vtsters, and thai such intimidation as did exist in Uie State was rather in the inters-t of licpiihlii-an Uu.n of t .saservabves. I niul Mat Marshals, w hose chief was chairman of the IU-publiran sutU-tom-miltee, armed in some rases w iin hi. ink warrants of arret, and aided by F'eb-ral trtxipa, made constant arrests before Ui election but not afterwards. The oversight tif election and returns wsre in the hands of l.osernor Kelloga;' officials. Their account and return did show a majority tif twentv-nine of the metnlsrs of tlie lower House ele. ul by Uie Conservatives, without any pro test w liatever except in uiree parn-ties. allhoiijfh it waa Uw-ir lrvint e and duty to nrotest in anv case where violence and intimidat.on or fraud exexisUs.. Indeed, tlie direct evidence as to the election of 1-.4. as well aa Die circumstances. clearly indicate a peweahle and fair eleciton. lu lact, auer uie tisii tn oie nrsi mnmuiier ail' 1 tne reviaitof Uie speeialctm.mitlee, the hellogg party , with all their machinery for collcctui-r evidence. wereunahle u produce in the entire state more than balf a dozen persons to testify to any thins; imiieiirhlng tlie !rceHm arxl fairness of tlie late ele. ttons who were Dot olln-e b.nd. rsor connected wiihoiTlce-lHdders. Against such facts It seems to ns idle to itsume that Uie disturbances ao vividly pictured by the nnnoritr could nut aept up tiinnigri.iui tneir SUle snt h a feeling ol intimidation as would pistify tbe assumption that but for that feeling uie state wouio nave gone lu-iMinncan. au ex-ls-rien. e ahnw s that the result of the election of I -74 in l.ouisinna as returned to Uie lletunnnjr Itonnl was n.stural, and to be otilv aceountcl for by the reasons we have given. v hold, therere, Uiat, in ovemir, l".s, uie people or me suteof Louisiana did Uirlv have a free, trace able and full registration and elecUon.ln which a clear t onservative majority waa elected to the Iiwer lloue of the l-egislature, of which a ma inly of I onscrvatives were deprive! oy the un just, illegal and arbitrary action of Uie Ilclurning iloar l. To the resolution reiiorte.1 to the iionsn mm Die eoiiiinitu-e as H the action of ths lliirning lard we ant all agril. We understand the committee to he unanimous In finding- tlie fact that tlie action of the KeturiunK lloanl bat de feated the will of the iieoi.le ns expressed by them at Uie polls on the Jd of oveiutx-r, P7.

The people then elected to the Lower House ot their Legislature a majority of Conservative members. A ixirlmu ol t naservutive nieiulnrs UiUS t-let le.1 were refused 'lieir certificate Tins ia au act of great iujiisUce Ui individuaU and of the gravest danger U Hie StaU and free government, and ought to be iiiunedlaU'ly curreeled by auy power comieUtit U correct n. 1 he resolution recniuuien.tiuir Uie recognition of t.overnor Ki i'ogg ia biiseil npun general im pression and not upon evidence. On this point no testimony was bikcu eiUier by the comniltu-e or any part of it. Kellogg iii.tv or uiav not lut to b.rn il.x U-d iu 1-7.'. bul there is no evidence to show tlie (act, or if there lie, it lias been neither Koiisbt norfound by Una coiiniiniif. Messrs. l.w. t.ruud 1'helpa Unuk Uiat popular belief, Inking both tlie C.uitrvative and It tdieal circles, indines on l!ie w hole to Justify Kt llo.v's aud IVim'a claims, and that as hello.-g ia and has boeuartimr

I . owi nor of Louisiana for tla last two v.wis. to deny bis right aud install another in his place af -U r this lapse time iiii,ht inv.dte incalculublu mischief lothe legaland pvhtM-al interests of the stnU 'lostoid the niix lii. f and confusion ol rt change, a iiisjority of the riiiensnf Louisiamt seem w illing to accept as a coniiiniuiise Kolloifif'si j reeoKiiitmn, and restomtion to the Conservatitea lolthecoiitr.il of the Lower llou-e. For these reasons, .Messrs. roster ami Phelps bi not i-h to opixise the recommendation lh.it Uie adniiiiistration of t.otoriior helloirg Iss rocognied. Neither, in view of the fact thai Uiey know nothing of the merit o Uie cast us )u.lr:et by cotiipcu-nt evidence, do Uiey w ish to be un l. rsl.ssl ns urging it. They only wish to record their a;T.v. incut w ith those of their associate who btlievv that such cniiiproiiiire might, by making a termination ( the uncertainty in Louisiana, lie, on the whole, less In tolerable than the present situation of that distressed people. Itul to any reso. Iiitton rt oginiug- ktllogg, Messrs. Potter and Marshall are utu-rly oppoael. 1 hey lind nothing to Justify tlie belief that ketlo-g Maa t lc U'. I. 1 hat he M-icd tin' (.uvcrnmeiit by aid of fcleral troops Uirougli the void and fraudulent order which prevenu-d tbe counting and return of v.iu-a, should Isea slaudiag inx-eiiniptiou against bint. N lien the ietple, oulrasTed by tlio abuses of his t.overniiieut, had successfully regaine.1 tho oltice lie bad usuriicd, be was again reseatesl l.y federal power, and through tlio I onus of law, by vi Inch be bad intrenched himself , he once more Sought to nullity the choice of the people at tho late election, and In thai end called in Federal troops to break up the meeting of the l.ef lslature. For Congress to recognize a usurpation so gross, et ap' areiit, is, they ihink, to establish a pretvdent by w hich, under preu-xts that can rea.lllv bo fouud.au siute Kovernnient m.-tv Im overthrow n , the will of the se.ple nullilie.1 , fraud and violence made H-ruianent and reoo b an forma per vertetl to destroy lihertv. In tlicir Jiidguit-iit ail that is needed in Louisiana is to w ilhdraw the F'edersl tr.sips and leave Uie eople of tlial Mate Ui uovern theuiaelves. (SiKUcdl t ll vs. F. isil.lt, Wil l. ISM Wai.lKK Plltl is, Ci.skk-xinN. I'i i 1 1 K ( SSILL s. .Mxksiivll. Minority Itrport. Messrs. Hoar, heeler and Frye presented a minority report, which ia bnetly Vun.maruel as follow s : firtl Ttiat there exists in the White Men's party a purpose to take Kssespioii, bv force or fraud, ol the Slate tioverument, without regard to U.e question w hv may liuve numerical majority at any fair ela tion. .ss.oh. That, in theexeeution of tliis purpose, they will not bul l's to tie nny in.-truo LUiities which th.y Uiink de.igtied to accomplish their end, wbetlier the same be munler, fraud, civil war, or coercion ol luborers by tlieiremplovers. tftird While there are many white men of moderate mean w ho do not Uieuimdres nse or approve toese unlawful mtuus. audi men desire the accomplishuieut uf Uie same end, and are J-owerless under the leadership of Uieir more iuueiiti.il associates . fim rlk Three causes have ma.le it easy for the white men to so uuite : 1 lie fact that the' Ad ministration parts in Louisiana is made up almost Kili'irinri ol llf-K r.l , o-s , w III! a lew H II lie VOU'S, largely from tilber SUtes; tbe fact Uiere has ls-n maladministration bv Itepuhliean ofliciais, tlie belief by a large numlier ol the w fiite ieople that tln-y hate I seen twice detr.iiidis ol Uie reeults of tne successful eltsrtion. t'jlh hue these Uiings ure deplorable, the course of the white Htiple themselves lias tended Ut bring Un til about. 1 lie simple and se.uetol remedies of otie I ier.'-e u law and d.. . nl treatment of op i menu would, if Uiey bad pursued them, have proven endive lotin ao. SUM loir we lieliece l.ov. Kellogg received a majority ol vu-a in 1-7.1, and while we telieve there were violence and fraud in m.-tnv of Uie parishes iu l""l, the illegal order of .fudge lturell, and the illegal conduct ol the lb turning Hoard in atteiiiptinir tt rure one wrong by another, have furnished rubslanUal basis for complaint. .s'ervslA There has been much dishonesty and corruption in I. oui-is.ua. Fm theee the Kepublican oiliciaJs un.h r anuoth's rule are larg-ely res(Mnsible, although many of their oppoi'ieuls lutve Issen eouallv g-nilty. t iyhth T he efrtt t ol all this has tut n to put an end to the authority of law throughout a large iHirttun of Louisiana, to deprive Uie negro of freedom and suffrage, and to destroy the safeguards provided by law to secure f amies in elections. This state of things overthrow, ibi-publi-ean gov-rnment in Iiuisians, and seriously iBeiia.es the whole country. Aim A new . lection under natioaal authority is deaire.1 by neither si.le. 7'rwS .'ons;ress should exen ise its eonstitulioual power. He Uiink- William Pitt Kellogr was the choice of the majority of Uie Voters in lfTi. and should be reeognUcl. erenfA) Tliese retnediea are but superficial. FTfheicnt educational aid would have done much to prevent the et il, and niay tin uimdi In effect tlie cure. The public sentiment of the rest of the country, without distinction of party, may do much to remove, as It has already unfortunately .bine much to aggravate, the evils of Louisiana. The Mc.ple should be made to understand Uiat the authority lodged In Uie National l.overnmetit to preserve m Kepublican fonitof l.overnnient and to prottrt the rights of all ritleiit w ill be kindly but fearlessly and sU-adilv nmiH, and Uiat do party in this country w ill ac-ept tiie alliance of men w ho are seeking tsiwer by sucli niethotlsa we have been coinin lled ki ile-criU-. I nlosa this rsn lie don.-, tbe overthrow of the free Institution ot the w hole I nit.sl sutU-a w ill not long survive Uie destruction of those in the south. The reimrt is accompanied bv a resolution recommending the recognition of Kellogg and the return of the five Conservative members of Uie Legislature. An Extra SrsIon uf the Son-ste Called. A Proclamation. Whereas, obtects of Interest to the t'nited Stvte rtHiuirv that the Senate should be convened at I J o'clock on Uie .'Ut day of Mtn h next to rereive and act upon such coniMiunicatious as msy lie made to it on the part of Uie l.e utiv; now. therefore, I, I'lysara e. tirant, President of the I nlU-d states, having considered it to ist my duty to issue Uus, my pro l.iinalion , declaring Uiat an extraordinary oa-casnm retpnrea the Senate of Uie I luted statea to convene for tho transaction tif business at the. Capitol in the City of Washington on Uie Mh tiny ol March next, at I J o'clock at noon on thai day ; all wnnsnaiiat that time ) rntitlcl to act as metntstTS of Uiat Io.t are herebv reiuire.l bi t.tkf noUre. l.iven utxlor my band and eenl of the I nltel SLiU-e, al W aahiiigbm, Una 17th. lay of r rnru.xry, in Uie vear of our Lord one thoti.au. I eight hun dred and seventy five, and of the indcieiideiH-e of the I nihil states of America tlie ninety ninth. fSis-nod) I . t. Okuxr. Jtv Uie President. HAMiLTti F sii, Secretary of state. Siav flak Cnlit. Take flip of butter. 2 runs of white sugar. 4 tups of Hour,! cup tifiwwt milk, :t er":, 1 toftoohful of cn atn-of-tartar, atnl that ijttatitity of alrnttus. Stir butter and stijrar together, add tbe tienten yt Iks, vtvpx, ami half the flour Writii trie cn-am-ol-t rtar m u , turn In ne rly all the milk, tlinolve the salratu !n wluit t left and add It. lKt the whites of the rrjr hn I mlv. in; uir in the n mnindt r of Hit lltuir. i;tke in jelly-cake tins, (irate-the meat of two IV---h coi-oa-nuts aPcr t:irin'' oil the outer t-kin; add to them 1 cup of stirtr and the N ateii white of two ic'ir. Stin-H-I Utwitn the cik-, which shotihl have iM-en lakttl In two pan.. Heap the cot onniit very hth on the top of the uppermost cuke and gcatttr u-,-rcd almonds anion g it. ,