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VOL. 6.—NO. 185.

FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.

One Term lor the President.

SOU [EERIiERS SUPPORT THE CENTENNIAL.

Wftddell Pokes Fon'at Bteine.

SENATE

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON 3ESSION. Washington January, 18. Billa'were introduced and refered »3 follows:

By Dorsey, a bill appropriating the money to erect the public building at Little Bock. He also submitte'd a resolution', entrusting the committee fn_

on post offices ond post roads to quire and report whether the restoration of the franking privilege would increase the cost of mail service, and to what extent, and if it is expedient to restore the same. Agreed t-o.

Goldthwaite said he found on his desk, a pamphlet in the Spencer case. He said felt a delicacy in presenting them to the senate as they were made up of newspaper testimony at best. He asked however that they be refered to the committee on privileges and elections, which committee had charge of tho case of Spedcer.

Harvey introduced a bill to extend the provisions of the act to settle accounts between the United States and the State of Mississippi approved March, 3d 1857, to other states. Harvey explained that the object of the bill was to adjust the claims of certain states in regard to their per centage on the sale of public lands.

Edmunds submitted a resolution requesting the president to communicate to the senate, if not incompatible with the public interest, copies of the correspondence had under his authority with other governments in regard to the centennial exhibition. Agreed to.

The chair laid before the senate a report from the commissioner of the freedmens' savings and trust companp in answer to the resolution calling for the same. Ordered to be printed and laid on the table.'

Windom presented various petitions asking an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars for improvements on the Upper Mississippi river.

Cragin called up senate bill to secure the attendence and payment-of witnesses before military courts, and submitted an amendment, giving to every conrt martial the same power to punish witnessess for refusing to testify, a? that now held by circuit courts of the United States, providing that the action of such court mariials shall be subject to revision to wit: Habeas corpus by any circuit or district court of the United States. White moved to amend amendment so that no imprisonment imposed on a civilian for contempt, shall continue for more than two months After the discussion he modified amendment so as to provide that such imprisonment shall not be for a longer period than that imposed upon a soldier or sailor for similar offence:

The amendment of Cragin as amended by White, was agreed to and the bill as amended passed.

The morning hour having expired, the senate resumed consideration of the resolution submitted by Davis on Wednesday, to appoint a special committee io investigate the books and accounts of the treasury department.

Senator Bouwell said when he addressed the senate on Thursday last, he stated the general principles by •which he supposed as full an explas natian to tho argument of the senator from

West

Ian

Virginia, (Davis) as could

be given. He, Boutwell, had no disposition to oppose the examination celled for by the resolution. He was

favor of such examinations, by

either

a special committee or one of

the standing committees of the senate. There was not the least fouudatiou for the suggestion that the books of the department had been changed, and that if the honerable senator had taken the jaim to examine the process of keeping accounts in the de* partment he would have seen that it would have been so difficult tochange the record after they have been made that it might be said to be an impos nihility. He, Boutwell, read detail in figures, there were so voluminous, that it would not be expedient to publish them to the extent required, as they would furnish upon the whole, very little .of the information desired He would therefore confine himself to the general statement, and leave the committe to explore the de

taThe

first defiuite statement made

bv the Senator from West Virginia. (Davis") was relative to the amount of expenditures. The entire amonnt of the differences which the gentleman stated sbou increase in the expenditures from 1861 to 1866 of $3, 271,970, and may be summarized thus: In the finance report of 1859 is included outstanding warrants to the amount of $4,018,091, which do not appear in the report for 180. In the report for 1870 is included trustlunds to the amount of $7,290,062, which do not appear in the report for 1869. The difference between the two, 970, is the exact difference claimed to be in the increase

and

expenditures

as snown by this statement. This, it will be perceived is merely a difference in the manner of the preparing of statements.

Mr. Boutwell quoted from a speech of Davis, and said in the finance report of 1869, there was included an iftm for purchasing gold. The com mittee authorized the 1st section, of March 17th, 1872, amounting to $6,972.900. Under the same head there was also a payment of $735,419 of out' standing warrants, and which belong to the previous years, these two items amounting to $5,508,304. In the report for 1870, namely the Chickasaw. Choctaw and navy pension, and amounting to $7,242,242, are included under the head of the net ordinary.1 expenditures. The difference between these two amounts represented the discrepancies referred to.

He explained at length the pay

ments on account of pensions, and said the increase shown in the report of 1S74, as compared with that or 1870, was caused by tho payment of warrants in 1874, which bad been issued in prior years, in another instance an error was made cy a compositor iu prictiBgTthe report lor. ISC-?.

The Indian expenses,

and

those on account of pensions, were in paraieli columns. The compositor put the tfgurea which should have been under the head of pensions under the other column, and those for the Indian under the head of pensions. Next year the error was corrected.

In regard to the internal revenue discrepancies in 18G3, he said in that year the internal revenue was paid into the treasury, and appears in the receipts and expenditures. A clerk, in tabulating the statement, inadvertently added the accounts from the internal reveuue to the public debt. This mistake was afterwards discovered and corrected.

Mr. Boutwell then spoke of the manner in which the accounts "were kept by the registrar of the Treasury, and read from the report of the Secretary of Treasury the following note in regard to the public debt: It will be seen that the increase of the principal of the public debt, as shown by this statement,appears to be $17,20.8,476. Congress, by act of June 8 th, 1872, provided that the national banking corporations might deposit United States legal tender notes in the Treasury of the United^ States, and receive therefor a certificate of deposit, bearing no interest, and that notes so deposited should be set apart and held as a special deposit for the redemption of said certificttea. The certificates outstanding on the 1st of July and included in the outstanding principal of the deht, amounted to $58,705,000. aud' the notes held as a special deposit for their redemption, were included iu the cash balance in the Treasury on that day. It will be seen, therefore, that these certificates, as a matter of accounts, are treated as a part of the public debt, they do not in reality form any portion of it in the usual sense of the word, for the reason that no revenue is required to be provided for their payment. The notes which they represent always behig in the Treasury as a special deposit for their redemption, and those notes being included in outstanding legal tender notes, omitting these certificates as offset by notes held on deposit for their redemption, the actual reduction of the principal of the debt, was $41,552,524. Resuming the argument, Boutwell said: For two years, and perhaps three, the register reported the debt of the United States according to the statements of the Secretary. The latter statement issued monthly always deducted the cash on hand. The

Principal of the debt, $2,3686 to which is added the accrued interest. $50,606,556, making the total debt principal and interest, $2,652,282,684. From this amount there was dedueted the following: Coin in the treasury, $112,776,048 currency in the treasury, $28,945,067 sinking fund in United States coin interest bonds, accrued interest thereon, $124,202,968 total, $265,024,084, leaving the amount of the debt as above stated less cash in the treasury and bonds with interest thereon, $2,386,358,590, with the amount of the debt in, the report of 1871 for the fiscal year of 1870 the debt was $2,480,672,416, which represents the principal of the debt, alter deducting the principal of the bonds purchased on the sinking fund account, and excluding the item of accrued interest, as above stated, and also of the entire amount of cash in the treasnry. The statement for the fiscal year 1869 was prepared iu precisely the same manner as were those, derailed. The above amount^ stated as the debt in the "report for 1870, for that year, is $2,48fr,002,480. This statement was made upon the basis of the monthly debt. Thestatement issued

July, 1869, in which the principal outstanding, including the sinking fund, is given as $2,597,722,983, to which add the accrued interest of $47,447,310 total debt, principal and interest, $2,645,370,294 deduct the amount in the treasury, coin, currency aud sinking fund, $156,167,813, leaves the amount of the debt, as stated above, less cash in the treasury and sinking fund, $2,489,002,480. The amount of the debt in the report of 1871, for the fiscal year 1870 is $2,588,452,213, which represents the princibal of the debt alter deducting the principal of the sinking fund $8,691,000 and a further sum of $580,769 representing the number of items of accrued interest, and premiums on loans formerly carried to the principle account of loans instead of accounts to which they belonged, and excluding them of tne accrued interest as above stated, and also the entire amount of cash in the treasury.

In reply to the questions of Sherman, Boutwell said: The first monthly statements which contained the. account of interest were issued in July, 1869.

Davis said he could not understand how the figures could be changed five years after the register had made up his statement and sent it to congress.

Edmunds said he happened to know from an examination which took several months, made with Mr. Pendleton, then senator from Pennsylvania, that the books of the treasury department had[ not been tampered With. There bad been nothing of the kind it wss Impossible for all the accounts to agrea on account of being kept in three or four different offices, as they were.

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Davia said the accounts might show a change from day to day, but lie did not understand how the figures could be changed. four or five years after they had been reported to congress.

Ju'dmunds said the changes which the senator complained of vrere the result of book keeping one of the good things which the senator from Massachusetts did while he was cec* retary of the treasury was to go through all the accounts and simplify them as far as possible.

Davis said he understood there wasno double entry.book keeping in the Treasury Department. In the remark^ he made the other day he had no intention to throw any discredit upon the Treasury Department or National credit. If errors existed in the Treasury Department they should be corrected. The Senator from Massachusetts (Boutwell) admitted that the figures he (Davis) presented wer.e correct but he fouud that the books had been tampered with. Was it impossible that books of the Treasury would not bear out figures of the fi nance reports from which he (Davis) had taken his figures.

Edmunds referred to error mentioned by Boutwell, where a clerk ad3ed internal revenue to the public debt, aud humorously spoke of such clerk as a bad boy.

Mr. Davis—It appears to me that there area good many bad boys in the Treasury Department, aud I hope some of them will be found out. [Laughter.] Continuing his remarks Davis said tie desired to look over the remarks of the Senator from Massachusetts (Boutwell),and would have something to say in reply hereafter. The Senator from Massachusetts had overlooked several instances, where he, Davis, had showed there were errors.

Senator Sherman, of Ohio, said he had no objection to voting for the resolution, and the debate could be resumed when the report of the committee should be made. He thought the best thing for the Senate to do was to adopt the resolution without a preamble, that he could not do it, because he did not believe it to be true.

Senator Edmunds also favored the passage of the resolution, but said he was opposed to appointing a special committee, the Senate had a committee on finance, and that committee could do the work better than any special committee. The finance committee was composed of gentlemen from both sides of the chamber, and a fair report would be rendered by them.

Senator Thurman did not agree with the Senator from Vermont, as to having the lnvesugajtioa made by the findnce committee true, the Democratic party was ably represented

the committee by two members, but they had not devoted any

deducted tne casn 0.1 uauu. iuc uc.o, ti,. onhWfnf register of the Treasury should hav© kept his own books and not adopted the report of the Secretary. In the report for 1871, the statement of the public debt represented the principal of the debt as made up from the receipts and'expenditures and that for the year 1870, was made np from an entirely different data, principally from loans and accounts. Other items are included, however, as will be made apparent from the following analysis: The statement in the report of 1870 of the amount,for that years appears as given $2,601,358,599. The data from which is made up as follows:

the Treasury investigation.* The Senator from Conneticut, (Eaton) and Senator from West Virginia, (Davis) had studied the subject, and they should be members of the in* vestigating committee. Edmunds said tne expense of every inquiry made by a special committee was very great. It could be made oy a standing committer for one-half the sum.

Sherman said be saw no reason why the committee should be authorized to send for persons and papers. The committee should go to the treasury department, or to the very place where these books were kept and examine them. They could go with the power of the senate to make such examination.

Edmunds moved to amend the resolution so as to have the investigation made by the finance committee, instead of a special committee.

Bayard favored the appointment of a special committee. Mr. Thurman quoted at length from the speech of Boutwell on Thursday fast, and said that the main question now before the Senate was as to the truth of the finance reports, upon which the people of the country had relied. The Senator from Massachusetts had distinctly said that the accounts of the register of the Treasury did not state the exact truth in regard to the public debt, for along period of eight years, when the Government was seeking a loan from the people of Ohio, and said our public debt is go much our iuterest is so much that the people relied upon that statement. Now the Senator from Massacho: etts (Boutwell) said to those people that they were very simple to rely upon those reports for truth. If they were good accountants and went to the Treasury, they could ascertain whether the official reports of the Treasury Department were correct or not, it was high time that this inquiry should be. made. The thanks of the Senate and of the whole country were due to the Senator from West Virginia for calling their attention to this subject. The investigation should be made, Dot in a party sense, but on business principles to see if the accounts of this Government could not be kept the sjime as accounts of a great railroad or a. mercantile establishment. He favored the appointment of a special com* mittge to make inquiry.

Morton said he was in favor to having an investigation, but it should be made by the finance committee and not by a special committee. No special committee would pe more enengeticor determined than the committee on finance. Pending the discussion, at 4:15, the senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned.

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MORNING 8ESSI0N.

'Sf Washington, Jan. 19. Mr. Sherman presented twenty, one petitions from the citizens of Ohio asking Congressional aid for the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Referred.

Bills were

introduced

and

Mr. Wallace FYeseuted a petition of citizens of Allegheny county, formerly soldiers in theUnio'n army, asking a passage of law giving additional bounty to soldiers. Referred.

After the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Morton moved to lay aside

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TERRE HAUTE. IND.: WEDNESDAYEVEMlNG. JANUARY

as unliuislied business the. resolution of Mr. Davis to appoint a special committee to investigate the book® and accounts of the Treasury Department, and take up the resolution submitted by bioi before the holiday recess, to inquire into the circumstances attending the recent election in Mississippi. Rejected, yeas, 22: nayg, 80.

The Senate then resumed tho.consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr, Daris, and Mr. Sherman spoke in l'avor of the appointment of' tlie committee asked lor.

On motion of Mr. Sherman the resolution of Mr. Davis was laid aside informally and the Senate took up a resolution of Mr. Morton in regard to the Mississippi election.

Mr. Morton then spoke at length. Mr. Sherman calledjupon the Sen^t Bell to amend tho act of June, 1874, amending the character ol the l^reed-

mans'Saving

& Trust Company, and

for other purposes. Several amendments proposed by tho Committee on Finance were agreed to, and the bill passed.

Mr. Sherman said the Committee on Pi nance hod considered the expediency of purchasing the jbreedmen's bank building, but. thought it best not to put an amendment for that pnrpose on ihis bill that the question 'could be considered by the Senate here after, fn his judgmont the GoS'erninontshould purchase the building.

HOUSE-

VKSTERIIAY AFTERNOON's 'SESSION. Washington, Jan. IS. Bills were offered as follows: By Mr. Ho'uso, of Tennessee, to restore to tho pension rolls the names of those pensioners who were struck off fordisability.

By Mr. Fuller, for the establishment of a southern judicial district iu Indiana.

By Mr. Cannon, of Illinois,(providiug for a penalty for mailing obscene matter and prohibiting lottery circulars passing through the mails.

By Air. IJartzel, for the payment of a portion of tho import duties in legal tender notes.

By Mr. Glover, extending the jurisdiction ot the United. States Circuit Court in suits against corporations.

By Mr. Bland, to exclude the State of Maine from the provisions of the act of May 10, 1872, to promote the development of the mining resources, also giving to the State of Missouri all lands therein selected as swamp and overflowed lands.

Bv Mr. Franklin, for a branch mint at Kansas City. By Mr. Phillips, Qr a.public building at Jefferson City.

By Mr. Wiiahire, to establish the judicial district of Oklahoma. By Mr. Oliver, to reduce the interestbearing public debt, to provide a uniform currency aud limit." the amount thereof, and make it equal in valse ,to specie also to call a joint convention of all civilized nations, for the purpose of establishing a uuiform "ayfetem^of weights.measures and coinage through out the civilized world.

By Mr. Williams, f5r the improvement of Kenosha and Racine harbors.

By Mr. Burchard, of Wisconsin, for the improvement of the harbors of Manitowoc, Two ltivers and Sheboygatr.

By Mr. Luttrell, to prevent the naturalization of Chinese and Mongolians.

The Houso then, at 3 o'clock, went into committee of the whole on the state of the Union (Wood in the chair) on the Centennial Exposition bill, and was addressed by Hopkins, Chairman of the Select Committe, who argued that tho National honor was involved in the success of the exhibition, and that there could bo no extremity of financial distress that ought to cause an American Congress to falter in voting an appropriation to preserve the good name of the Government,as the National' unity was valueless withcut the National honor. Referring to the National advantages of the celebration, he said that one of those would be to show that Southern men were neither Dukes of Alva or Spanish inquisitors, but were men and brethren. The spirit of 1876, would bring its inflaence on the people, and under that influence all animosities and all angry memories would fade away. The passage of the pending bill by the aid of these, the sincerity of whose patriotism bad been unjustly questioned, would conduce to that consummation so devoutly to be wished.

Mr. Waddell said: If it were supposed that tne irritating discussion of last week would have driven men away from tho support of this measure, he sincerely hoped that the result of the vote would only add another illustration to the many already given of how utterly impossible it is for some people to understand and appreciate the spirit which animates other people. He and his associates acquitted their Northern brethren of all responsibility for that discussion. They had understood it fnlly, for It was transparent that the motive which underlay the introduction of that subject, and attaching to that motive its exact value they simply looked down upon it ah(f passed by the whole subject. They wished disturbers of the public peace to understand' that, notwithstanding the spirit exhibited, they Were too good patriots and too sincere men to allow that spirit either to control them or to serv© as an example for them. They wished to maiiltaiD the honor &nd character of the American union, and they would do it if they wore allowed. One element had not been heard from in that discussion—the element of the Southern soldiers in the late war of whom he was one. They hadjsat in silence and taken the fire ,^^wbich the gentleman irom

fcii.Maine

(Blaine) had opened on them, with no other feeling than that of gratitude for having escaped* trom so terrible an enemy as he (Blaine) must have been during the battles of the late war if now when fhat gentleman's hair was silverine. and his natural *orc® P®r~ ceptibly abating, be could develop such intensity of spirit, how must his plnme have waved_ in the fore front of that conflict wmoh had occurred at the time when he (Blaine) was young, and strong and healthy.

That

referred

follows: By Mr. McDonald to provide for the appointment of clerks of the courts of the United States in the District of Indiana.

element had not yet

spoken. It could roibe goaded into discussion, an the contrary, it had exhibited a spirit Which he believed American people woulJ not soon .forget.

had met a storm of ^hate and

perseention, as the swan meets the billows with breast of down he kpew aome gentlemen who had been engaged in the same cause with him, who £ad not intended to vote for this bill before that discussion', but who now intended to support itso as to set an exampleof patriotism, and if there were .any of them who still opposed this bill,' he appealed to

them

to unite with h»m in

doing an act which would only promote the honor and advande the inter

est of the country, and peace and happiness ot the people. Mr. Sheakly offered an amendment that tho entrance to the Centennial grounds and buildings shall be free on the fourth of July, and on Thursday of each week.

Air. Willi3 oppose a the bill as. unconstitutional, and denied that the faitc of tho Government was? pledged in the matter.

Hewitt, of New iork. r.na Chiti-en-den spoke in support of the bill \rlthout tauing action on the bill the committee rose.

Williams, of Wiscousin, introduced a

proposed

amendment to constitution.

Referred. It is supplementary to the amendment proposed by Blaine,which prohibits the distribution or control of any sohool fund or school lands to or by sectarian schools, and is designed to extend to prohibititioi. It is in these words: Neither shall money be rais. by taxation in any state be appropriated for the maintenance of any sectarian school or sectarian institution. The House at 5 o'clock adjourned.

MOKNINCi SESSION.

Washington, Jan. 19th.

Air. Bland offered a resolution calling for information on the subject of the trausfer of lands within railroad limits allowed to the- union soldiers. Adopted.

The Speaker then called the committeos for reports. Afr. Springer introduced the constitutional amendment providing thut Congrpss shall not puss any special or local laws in regard to granting pensions, bounties, lands or prize money or for correcting records of any department in relation thereto granting relief to any person, or authorizing payment of any claim giving to any corporation, association or individual right to lay R. R. tracks nor confer sny special and exclusive privilege on such corporation, regulating the practice of courts so that in cases where general law can be made applicable, no spec-ial law will beinacted, and that courts mav determine if any special law could be embraced in the general enactment. Referred.

The House then went into committee on the whole on 'Jie state of the union. Mr. Wood in the chair on the Centennial appropriation and was Redressed by Phillips of Kansas in advocacy of the bill.

Air. Harrison followed on the same side alluding to the suggestion that the Honse by its vote on Mulinans resolution of 14th of Dsc., had committfd it

self

against all subsidies. He recalled the fact that when that resolutions was offered Mr. Hoar had asked whether it would not cut off centennial appropriation, and that Holman distinctly stated that he did not consider the word -subsidy in that resolution as covering the centennial appropriation. Th? House, therefore, had voted for than resolution with a reservation in favor of the centennial not a .mental reservation, but an outspoken reservation.

Rai2roal Accident—An Attempt at Lynching. Cincinnati, Jan, 19.—The mail train going south on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, ran into the rear end of a freight train, near Iiangton, O., yesterdaj', dislocating the shoulder of Mr. Hogg and slightly injuring a lady passenger.

A mob of 200 men assembled in the vicinity of the residence of Richardson, who was murdered by bis wife in Massillon, O., last Sunday, and fearing that they should harm Mrs. Richardson, she was removed by the cheif police to Canton, O.

Expressmens Convention. Boston, Jan, 19.—The 7th annual session of the Expressmens Mutual Benefit association, was held in Faneuil Hall to-day. 102 delegates from all parts of the country were present. President Geo. Bingham, of Pittsburg, delivered an address, embodying the financial statement. The total membership is 32-JS, Receipts for the year were 927,19 dollars expenditures 915,74 dollar. Iu 7 years the association has paid 329,148 dollars on 156 claims for the benefit of numbers. "5 v- •,-*

Failures.

DRAIN MERCHANT FA.ILEO.

London, Jan. 19—S. Radford & Son, extensive grain merchants of Liverpool have suspended. It is thought the liabilities will be exceeded by the assets.

BOOK TUBIilSHEKS FA1T.URE. i0?

Boston, Jan. 19.—W. C. Qell & Co, Book publishers have called a meeting of their creditors,.I. C. Taylor® Co. an old established house in the foreign fruit trade have suspended.

A Legislative Bow

San Francisco, Jan. 19.—The Wilcox assemblymen of Maripaso county, yesterday assaulted Mr. Somers, the reporter for the Chronicle in the Senate chamber, immediately after adjournment, striking him with a heavy cane, and inflicting serious injuries. The attack arose from reflections 'on Wilceck's course rela'ive to the San Francisco land grab. Wilcox was arrested and releesed on bail. There is much indignation here and at Sacramonto.

Indiana Editors la New York. New York, Jan.. 19.—A party of editors and. others attached to the press of Indiana arrived in i^is last evening from Philadelphia, where tliey have been visiting the Centennial grounds. The party will start for home via Pennsylvania R.

That Turkish Trouble.

Ragusa, Jan. 19.—Six Turkish battallions were routed yesterday between Ragusa and Trebinja by insurgent's, under Gen. Peko. The Turks had three hundred killed and many wounded. The insurgent loss was thirty, but many wounded.

Beecher-Honlton Imbroglio. New York, Jan. 19.—Mr. Henry C. Bo wen, yesterday received a^note from the examing committee of Plymouth church, asking hitn to meet L. V. White, a Wall street broker, before the committee this evening.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

Xondon, Jan.

19—The

demand for

monej? is very quiet at the Bank of England. There is little doing outside, all suitable gold arriving is taken for export.

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SOLONS.

THEIR DELIBERATIONS YESTERDAY.

Sort Ek-sicil to iiic Scn&t? Kentuefcj.

THE SENATOR FROM IOWA.

Des Moines, Jan. 18.—S. J. Kirkwood received in the Senate to-day 40 votes Shepherd Leffler 9. In the House Kirkwood received 68 Lt filer, 28.

LOUISIANA.

New Orleans, Jan. 18.—Sypher, Republican, offered a resolution to declare vacant the seat of any Senator who absentfe himself ten days without premission of the Senate. This resolution was intended to vacate .the s§at of Senator J. B. Eustis, elected to the United States Senate, now on his way to Washiugton. The resolution lies over, under the rules, and will be passed to-morrow. A bill was Introduced in the senate, amending the charter" of the city of New Orleans, by abolishing the present form of the Government and reviving the old system of two boards of aldermen, as suggested by the property holder's union.

THE T5UCKEYES

ColumbU3

the

O. Jan. 18.— In the pen-

ate to-day a message was received from Governor Hayes, nominating Josiah Scott, of Crawford, Richard A Harrison of Franklin, Wm. W. Johnson, of Lawrence, H. C. Whettman aud D. T. Wright, of Hamilton, two Republicans, one Liberal Republican and two Democrats to be members of

supreme court committee. A

bill was introduced to transfer the duties of state gas inspector to tne department of chemistry of the state agricultural and mechna'cal college.

THE MISSISSIPPIANS.

Jackson, Miss., Jan.lS.—The vote for United States senator in the sen* ate: Lamar, 89 Martin, 1. In the house: Lamar, 89 a Rspublican member voting blauk. It is said that in the private caucus, the Repualicans decided not to participate iu the election of senator, on the ground that the election was cairied on by fraud and violence. One wing of the Republican -party, desired to compliment Senator Alcorn, while the other wing desired to pay General A."Warner, late chairman of the Republican executive commit* tee, and ex-state senator and genera' of mi.itia, that distinguished honor.

Yesterday the atorney general fiied a hill in equity, bringing to light the doings of the notorious land grab and fraud called the Pearl River Naviga* tion company, of which Warner was treasurer. This tiM scheme windled the state out of a large sum, and the chief actors excepting Warner, have left the state. The bill and publication of particulars created such sensation that those WDO desi.ed to compliment Warner could not stand the pressure they were equally averse to vote for Alcorn, therefore the whole matter was compromised by voting blank.

THE KENTUCICIANS.

Cincinnati, Jan. 18.—The Kenlucky Legislature to-day, on the eleventh joint ballot, resulted as follows: -Beck. 100 Wadsworth, (Republican) 5,*Wm. Preston, 4 Proctor Knott 1 Williams withdrew before the ballot. Beck was declarad Senator from the 4th of March. The joint session dissolved.

Louisville, ICy., Jam 18.—The Democratic caucus having nominated J. B. Beck, the name of John S. Williams was withdrawn from the Senatorial contest. The ballot result, ed: Beck, Dem. 106 Wm. PrestonDem., 4, Proctor Knott Dem., 1 W. H. Wadsworth, Rep., 14. Preston and Knott were not candidates, and were only voted for by a few partial friends Beck will be Senator for 6 years, commence! ng March 4th 1S77, He has been identified with Kentucky politrc3 for the last ten years, and represented Ashland, Henry Clay's old district, in the house of Representatives for six years after the war. Beck is able aud industrious,' and will do well in the Senate.

Crimes and Casualties. HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED. New Orleans. Jan. 18.—George Morris, colored, convicted of the murder of Sarah Jones, was to day sentenced by Judge* Steele to be hanged at such time as the Governor shall.appoint...

POETIC JUSTICE.

Pittsburg, Jan. 18.—John Campbell, aged 56, in a supposed attempt to burglarize residence on Pennsylvania avenue by breaking the window, in the back yard early this morning, cut the main artery of his left arm, on the glass, and bled to death in a few minutes.

A SMART CONVICT.

Columbus, O., Jau. 18.—Fired J. Kelley, a twenty year convict, sent from Cuyahoga county for attempting to distroy by fire Watchers block in Cleveland, In order to secure an insurance of $10,000 on property which was found to have been removed before the building.was set on fire, he escaped from tl:e penitentiary yesterday by concealing himself in a box. The prisoner was assisted by a son of one of the attaches of the prison who has since confessed his complicity and will be sent to a reform school*

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HOTEL JIURNEU

New York Jan,19—A fire at Canarsie Long Island, this morning destroyed hotel and railroad depot. Loss ?40,00J Insurance f25,000.

GERMAN BANK.

Augusta, Me., J^. -The State Temperance

Committee

Each Trying to Outdo the Qtlier on the Finance Question,

HOLM AN PROVES TOO SHAHP A TACTICIAN FORT IIS MA' BIN COUNPY kTATEfc-

MAN.

Statement of the Affairs off tli8 Savings Sauk.

A TIKMiOLMJ"7 INVESTIGATION 10 BE MADE OF THE INDIAN CONTRACT BUSINESS.

News From the Capitol.

CUTTING DOWN.

Washington. 18. The hoiue committee on appropriations will probably decide to report in favor of tho reduction of salaries on consuls, at least ten per cent, throughout the ,s world, and will abolish at least 00 consulators now receiving good salaries.

THE INDIAN INVESTIGATION.

The House sub-Committee on Indian affairs commenced their investigation to-day as to the manner of letting Indian contracts. They examined Mr. Koortz, of Pennsylvania who testified that he bid from twen-ty-five to fifty per cent, less for sup plying various articles for the Sautee Sioux than parties to whom the coutracts were awarded. The indiau: bureau will be called on for an explanation, as the committee seem determined to thoroughly sfft this ,, entire subject.

INVESTIGATION.

The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day authorized the chairman to appoint a sub-committee to investigate the affairs of the navy department, under the provisiona of. Morrison, and a resolution from the Committee ou Ways and Means. BEN WADE BEFORE SENATE COMMIT-

WashingtonJan, 17.—Ex-senator Wade made an argument before the senate (committee on public lands to-day advocating chrissiancy Bill to repeal the law which requires the northern Pacific R, B. Co. to pay the cest of surveying and conveying -. lands granted to it.

ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.

Washington, Jan. 19.—The Illinois Republican Association has taken, measures to prevent the appointment to office of any persons fraudulently.representing themselves to be residents of that State. Special

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ders

in presenting his resolution yesterday. He heard that Landers would present a resolution in favor of repealirig so much of the act as

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PRICE 5 CENT

WASHINTON.

Indiauapolla.„

Journal.

HOLMAN AND LANDERS.

Washington, Jan. 18.—The Democratic Senators, and some of the Demo-, cratsofthe House, are annoyed at Holman's conduct in presenting bis resolution of yesterday, declaring against the specie resumption act. Tne Senators are anxious to have stopped the offering of resolntions on finances, and there are intimations that a general caucus will be called to place the faithful under strict party discipline. The feeling is that a financial policy will be neveloped In due time, toy the ..J councils of the Democratic party Gongress, and until that developmentv occurs, Hoi man and Landers must be held down. Holman steals a march upon Jjaii-.

directs

the

resumption of specie payment in IMKV and then run away with Landers sugar. If the Banking aud Currency-..-* Committee fail to report a financial .^ measure before Monday next, Landers., will offer his resolution, instructingthem to bring in a bill which he has outlined.

THE FKEEDMEN'S BANK,

The commissioners of the Freedmen's Bank have submitted a report to the Senate which places its assets at f4,.j00,000. Eight hundred and sixty-one thonsand dollars have been collected, leaving about 1,000,000 yet to be collected. The names of over 2,000 creditors^are given from whom a balance is due.^ It is intimated thati very little of this: balance can be collected.

THE CENTENNIAL SUBSIDY. I.| The centennial bill.was again consid-^ ered by the Houso tO-day, but no con-^« elusion was reached. Several speeoh-^.^ es wore made for and one against. tbe^H the bill Hill, of Georgia, Reagan, -of-.--Texas, and ex-Speaker Blaine will make speeches for the bill during the last hour devoted to its consideration. It is reported that all tho Democrats from Illinois, except Harrison, will f, vote against the bill. A vote may bereached to-morrow. The indications are that the bill will pass by a handsome majority.

A President For the Cuban Republic New York, Jan. 19 —A letter from Havana states that on the 2oth of. December John B. Spotorus was/s elected President of Cuba Republic.

FOBRENT—vacantfor

Houses in dlfterent parts of

of the city. Also trade, ^a Mur-j ear old mare lor a lot

quire of Wm. Joatvcorner of oorteentmw^ and Sycamore Btreets.

Notice to Parties Contem- ^l plating Building.

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ClTY CLKKK's OFriC^

XBBRK HAUTK, I»n., Jan. 19,1875.

To alLivhom ir ma-y concern. &

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to-day

ed Governor Connou President. The attendance is good.

is hereby given that at a legu*^/

uTv of the Common Council* 1 .hectty ol Twre flaute, Ind., held at the.. chamber, on the evening of the' T8th^»y of January, 1876. the annexed re-,

g°»aoived?that0the

Boartt of Public Inr»-

nrnvements require all persons now buildfn? or who may build in

future, any house

or make any improvements, to comply with the provisions of an ordinance apvv

P^raea^v^resolution-ordered

to" be P£h

llshed in all tbfl papers.of the eity

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a^yorder'ofktfceCommon

18,1876.

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daysunder the signature of the Mayu •,

Council,Jan/

JAMES EDMUM1)3,

Mayor.

JoHWB.ToiB*KT,CityCUerk. [City papers copy aa abov* ordered