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NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, ISM.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
JTtAUDS IN CITY CONTRACTS.
4 HOUSE COMMITTEE OP INVESTIGATION.
* COMMITTEB OF flv"g i<> BB APi'dlMi:i? HY tim:
8PFAKIH.
tm n i wirti ra rn nuacm.1
Aiu\\v. Jan. 16v?Thep*HBg? by tba Assembly
tedaj ol Mr. House's resolution for on Investigation
of the local government of Um City ??i New-York,
] . w ;i ivtH'il i ute iim' aux let] among thc Democrats
)?.,.. 1 ..e nu tubers of that party in thc House ?lui
liol ,-.ile. alter he exhibition thev inaile (rf thelll
,. I ilasl r itflit. to BO on record again la opposition
l?an investigation, bal they eodeoTored in other
?nay-to make tile investigation a failure. Mr.
j;i< e. in an adroit manner, endeavored to prevent
the committee from having the assistance
of an expert eeeietant and counsel. Ile
brought op a statute which teemingly
prohibited the < mploysseat of such assistance uml
?hn.ituhd that the Speak.-i rule ont that part of
the resolution authorizing the employment of sueh
a.-i-tance. Speaker Sherd effectively and
promptly met thu icpno-t by declining to make
himself a Court of Appeals, in which position he
?was unanimously sustained hy the Republicans and
many of the Democrats. It only took Mr. Little?
john a few minutes, however, to demonstrate that
Mr. Rice's position wag untenable.
Mr. Maher, of Albany, who represents Daniel
Wanning, then endeavored to have an amendment
adopted, ordering a thorough investigation
of all the departments. a report to
be made by March If). As this would have been
a physical impossibility it was of course voted
down by the 1{. publicans. Senator Murphy gave
Mr. Van tott a pomt and that gentleman tried to
have the committee speciully dire- ted to Investigate
the Pottos Department. In answer to all them
uneadments Mr. Hoasemadeo telling speech show?
ing that bis it-elution empowered the committee to
Investigate any department in which it had reason
to believe there wea need ol it. He expressed his
Irmbelief that the rottenness in the New-York
city government was by no means confined to
Hubert O. Thompson's department. He
?aid that there had at various tines
l>een attempts made to investigate the
the government, bnt the surface had only been
skimmed. A thorough and impartial investigation
was Bended, and nuder his resolution could be had.
1 he Senate proposed to contine itself to one depart
?wat That madoit necessary for the Assembly to
go on.
A si Kt Ul. OOMMTTTBB PBOPOSKD,
Mr. Littlejohn supported Mr. House in an effective
manner, hut showing that such a thorough investi?
gation could only bc made by a special committee.
Mr. Unsted was at first inclined to favor referring
the qaostlon to tbs regular committee, but he said
that M tegular committee could carry out such
nu investigation as Mr. House called for.
Boneo bo withdraw his motion for a reference of the
matter to a goaaral committee, and supported Mr.
Littlejohn bl calling lot a special committee. Mr.
Boooevelt tad Mr. Howe and Mr. Erwin and Mr.
Hunt and Mi. O'Neil, in fact all the Republicans,
united on Ibis question and the Democrats w? re al
HOM -hamed Into silence. Mr. Dayton, of Now
York, wa* the only Republican who voted against
the resolution. Mr. Dayton, however, loves to be
iii the opposition, uud his name is much more prom?
inent in tho negative than if recorded among ion
sud more who voted in tho afflrmativa,
MB BOQ4BVKL1 io I>? ' H.UitMAS*.
Great interest is shown to-night in the compo?
sition of the committee th it ?will make this Invest i
gation. Mr. House and Mr. Littlejohn, who took
nebs prominent nari in passing tho resolution,
both reqnesfed the speaker to he left off the oom*
llilllee .1- they desired to devote themselves to leg
dilative duties here. It was conceded on all side
to.ii under Mr. Roosevelt's lead the investigation
would not only 1" thorough, bnt above oil question
i- to its Impartiality and honesty. Hem,
the Speaker bas -aid lo-niirht that be
would make Mr. Roosevelt chairman of the
committee. The remaining members have not
been decided upon. li is probable, how*
ever, thal the other two Republicans will be nen
equally w. il known with Mr. Roosevelt foi sturdy
I sty Htid ability.
"Jimmy" Olivoi is anxious to get on thi
? ?. hut it i not ' kely thal an) I ?? u<m ral ? I
thal i led to take p.iit in au i
nd. Men like Mr. Kiee, Mi. WY], h
a il Mr. K i lu moal talki I of.
Jt i- ' ie Renate < ommit lee will con
? ion li. d -n'<'-' ommit tee. thal
being Mf. Met 'ai I li9 has -aid th ti
be cannot ( York to take part in this in?
vestigation. S?naloi (illili- is thoroughly tn
I souk; good work i- expected from lu
i oms
'THE DIS! i ' IS DETAIL
AV IN'. ? -Iii. Uli'V Ol ntK TIIAROKH AGAINST Mi:
>. ion.
- ' I IClllIVI'.l
Ai.bavt, J '' fae Assembly resolved to-day
ii Invest igate Unix rt O. Thouin
? i iol-." This will make tba third
inp ti'- [??' 'iii,u transactions
ot the Com; lis-ioi i r of Public Work- of New*York,
The Grand Jnr>'of New-York i- already al work
? strange contracts. The Senate
Committee on Cities received orders last night to
m kean inquirj about tl.em. and to-day Speaker
b ? rd, of iii. Assembly. w;is authorized to ap
i ' ? omi littet of five to Investigate the
t'itv I> -. 1'he number of |iersona delriufl
? i be " unbalani i -1 bids" in Mr.
..in may -? em larg' . bul the Asst m
l' ? v, ih Gcueral Husted when be said
i p so pe and verge i no igfa for In
- "in iln Department of Public Worka
li- ? ? eel to entrust its hives
t to a spei ial committee, there waa
s long ' : .ne. li mould bo said thal
' met in an undecid il mood
I not to orde r au investigation. Raving
b ited bj fbi Semite, it was thought thal
iti l L>e good p ilicj lu i reste another inves
i ? i- involving the State in more
?v ll Ho ? .of Ne w-York, the anthea ol
tl n solution, c ailed the doe nmenl
I lr. Howe, ol New->York, inquired il
'' ? would prevenl the As
?* on < ities from co-operating with
tb itteeoul itiem In the work ol in
X( heard < kpreened Ibo opinion
1 Mr. Ho re th n said thal be would
1 ere tolutioa so as to provide that
the Uti - thould work toother.
i.-' i ...i i,,i? -,*., OUUMITTI ? -
1 ~ oedMr. How,, motion.
I" bis opi ,- ample room foi two cu
three committee* to wink m the Department ot
Public Works, Recently the State had witnessed
I ' ' ? on i nd o ' anal Committee
e . ged separately in btvaftigating canal fraud.-.
? ? in!., both bodiesdiacovered fraudulent trana
actions and were of great use to the state. There
te he no objeetioa to having two legislative
< in.- at work on tho tamo subject. They
could norh on different lines and not ink-rf ere vt iib
M? !. other, If they could courteously work to?
gether well and good. Hut it was his experience
thatCQHiialttsoa atj tho finagle and Assembly did
not work Wall together. There were questions of
pr- ed .mc-(onstuiitly arioing, aud dividedauthcui
t.v wai always bad.
Mr. Howe insisted upon the passage of his amend
BWat He tiffani with Mr. Unsted about tho
advisability of having two finamlftooa Ono would
be amplv sufficient. Tho investigating committee
Could be uiucje to consist of suh-e-oiumitteos of tlie
Com mit tees on Cities of the Senate and Assembly.
DgPABTMBBrri NF.KDINO UlVBgfIOAT10*.
Mr. House pointed out that his resolution gave
Maeh Aore power to the Assembly Committee on
vitus thau had been awarded to the Senate C'om
fcitiee ou Cities hy the ?euale. The Senate inves
agkiiun was limited to the Department of Public
works ol New-York| but the Assembly Committee
?a Cititss was uuthoiized to investigate other do
eHtUaenU, ii a waa leaned that they were cor
raptly managed. Frauds had cropped ont in tho
Commissioner of Jurms' dapartBMflt, and thc
Mayor had raeoatly made lorinna ehargee againsl
the Deportment of Taxes and aaaananente. Othet
departmc nts al-o wi ie ausptictftd eif being in a bad
condition. The a? embry committee, therefore,
eouiil not well work with tho Sena te committee,
limited a- the latter committee waa to a shiels do*
partmOBt in making the investigation. Ile earliest ly
hoped that the Assembly would not adopt Mr.
Howe's motion. In bis opinion, tho Assembly was
Of equal dignity with the Senate, and had a right,
therefore, io make an independent investigation of
.Mr. Thompson's transactions. Tho action of tba
Senate in authorizing its Committee on Cities to go
to work investigating the "uubalaneed bids'*
should be disregarded by the Assembly.
MU IHici-KVri.l's VIEW'S.
Mr. Roosevelt said in substance:
If tills liivotigatlcm ts sent to my Committee on Cities
I aball tty to make it thorough and Impartial I eaunot
help thinking, however, thal a miall committee wooM ito
is-iter work. lt would ai-o take less members o?aj (Tom
this House U we had a sub-eommlttes to do the work,
Have mi. ti a oouuulltes worn In -ew-York on huturday*
ami Mondays. We tove a Terr large nam tier of mu.- bo?
nne u- lo consider and ought tu be here (luring tho Week.
Another thing. There baa been sesadal m tbs past rev
ganllngti.spenaeeof committee*. Hotel-keepesrs are
toospt to timi* legislative coiuiiilltees ure -ent to them
by a Ucueilcciit Providence amt charge aecorellugly. I
Inipeourliills will ls.1 kept low. I cannot agree wita Mr.
Howe's aiucuiliuciit. It is lor tins House to decide wholh
? i it ,-ii.cll Dane fUilianiliM-titatli.il. I think tlilsIIou*e
Niioultl have its own InveMiiratlou. This coiumitiec of
Investigation should take a jiniicial aitltinle. n should
rrj to Blake a thorough Investigation aud decide without
partisan buu upon tue evidence. At any rate, I hoi*! wo
?ball have a separate investigation.
A gPKClAX OOMMITTBB NBCBBSABT.
Dewitt C. Littlejohn spoke next as follows:
It has becu my misfortune or fortune to Witness the ap?
pointment cn manj special committees. Certainly on*
bau ot tacos investigation* have bern failures, au Im?
portant paper in New-York ha- made tenons charges
against Mr. Thompson. I take it that this investigation
should be made a thorough mvestlgatlon. I am opposed
to this mattel bemgreterred i<i a steading commute-).
If you rel er ii to the Committee on Cities you taJio lroni
that committee ten days or its time. Mr, thc practical
way to Jeal with this question ls lo have tue BpSOtBf ap?
point a special committee of Ure, three Bepobilesna ami
iwo Democrats, aud I make that motion.
Mr. Unsted? Whuuld you not weaken five com"
mit tees T
Mi. Littlejohn?Surely the withdrawal of eleven
members of various committees would be felt less
than the withdrawal of tho entire Committee OB
Cities from this House.
WABXBD nv TWBtr/fl BsJCaUTIBg.
Mr. Shoemaker, of OnondagaCoaaty, favored na
immediate) investigation. He remembered that
William 15. A-tor and otlmr eminent residents of
New-York had once conic to the* Legislature' ami
denounced the ruse jlitics ol' William M. Tweed.
lint the'Legislature-paid no attention to the com?
plaint, aud Tweed was thus enabled to steal many
millions more belonging to the city of New-York.
Very serious charges had been made agata et Mr.
Thompson. Tin'Legislature should bo warned by
its Indifference to aucfa charges in Tweed's day aud
make an immediate investigation.
Mr. O'Neil earnestly supported Mr. Littlejohn'i
motion for ? special committee ; arguing that this
was the euily practical way of making the investi?
gation.
Mr. Howe?The charges made were made by
Thk Ni w-YeiKK Tniui'M . Thal paper ozpreoses
satisfactioa with the' Senate investigating com?
mittee, lu my opinion the Legislature has done
enough. I nm willing to withdraw my aineuibnent,
as it is obviously unpopular. I move to lay this
re-solution on the table,
Air. Howe's motion was defeated.
Mr. House?Mr. Howe is nader a misapprehen?
sion as to tin-two resolutiona He calls attention
to the Grand .liny. Weil, there is a suspicion that
t hat Jury has been pat ked. _ i he District-Attorney
luis appointed two of Mr. Thompson's men us bu
as-islinits. Its Investigation will amouut to
naught, lu my opinion, Mr. LiUlejohus motion
foi a special committee onghl tobeauopted .
Mr. Dayton,of New-York, -aid there bad been
defalcation after defalcation In the New-York de?
partments, and au investigation was needed,
General Heath?1 like tue scope of the resolu?
tion. I he city of New-York is deeply stirred upon
this matter, lt seems to me that this Legislature
will lu largely occupied with tue attain of New
York and the more information we have the better.
Mr, Husted said that Lu the interest of harmony
ho would support -ur. Littlejohu'a motion. Mr.
Klee, of Ontario County, the Democratic leader,
aid he w as glad thal an Investigation was to be
made of the Department of Public Works. He
hoped that if would be a tail and in,partial investi?
gation, lu bis opinion aspee isicouiuiii tee had bet?
ter be appointed. He did think that the duties ol
the committee respecting other departments had
hei !??! be delined.
A -ililli. COMMITTEE PXAJflMOCSLY rv. m::i>.
Mr. Littb john's amendment milking tin- invest!
gating committee :i special committee wa- theu
adopted by a unanimous vote. A motion of Mi
la..in that I he committee should n pori .... ur be
tore Mar. h 15 was also adopted.
Mi. Ki c then, in behalf ol the Democrats, ap?
parently attempted to cripple the investigating
committee by moving tba! the words " the commit
too is authorized to employ counsel sod an expert
aeconntant" be -true kout. Ile thought the As?
sembly had no ouch power. Moreover, berecol
eeted bal eeo- ol the counsel in the westbrook
investigation had practically acted a- counsel . i
tho ace i ed j dge,
Mi. H. ?? 11 protested againsl the investigating
... imittee being crippled by the adoption ul tor.
hice's motion. Ni far us the w ntbrook inquiry n ?
cone iio-d be declared thal the investigation would
have becu a farce but foi Francis Lyude (stetson,
one ol the counsel te>r the State.
Mr. Rice's amend.ut was reject* 1; the Republi
utingagaiusl theamendiucni and tin- Demo?
crats in its favor. Ila' Democrats t hen attempted
to cripple the committee by overloading it with
work. Mi. Malian, o! Ubauy, moved thal tbi
iniu ce shoulet also be instructed to investigate thc
Dock. lax. lle.uth, Harks and Charities depart
- ni New York * Uy. Mr. Van c ott, another
Democrat, moved that the Tome Department be
included*
IKBIuUS CIIABGEa ARAIBSl rill hi : \i: I MENT9.
Mr. Roooe ? lt saids
l hope these amendments will he ail..,
? hsve b i n in ale ajtatn t iii<> Parks. But dehultc
es shoulet he n I loulil tie uni. r to.nl now
i ml tbs commilte ? it<' that il ;? irtmi i
I tai ' ? iou ?' .-o . ?? have ii'-i ii mi, le.
Certaiulj very serious charges bari been made against
t: ? Pohi. U< partiueuU
Mr. < Uiver?l move that the I'olice Depa rtmenl be
ej i epied. lt is a non-partisan board and is a good
Olie.
Mr. Erwin?ft seems tome thal an attempt is
being inadobythe Democracy to load down tlu
littee. twcnlj ttvc cuuinittteea couldn't do
the work. I hops the amendment will not be
adopted.
lue Detnorr.itic atnendmcnte were then voted
down bva vote of forty-three to seventy-three.
i in-in it -il n .".at io:, was theu adopted by a vote ot
101 to ave. lin' negative votes were given bj
Dayton. Higgius ano .lei., l ol New-1 oik; li.own,
ot sjcboiuirie, ami Felton,ot Fulton.
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IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
CONTRACT LABOR IB MUaOBI BAT! RDAY KS&sToXS
?VABIOtTS ntl.ts.
imOll Till. M.'.I LAB i.nllKI -li'M'I.M or TIIK Tfillll'SK.)
Ai.iiANv, .lan. 15.?The contract labor system in
tie- Mate prisons la apparently to n< elvo a thorough
examination, ihe demagogue! who have beaa
calling upon the Legislature to sweep
away hastily the entiresv-t. ni will h.-disappointed.
To-day Mr. Hovre. tho chairman ol tim Committee
on State Prisons, reported favorably bia own bill
authorising a State Prison Coauuaaioa. lt is
understood that the vote in the (ommit toe was
unanimously in favor of the bill. Mr. Howe's
denian la to take tba question ont of polities if be
can. He hopes that the Democrats of tho Assembly
will follow the example of the Democrats in his
committee in looking with favor upon
the lull. The Itcpubliciuis aie already
pledged to its support, lu Cltr,;t the bill pledges
the i/C({islrtture not to tako any action on the con?
tract labor system in the p boon till a commutes of
experts has investigated th* system, learned it
benefits, and its evils; and reported to tho Legista,
titre. The Commission ls to bs appointed
by the Goveruor with the conssnt of the
St-nste, Undoubtedly Governor Cleveland will
appoint men as members of tho Com
miseion in whoso judgment the people of
the htate can put entire trust. Mr. Howe will e all
up his bill in Committee of the Whole to-iuuiiow,
and attempt to pass it.
The Henate to-day de-bated for an hour Senator
I oLiUuieel ea 3lh Pus*. \
OPERATIONS IX TONQUIN,
THE KINi; OF ANAM AND FRANCE.
THE IT.I'.M II DIPLOMATIC KEI'ltv-U N . A liVI I 0h>
MAI! V lil c IIVl D.
Pang, Jail. 15. Admiral Peyron, Iftaiatei ?>f
narine, bas received the following Uiaigiaai from
iia-\oi,datedJaaaary8: "Since the er.pture of
Sontav, there have been fewer pirates near Ha-Kol
find Hal-Phong. Th" Black Plagahave bntmed sev?
eral villages on the left bank of the lilack River.
We are making reoonnoissancea, The ptratea
threaten the province of Nam-Dinh, but Colonel
Urionval's columns are pursuing them everywhere.
M. Tricou is at HueV'
Prime Minister Terry lins received the following
telegram from M. Tricou, tho French diplomat ie
representative in Anani, dated Hurt, January 5:
" The young KitiK anil the members of the Coomal
exercising the regency formally received me to?
day. The ceremony was without precedent, and
was conducted with Oriental pomp. The King de?
sired me to convey to the French Government thc
assurance of his respect and devotion, and ex?
pressed a hope that the severity of the treaty stip?
ulations between thc two countries would be miti?
gated. I Maand the King of our sympathy and
good-will. The King was crowned limier the name
ol' Kion-Phug, w uich signifies the'Height of Fe
Unity.' The power is held by one of the Re-gents,
who was formerly a leader of the revolution. Ho
iodiapOOed to follow our counsels."
Two attaches, of the Chinese Legations to Spain
and the Uniteil States gre visiting England and
France, and fas liyaro infers that, their visit is
connected with the offer of the Qovemment of the>
United States te> mediate between France aud
China.
Lomon, Jan. 15.? 77i? Telegraph says it is author?
ised to state that the Maranie Tseng, the Chinese
Ambassador, is still a.tutting instructions from
Pekin.
A fecal news agency states that the report thal
the Marquis Tseng, tue Chinese Ambassador had
arrived at Calais. France, is unfounded. He re?
mains at his resident e in Folkestone1.
EL MAHDI'S FOLLOWEBS INCBEAfflHO.
un: mifik gBBOuaai ie> .nils ran pbophbt?bbtb
FOKCIMKVTs POM Tag K.iiYPTlANS.
London, Jan. l-l.?Tba correspondent of Th*
Wangara* anya ii la reported that tho Bheik Boaoaaal
is advancing to join Kl Mahdi. If this report is
true, Egypt la in the greatest danger, because tho
influence of Senoussi extends along the whole
North Afrii-a littoral to Egvpt, throughout the
Syrian de-ert and among the Arab tribal border lag
upon tho -uez Canal. From Tripoli to Uungula or
to Alexandria is on v from fifteen to twenty (lavs'
eamel-osareh. lt has been decided to raise a Turk?
ish contingent, to be? recruited principally in Al?
bania, which shall form a third brigade of the
Egyptian army. The ofioen are to be English.
Tho Frons ft asor inflow states that the-display of
energy at tho Wool lob Arsenal, and the arrival
thereof immonse stores such as are recjiured by an
anny on the inarch, have" given rise to the belief
that the Eaglish Cabinet will soon doeida to dis?
patch reinforcements t<> the army in Egypt. A moun?
tain battery, peek-saddles and harness for camels
were- shipped to Egypt to-day.
PABJB, Jan, 16.?Advioea received from Cairo
state that a committee bas been foi mod to protect
oommercial mtereeta in tba Soudan, and that tho
committee will address a petition to tho Kim ive
protesting againsl the abandonment ol thc Soudan
by the Egyptian Government,
CaTBO, Jan. 15.?The Economic Committee, rev
cently appointed by the Khedive, recommends the
discharge of flufteeu hundred native officials. Abd
el-Kader, the Minister of War, estimates timi the
evacuation of the- Soudan will occupy seven mont hu'
time, and Involves an expenditure <>t ?1,000.00 >.
I he appointment is gazetted ul Clifford Lloyd ai
rnili-t-M-i.ict.ii v ol the Interior,
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SPANISH COMMERCIAL RELATION8.
Maubitj, Jan. 15.?Al i banqnei given lani even?
ing by the iie-e- trade leaden to celebrate the con?
clusion of commercial ti i' ??- between 'pam and
various countries, Scftoi <; ira >a, Minister of Foreign
Allaire, .? 11.--I Gallestra, Miniate] of Finance, and
Si loo Mmet, Miiii-t'-i "i the Interior, were pres?
ent. In ih" sjH'eebesdelivered gr< al -ires- wa aid
upon t' effect the provisioa >' treaty
made with Aiueri a viii have npon Spanish trade.
In a conversation npon po.iticai affairs, S< ftoi I
??'..i .ml: " Like the majority of 3panisb ftepub
in ans, 1 am favorable to the principle of :i. e trude
asa me;'nsoi imprm iugour relations with England,
France and lhe l niied States, l bese an- on r oin ural
lu.- Lu isl]- peaking racea on uoih ridea
oi un- Atlantic uave nu bettoi friend iii Europe
tl.an my sell, even tbougb I bavi uueti i i uw
aeuied ir.nu the ir forcijj i j. ilicy."
Aili, v-i - Vi tr i i.nd m\i:d.
lu tin- cha ml.e-i of Deputies to-day Selim C i-tclar
ceiudemned King Alfouao * visit to Germany, declar?
ing thal it was inopportune and imprudent, be
lt did hostility to France. He deprecated ii
of adventure, and charged IbeSagasta M::;
witb becoming a tool ol Qemiany. "When
all latices are c.Iiui.il," lu--aol, "th y ihould be
with Eugluud, the We tera powen iud tb Uni led
Calli el to OKli-l for al?
tin',.i.,.- thc i ? ' ? -i many.
i lu- uiir.i'll ue ? Aituij ', the late Min?
ister of Fun defended thi King's visit to
(iel man v, to wbi .... leal -igu.ii
i am ej vs ;i- attai ai il.
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MR CHAMBERLAIN'S VIEWS.
LOBTXiB, Jim. 15,-Jo ? 'iii ' ti ne ."ri lin. presi?
dent of the Board < f Trade, dell ? i h ai
.-tlc lani night, lb insisted that the im?
proved state ol Ireland i - due to tho Land Itel
rather than to the Crimea tot. Concern.us Egypt,
Slr. Chamberlain said: " Ih ? du:., e-i Uei Map
Government i- clear. England has asaum d
a <liiili w li ie h -li" ran mt ne ifee t, -h.
cannot aba lou Egypt to anarch .',aud, on the ot hi i
band, she may neil and must bul 1:0 back eu th
assurances v h she bas giveu Egypt. I'betask
i- prob i !. more difficult Fbsu li os -d to
ti. aud its a complisnmeut may occupy a lunger
time than .var, ant icipate -I.
PLANS OF IRISHMEN AND NIHILISTS.
LoM).i\, .lan. 15.?It [estated thal the ofBeiala in
St. Petersburg have obtained i of u lette;]
in cipbei n h1' h was found fe the fedgiogs of a Ni?
hilist in Loudon who h cl been i loselj eommnnie it
iug with Irish uMl.oiii.-nt-. I'hs letter, ii i- be
..it.ie ks upon Emperor
William and tho Czar.
A BANQUET COMMEMORATING FORKTOWN.
I'aki.s, Jan, 15.- A ii.nii|iiet in commemoration
of the snireadsrof Torktowo was git in at the Hotel
tinentul te-nlgUt, General Boulanger, tbs Margins de
Rochambeau, pwsMoil Mr. M..inn. tbs United
States Minister; Hr. Walker, the I int'-d u
lon-ul c.i-u.i.ii; Senator VVludom, of Mium
iota| Colonel Lichtenstein, anet ? majorlti ol
tim Frauen delegatei wno attended tin- Vorktowo
eeatensry in l-.-i, were presen 0 .; Bo i
proposed * toasl to Presldeui Artnur, to whick Mr Morton
responded. Ml Waiker prouoaed s toast to
Prsahlent Gravy, i olonel Ll ibtmistetn reapond
Ihff. liofor? tin benguet n oable meinaga was
?eui to l're.-ildeui \nliur, speaking ei tue pleasout riioi
lectlwn wiik-ii iu? rn in ii dalsgateM retain ol their recep
ti au m the L'mtod 9tuf*.
A MEW HONOR POH MR. LOWELL.
LoxdoKi Jan. 15.?Mr. Lowell, Qnltod staten
Mlninte?rtor.nirUnil,haii accepted the pr.-nideii-r of the
lUruilliKhaiu leliel Mullum! inst.lille foi l-l
??
THE MERSEY TUNNEL.
Livhbi'ool, .Lin. 15.?Tho boring ed the tun?
nel linden the M.-r.-e-y Uiver, oooneettag the Cheshire and
Lancashire merna, iras an rr r/1****"' to-eav,tes work
mea from both etdeoof the river ?mifeg aaa aoaveralngi
THE WHITE ELEPHANT IN LIVERPOOL,
LnrgftrooL, Jun. 15.?The ih tamer from
Ham, with Ilaruuui'K white elephant on iKi.ud. lum ur
rivadatthU port- The elephant will l>e takes le the
Lanena Zoological (iardeiu, auJ. alter being ?iiuliu-i
there fur a few wrejkA, wUl be Ukaa to Pal m. It WUI ?'?
tent to Aiuarlca rn May.
THE GLASGOW HTOCK-MAllkT.T LX? HLD.
Glasgow, Jun. IS.?Then ia mach exetto
Bieiit at the Stock Excbaiia? of thia aity,ewtag <u ^?
et-,-Ure- In TSlUQI of the loading BOffflsfe and "coltish rnli
wayaod Canadian seourittea a reported eoOapse ta
Mooka on the New-York Excbamre, together ?lih
ile-tim-.ii, ii, ii railway war,directly afleeto the Glasgow
market, vblch tat heavily Involved,
AN AMERICAN DREDGE BURNED.
(nv i i sr hm urn BOOTH ABEMCAg CABLB. I
Pavama, .ii h. 15?viu Qalventon.?American
drtii e Nu. 'j w..s nKallf aestroysd by Ire yesterday.
Loss, gi00,000; nauwtred, The tim la supposed te have
1.sol in,-liiiI'.ir. iiri.-m. The linlinct lo?s to tue canal
Comp,my la rou.ilil.-rnlile.
??*
FOREIGN NOTES,
MAavJBBBTBBj .Tan. UL?1 he aottoa nunufae turer-thave
Bee Med lo continue the straggle wltn tho strikers.
Measures are to be takes to restrict the supplies of eper*
atiw s.
Boan, Jan. 1 fi.?The ?eeond procession of pilgrims freini
nil parti of Uah vi cited to-day the tomb of Victor Kman
ue-l In the chanel in the Pautheoa, Bad pl.ne-d wreaths of
dowe? upon lt.
Lrvaamou Jan. 15.?Tao white itar lina ilcamnr
Celtic IniM airivcvl ut thin port ami wa- docked. An inves?
tigation inn ber condition ulm** that, with lacoioaplhiii
of her luuiieii shaft, the \ ssssl i- pe I feetly hound.
Lcixnoiet, .jnn. l.").?An anarchist aaa been arrested at
ff Bashers'i wno bi ls suspected of being the author of the
attempt to blow np the office of the Chief of Police at
Frankfurt on tao Male on Qotober BB.
I/imm)?c, yan. .r, ?Pesnaaatee has be-cn riven to Cap?
tain Chadwick, the Naval Attache of thc American Let-';*
Bea, to viHit tno (lovnmiiient Do k Tarda nt Pottauouth
to make- eepoolal inquiry relative to maebine guns.
Paw*, Jan. in.?The aimii.il rciiuietn for the soul of
Niilioln.ii (h. waaoalebraasi to-day lu the Church of st.
Augustine.
Loudon.Jan. 15.?At the oia Hailey to-day the trial of
Wolli ami Boadarand for unlawfully being lu poaooaelon
efoaptoslvas waa continued.
A SENSATION AT A FUN ERA L.
Tilt SUPPOSED DBAD 1'1-K-oV OIVEI skins <n lil i
?TllK tmUBBTABI lt ASTOUND D.
hit TKi.KuiMin io ian raratnrn.|
Jkfkersonvii.i.k, Ind., Jun. 15.?A well
known Uiwnail. Mrs. Lucinda Neely, wa* taki -n suddenly
Ul a few naya age, and bs two hour-i was pumouiweil
Seed, He-art dftseaOO waa assigned ns the cause. The
funeral waa set for thia morning and un naassaas num
herol people were tn attend mee. The Hermon wan
preaebed, eurrowiag frieads bad taken their buri kMk at
I he lace ol their loved one, uinl the undertaker ivan iihout
to pine the lid on the imbil, winn a glance at the mip
posed corpse raUHixl bim tu draw bael with au cxeluma
1 lem of horror All wm eonfiiHlnii tu au Instant as the
preacher osld "She ia not dead."
lt appears that put aa tbe ooah) lld wan about tobe
jil i eil over the fae.-, a flush aud slight tremor SS of one
in ., deep irate ttruxgle tor iii'- p uv l over tao n -e? and
fal., bvery means ls now bung used to restore Mrs.
Neely to consciousness.
INDICTED *F0R ABS OUT.
accused ok having Bia PBOPSBTY blrnkd to
IBCCBB INst'ltANCE.
[BT TElF.UIUril Tl) TllK TRIRrVE.l
JaJIBBTOWB, N. Y., Jan.If).?Charles L. Jef?
fords, Detovaa Cooee, ead B. T. Doolittle were rndtfted
by the (iiand Jury sn tine, at Mayville last wc>ek for arnon
ni the tl.Iid iii-kree. They were arraigned before Judge
LewM io-d;iy. Jeflorrt* pleaded uot guilty and gave iiail
lo appeal Bt the next taral of court, Doolittle gave
ball. Cease waa unable to do so, and waa remanded to
Jail. The charge against them lu that Jeffords hired
other* to hum the loungo manufactory Of Jeffords, Hailey
A Co., which ?a< entir.'ly consumed December 7. Jeffords
owned the building audwasauMasber sf the Unn. The
property wa* In mi red for $10,000, nearly tho real value
', .i-.-coulcssecl when Hist arrested. \i nj believed that
Doolittle baa tunnel Stale's evtelciice ami OOUfesaed
ben,ie tin-e .rand Jury Tin- iiisuianeo companies will
ae*lat in tbs prueecuuem at tbs ooming trial, je-ifonis
bas been a leadiug business man bete, member of the
? 'bautaugua Board of Trustees, is a promment member of
tuo MetuiMii-t Kp i rn -opal church, and formally owned an
extensive axe ami eu_e i.ii anufactory here, bul made
sn assignment recently. An Inventor] of his property,
j.i m. compli i'il. ibowa it lo i.e wm iii iriiio.iioe); liabilities
uud costs ol the Lriiii may aaceed inls,
AS OLD MA S'S R0MA& TIC BISTORT.
;nr tci KunAm td the tribcnk.i
Clbtklakd, Jan. 15.?An old man of eighty
eight |, ii unod Ko* n itein, wrote a letter io Ute Boetoty for
the tr,. aaizatiiiii of Charity the otiicr day,anbin, for food.
Ile waa found bj a reporter to-day la a shanty in adostt
tUte rendition. Ile tells tbs following curioiiH -tor> :
" in my younger days i was a captain of artillery in the
.?-wi.li.h miny. I wan born lu Stockholm, and I lOOStVed
my education at the Cartberg bUUtsry Academy. My
rlgbi linne ls Gustav* Von Roaensteln. Tbi B wanstelna
were an obi Swedish family, of wuich I am toe last My
motbei wass Baronness von I boru lu Silesia
ii ?,i-1 in- - , .,iu b,mi,t. ivie n i .. revel ition tor the over
I i. ruadotio, the french usurper, failed, I wita
eas exiled.
?? 1 ai n\. el >. . i irk in l?3'l without any meana, the
, ' lovel 1111!??!11 lia- ii ,| all my prop itv.
i be i mic .i v. lute ? ? ihe r aud lion -?? | lintel.
; it tl .-u wi i . rears. 1 have nv.-.i m i leve
laud nearly forty-live years, I waa married ? Mew-York
.mill.. wife until ni r ii" it i ten years
? ?" I be ? rill be taken care "i bj the cu.mt
... ii.i p..
Bos ra \ u.i \i.\i i-M/' / r/v .
| nv ni i.-.i: vii' i ? -i\l
BOSTOB, Jan. 15.?Tho annual reunion of
the l..-!? a. lliimnl A -i I ?.'!.11 w.i. bald to-night al tbs
,; i non - those present were the Re
S. P. Peabody, i' WI nu E erett. President Carter, of
Williams, tue Rev. Horus Clarke, Kraaols II. D
James White, H. I i Ci i all, esq., Dr. George P.
... and M i; ??.--. i i.iei- Dr. Peabody spoke for
re; and Dr. i. ? rett sdvoc ite i tbe -
e..,-. k, armilnu thal by ll a -? '?? ol expresnlon is
luruisbed wulcUcan l)e trained ti no other >*i>, aud de
i ihil mai,n matu?- thould ...? abandoned sooner
ii ed :?
cat lou i- taut of the res ibu preparatory course in
\ .. .a the ? en
Uopalua
AMEHICAS VHASBEBKT GROWERS.
in r: i.:...un i i ) rue ram ?
Tbemtos, Jun. 15.?The \ ?>? ri an Crai
Orowera' Association held Its a i -n-e
House to-lay, and elected tbe follow! Pre*
blent, Dr.J. iii ,1 lentos Brett ? dent,
I'li.-i..!. B ld I, Pi lillie i"-ii; - ? and i . Dr.
K. rt. Merriman, Lakewood; seeie ry and I \
J. Kider, Tivnton; statistician. N. lt. I icli, KM ibethi
re|.|e- l.t.i.lVl lil rttil'e le I' lei A - Me i. 11 ll I ?-, III. J. II.
. I. ll I ?:. . . A. ,f.
linter, i ld, S. K. Kuli' i.
LAWLESSNESS IS HOMOS Uh SIED.
[nv ti:i l iUtPH i i ii riuiii'Ni-. 1
H'i-ir? >v..I.m. 15.?Dum tts hes recently Neut ont
from this etty Indicate that s sort of rahm <?r terror
Sere.:atiee of garroters rmi thuga, Bueb reports
are highly sensatloaal and eonrej an orran.i- b
-ina. There bave been half a dei a cases, i.i or lees
migrant, of bUus ? I md be
??.??ral Bclltto 'il their way
Into print. A e.i-i ? ia reported lo hive m
o ii red ?:, au alloy off Wa?bin?t4in-Ht. within ten feel "f a
i...!i. .- -t iii "i . tbi* in a ami. hut there bi ie>
ruaaouto iredll lt ai* an SCtU ll is i urn Di ??.
KIPER! *ENk \L IQBH I ITV RE.
IBT TRI ::..i: d'.I PO l IB nttROKal
Tbrbtob, Jan. 15.?At the anuna] meeting
of the maaagere of the N< esferesj Agrleultural Bxperl*
mentsl statiou, held al tbs State Douse mis aiornlng, tao
lagoefneef were eleeted: President, Thomai ii.
Dmlley; nee president. Williams, Ta>'lor: secretary,
John Demott j I rsa ure .j.e..' ? S'ctlsou; director ol the
station,Dr. Ueorgeli. Cook;ch 1st, trtkur T. Kool
ADMIRAL THACHER'S nil.l. CONTESTED.
Bobtov, Jun. 15.?A tMarina; waa begnn tet>>
day hi tao sanity branch of tu< onpranM Couti tu the ease
of BugeaeB, DlakleyandeHhevraagainst Milton a. Powhw
and e.theiH. which involves the OOnstTUOtlon of a clause
lu the will of the late A lim: al ll--ury Knox Thaehi-r. of
tue United fMatasNavy, Afu-r?pattie bequests lorela*
lives and frieueis lbs will routali* the fellowing clause :
"I a!-o will sud dsTise tU^t t.,e residue of ruy property,
alt.-i tba payment of my funeral tXgseSSS and Ju-t dsbtl
na well aa tbe l?-for?nauie.l l^qucnU. be gtVeaSOgaalll to
the uilthorlied aK?nU of the Uotur anet Boralga Mission?
ary itoiaotlos u> aid in piepogatlag the holy wugien of
Jesus curial"
The re?ioue amounts to ani.ooe). 'Die nlahnante ure fha
Amerieau Board of Ooaimlsslonors for Penlan MIsaMus,
ti..- iisme Mlaslousrynoelely, rac Me-th-Milst KpUeooal
rt,,. I.ly aiullbe MassacJiuselt-i Misalonaiy Booieiy. Tho
plalutlffs ar^ persons tuteri-Hie-l ;n mlsstons, and the eb
fe-ii'iuns are exuiuiuis and bsBSBoiarlee of admiral
er, who obum that in*- re-<odu<iry clsuse- tsteofav
dc-i'uite sad teat tao aaaooat luvuestfon must n \c- rt to
tue bali i ai btw,
ANOTHER COM ti DISCOVERED.
BosTost, .inn. 15.?A cable atapBteh to the
n.,, nd Ol . r a'oiy Bannan* ? t-tn- alaoevery at mc.
bunin", Au-tialia, ou January 1J, of a toiuet. Its posl
tlon on that du'e-was ('Jreenwleli boob) right
Ki boura and IO mloatea, ileediuatlou soutu lo d
? '>nutc- Tho i-.'i was tpparentlyof small slxe,
auel w.cs moving rapidly to tbe so.astward.
ki y Wan, J.m. 15.?A siiuiii aaaast ht riana* ben-,
bearing weat, IO degraee from, tbe hocti.
TRY INO JAMBS NUTT,
mr. PROSECUTION BEST THEIR CABE.
niki s's ima I II DBaOBlBRD?.VDTT'g admi sr \
ASK PREVTUDS i IMTOt PRAC! I1 g.
PrrrgBCBO. Jan. 15??There wag to-day ?
repetition of yeererday*s seraaabta toe ainu:
taine to the eouit-rooui lu which the Nutt
trial ls being held. Major lirnivn. of the conn-el
for the defcuee, waa accompanied t?y the
motlier and sister of the- ptiaoner. Both ladles were
dressed In deep mourning and heavily retted. When
youm: Butt took lils seat, he nodded pli-.e>unt!y te? bis
mother and raster, whose presence seemed to have B
booj ant efl'eet on him. The case forllie- prosecution was
opened by ea-Dletilot-Attorney johnson, of umontown.
The' testimony Introduced was lu the nain a repetition
of that already published; hut something of n sensation
wasereated when OfltoerFegg wa- nraailnnd iii
testimony was enttrely new. Be said i * f waa etandlag
on the corner opposite the Po-t O0oe on the evening of
tho shooting. Fruin my position I could not seo up
M.iin-st., exi-ept partially on the one -ldc. A flash
from a revolver tir-t attracted sty attention. Just
afterward, I saw Dulce- eoaae around tbe tua nat, closely
followed by Nutt. Both inn-"ii tin-run. I only In-ml
four shots altogether. The third abet waa Bred whoa
Dukes reached the step*, of the Post Ofttee. The fourth
shot wa- uriel justus Pukes reached the aaooud etea.
Nutt had his revolver about three fool from Dukes.
winn I arrested Nun, he notated a little, bat aa soon a*
be recognised ase he handed nae the revolver and aaMi
' TskO tt, anel take inc to tall.' After we- started toward
the ):itl f sale!: ' Jim, you've done bad weak; you've
killed Dukes, and probably another man.* Ho replied
' I'm sorry for the other luau; M for Dukes I could not
help lt.*
At this the attorneys for the defence each Indulged in
a nisi of congratulation and approval. There waa a
craning of necks when the haadsooM 38-oallbra revolver
with which Dukes was shot waa shown tho wttnaaaend
Identified by him, Tho prisoner leaned over to got a
tn uer look at tbs weapon. Hai in*- ree ognlsed it, be sat
beek, kia thia Ups drawn more Brady together, ead l?N
countenance' a-suming a more s.t expression.
Shortly before the opening of thc afternoon seislon,
Beuntor Poorkana, accompanied by Colonel flnadlaot.
tbe long haired ami iiuc-iookiug chief nf the Chereheo
Nation, and a lawyer of dJottasfJOB, entered, with all
eyes Ixed em them.
The most Interesting testimony of tho day, as well as
the most Important, wus given by John Meoorssar, ago niuo.
Ile rather astonished tho Judge by admitting that bo
neither went to church or Bnaiay snhool Johnny said
that on the evening previous to the shooting be waa at
the Nutt mansion, playing with Willie Nutt. Tho
prisoner omi his uncle (Stephen Nutt) were shooting
it a muk. Hiern was another tanti present, but Johnny
did not know lum. After eaeh had Hied several shots, tho
j riaoner*! um-ie ntouuted his horse, and after lulling
james "to be sure iniet not fall," he rode away. Mr.
Playford refused to erass SXImilne, and asked that the
boy's testimony be rub-d out as incompetent. The court
refused, as an exception wss taken. Three otiiar
witnesses e-orroborated tills one.
-binti Homer testified about a conversation In Jail,
the evening after the shooting, lu which Nutt expresseei
regre t if any one but Dukes wa- hurt. Nutt said to him,
? it bad to be iione ami I did it. I waa prepared te do lt."
Nutt appeared to he ?<? excited that nia-ht that the sheri!
waa apprebeusivo that lie rulgb comm itt suicide, end ao
be placed an extra watch over him. At the coucluaiou
of this wltucs's testimony, tho Cuininouweallb olostxl
lt rt ease.
At half nant three o'clock tbs court adjourned until to
murrow lu order to allow Senator Voorhces au oppoi
tunltv for consultation.
ll UtbegeusraJ belief among lawyera here that tho
prosecution have not made out a case, In so far as the
rael eif the shooting ls concerned. They are also of the
opinion that little Johnny Mourner's testimony will
prove without weight, unless it ls more dln-ctlycon
iieeied with the shooting of Dukes. After tue adjourn?
ment Senator Voorhees s;iid he wss confldsnt of tbs
acquittal of Nutt. Dr Samuel Ayrea, one ol tuc wadleal
experts employed U>examine ibo prisoner, said thia
afternoon "I visited Jaine* Butt a! the i,ul on Sunday
in company with Dr. Wylie, We warned that Insanity
waa a strong feature, in tho Nutt family. "
THE ALBAN! EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Tbot, .lan. 15.?Tin' sixteentb annual con
re utlon ot the Bplsoopal Dto 'ese of Albany opened lu this
cityto-dav, Btsbtp Donna presiding. There vasa large
attendance. lu bis address tbs iii-.i";) - ud bs bsd decided
w allow tbe clergy to test the alterations in thc revised
book of prayer by the Introduction ol some of the i
into the Lenten services, lie trusted that thochai
the oin i- rn uiairtmonj would t.-nd to check the appalling
frequency of divorces, ll" sdrtsed ministers d il to
popularity by giving busks ol rhetoric, bul to give the
bread and water of truth. Hs war, sorry thu the gen
era 1convention had oiu tied to do some tam. >. one I"- na
to rem,.ly tiie dlaproportloti of tue represeuu lui it- the
House o Deputloa, rue matter of the claim ol the Dlo
ri ...? of Albans to a poi tlc i of rh ? bpi op il fun l held uv
i?r iim N ? vork w,w? dl.-cusscsl, aud the commit
tee heretofore uppointc d to atteud to the matter waa con
tiuued.
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A STATUE OF EX-SENATOR MORTON.
[ndiabapolis, Jan. 15.?Thia city to-day
waa full of ??? miss Inoldeni to
tin-nu., nf the lats Senator Morton.
Hpeecbes were delivered and other exercises bold la
Eugtiau's e>'ii House. Ex-Secretary ol the Nivy
I'uouipson, e\--eu.uiir McDouald .1 oilier, delivered
orations, rhe statue was unveiled at tbe concluslou rn
Hie e v.i'rSe. Ill Hie l)|iela Iii.I- '.
-??? it the opera House, the assemblage
?.. to e irele H u k. rhe m.em. .".i: - 1
lu tm national colors, rheoord relca-itigtbc same.md
ag t ..- -t due w is pulled bj 0, P M irtou, tue nim
.-.,. i ul ? if thc eeuutoi Pis ol lirouze.
'tin ii ? feel four inches high, resting ra i
iiiim/e base six uielie- higu aud a peTestal ol granite
eu,,i feet blah. lt was designed aud executed by Fi ault
un Minni,ni- and cost $12,300, wbiob w.u, raised by
popular -
TUE SL'Cl ESSOR l<> SENATOR GROOME.
Baltimore, Jan. 15.?The Legislature to?
day voted lor a United 81 IJ unea
Bia u Oroome, whose term expires oo Maroo i. iss.v
The mee ia the House stood For James Black Oraons
iliein.i, 17; John If. Bobin sou (Dem,), 18; Phillp I.
i h,nm,, (Dem.), ll; B.K. tVUsou id tn.1,0; thomas J.
; illelll ,,-; I ...111 H I. ,\, >:.'. Ill (lil ,1.,. 'JU, J A.J.
i rowell (Keti i, :t. I be vole n ibe t*en tte stood -Orooiue,
i: itohlnsoii,dj rhomaa. 1; WIL-ou, 3; Robert ii.
Dixon (Dom.), 1; Talbot, 5j Westcott, '?; Crowsli, 'i.
?
i BARGED HUH 8WINDLINO.
Baltimore, Jan. 15.?Romulus A. Ilonho
muiii was arrested In this olty today, charged with hav?
ing sn indie I various pei-oas in Neve -Yoi k city by pre
tendlng to ?;i them laud In North Carolina at BO i"-r
len sud reeetviag oue-hslf tbe purchase money lie
waa sent to Jail for a he unng on Friday, arbea bia rictini
fork win be present. The .? >?? i man m an
Itoliau, md ls said to nave been emploj I m a solicit.,1
io fb North CarolinaColooUatlou society of New-York.
--??
PHILADELPBl I POLITICS.
Philadelphia, Jan. 15.?At a special meet-1
bag eu ibe Ooestnlttes of ono Hundred, tins afternoon,
the report of tu.- Executive i ouunlttee wa. adopted, rev
nniniu liing John Hunter for Ke.eivi-r of Taxes and ap?
proving .-am ne I ii. Klug for Mayor, sin .aid be id ene the
Democratic nomination. Messrs. Hunter and Klug now
hold, respectively, lae offices aaa I
AN AWARD OF DAM ICES.
Baltimore, Jan. 15.?In tbe United stales
Circuit i uni thi- morning; Judge Morris bled his decision
In the es.f KelSOO Morris vs. the ?teeinsiilp Ooh us
rm looa of seni injury to c title shipped bj that \e->,-i fur
.w. Forty-one cattle died and gaea cv?>r^ luiured
beoaose. proper iii m.lug water was aol provided for
ilicui. inc verdict for itu- libellant wa* Cor al,iw.
PARDONED BY Tnt: GOVERNOR,
Ai.n inv, Jun. 15.?The Grorernoi bag pap*
doned Henry L. Hay, who waa aanteaeed sa october n,
1S?.\ In Oortlaad Count)-, to twenty year-' HUprlaOnaMMl
Ipr aiTlnilnal assault. In thing bu reasons tue tiov
?rnor sus thai be ts ooo educed thal ibo .ou?irtios was
baseel upon mistaken Identity.
-? ?
BENA TOR M.Lisas REA OMINA t RD.
Deb .Mhim:-, Iowa* Jan. 15.?At u canna of
lao l'.epui'iicau members of nie state LegMsaare to night
c ii*t<u dlllaonnas tsaomraatsd hw Dalted ^t ct..s Meov
tor by acelaiiiatioii imd with ininti enthusiasm, ll- was
dlntutiMehansheroaddeUvered a brtei aeidr.as
Of tlLUikS.
VA 1 NE L LEG LED SENA TOR.
CoLUMBfJt, .Ian. 15.?Henry ll. Pnynft w:u
elected United btalea He-uaUir tcMlay without opxN^ttou,
the llfpabiicaui ut both bouses volfug hlauk.
AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCTO
llinif EXCLUSION r'ROM KOREIGK PORTA
?EMATOB i.neiW lent BRTAUATIOM if". rBAEOBj
ami iii ii ms v ?a -i\?ii DEBITS.
ii 11.'.un a ro nu. . ?
Wasrixoi nc, Jan. 1 ~>. - Senator I spoke fe?
el iv em Mr. tnthooy'a reoolntion instructing tho
? ite-e-on Foreign Ail..irs to inquire into tho
expediency of, and report otl 6 iee, leane*
Ut <m aa -li.ul unable the' Bxecnti a tu protect
American Intereats agaiust those Oovernntentg
which have prohibited en- reattained the unpnrtB>
Mon of baalthfnl meats from the United Statea, He
egpreoaoil hinwell aa ta favor of retaliatary
ineasnrea, Deereea h rd been paaoed bf the Kreaeh
and (jciin.in Qovenuaenta excluding Ain.-ncau
mears ami m.at pm-lm ts from tlio>-- countries on
ike ground thal they eran diseased. Examination
byaxpertahad ikewa that Asaencaa pork waa the
bestauiliuost healthful sent to Fra. ami l.erinauy.
At the tiine thees dei rees wees seated ? eat*
reapoadeaee passed Between theOovernment of the
United Mat.-s iiud that of Fruin e, ea t-\aiuination
af which would show that all the coaxing and |>er?
suasion possible on the part eif rdho United States
would never result in the revocation ol those ob?
jectionable deereea.
Kl -TALIA 11??X IIIKc.M.V lt) -..KT,
The Ooveranseat lia<l triad dialoaaaey foe the laat
four years .uni anthea! eli'ect, Xbe univ way to
meet the gBeetioa waa by excluding the products of
thone countries from Aineriean ports, ami hy giv?
ing their people to understand iliat if they
OXe lade American products, theirs in
return will not be aorasttted to enter
the ports e,f thia countty. KttaltatthTyaaaagnjaa,
in lin opinion were necessary. Tlu> time hail
Beaned when other aud le--s rael" il Bsenano could
ba employed, ead rt waa aeeeasery te, take* some
strong coiir-e. Upon being Baked te\ Binatur Vest
where the cvauiiiiation hy tko <-.\|eits bad been
inuiio, tr aether ia Barana or in this eofuttry, he re?
plied by saying that the Secretary nf Mate- had in?
formed him that Commissioner Luring had con?
ducted an investigation, the result of which sh iwed
aneorieen pork te he aaperioc to that of any other
country.
BOBED df IBBPBCTIOB wamki>.
Senator Vest said that the National Associa?
tion of Cattle Grower* ami others re?
presenting aiuiilar interests weie in favo<
of the establishment of a hoard bf in-i?'e tors to ex?
amine all uieat intended fog shipment aluo.nl ; that
retaliatory measures were the vc ry worst that
ce)uld possibly he recommended, ami that the initia?
tory step to be taken would be to establish, first,
the HOiinilness of the meat, ami then to draw the at*
teutiou of foreign fl ot nraamata to thia examina?
tion. If Fnim c ami Germany thereupon refused to
lia en to proper reiuoustrancos ami abolish theJ
olitioxious decrees, the Government af the
Uaited Staten weald ga a lent resort i?e- ju-titiediu
adopting retaliatory measures; Hut not until then.
Mil\D MBsTB KXCU'DED.
Senator Ingall* stated that he bad received nura
ennis r.e|iie.,t.>o| late tu lend bis nippon to the
adoption of retaliatory measuri<9. Ho was not
aware, however, that foreign goveruiuents had ex?
cluded sound meats. He thought they bad refused
admission only to unsound products. As the- supply
rained nt borne was not autlkient to meet the de*
maud of tbowj natioua, they would be foedi-b in ex
oludiug American meats which could be shown Ul
be ?onad. Ho was sure that if their sound
nees could be demonstrated, the regulations
complained of would be removed. What was
required was a government inspection. Be?
fore the Committee on Foreign Affairs committed
itself toa policy of retaliation, be hoped that it
would devote its time to davine ? ai ea ears leas radi?
cal, li thal should fail nud foreign governneeate
should then refuse to act, it would oe time enough
to oousider the adoptioa eif retaliatory moaenreo.
BOtJ.VD AM) t;s-i>,' N'l> Af.lKK RXCLI MP.
Senator Logan asserted that Ike dei rees excluded
sound iiml unsound meeta alike, ami, BB0B Mr,
VanWyck's Inquiring flit- reason of such exclu?
sion, he rep.ied that lie did not prete Q ito - iy hal
bis notions em the subject were n :hi or n i": u. It
might be that German and French manufacturenj
had brought their influence tu beal npon iln-ir
governments to adopt tbe course they had taken,
but he' would lieu aay that luis explanation was
corrects l"ne United States Uoverumeui bad beea
trying for tour years to convince fore ku govern,
uienta that they are coumuttiug .1 Lrn.it inju-tieo
sud hadn't succeeded. He should like to li
how much longer it would take tu doit. He
doubted whether an inapection satisfactory to foo
eigu governments could be established, rho conran
ot the 1 um .1 States in tins matti 1 ba<l boon alto.
get uer toe) ni lid. ,uul it was wrong lo lavor tin ad*
iiii.?ioii of adulterated wine I can porte
ami in return have nure and healthy 1.1 excluded
lunn loiei rn countries.
1 he discuss e'u ..1 tue question al the present time
was considered premature bj rvuator Millet, of
Sew-Yura, who aiiageatod thal I ? 1 eel might
properlj be referred to the (Jeuuuiittc.1 Agricul*
\ motion to go into executive session ended]
the further cousideiatiou of tbe n ' lion.
THE MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
OROVKDB OP TMI OPPOSITION M?\iu-il>l. IS MIS
M.NAli:.
'nv iBiaoaAra ru rue tum si ,1
*vY.\-iiim.h>n\ Jan. 15.?The Benate
exec 11 tue ..--??:i al an earlj hour again to-ds ?
ir,a,,,., consideration e'i the Mcxicau 1
Wiule there seems t.> he no doubt that the treaty
trill l>e ratified at an early date, it seems probable
that those opposed to it will endeavor to prol s'
d bate npon it aa long aa possible, rhe chiefs
mein pm forward by tbe oppoaitioo to-daj waa that
th.- treaty ia unconstitutional, being a mea
aiteciiug the revenue, and na each belonging prop*
erly to the House, w here it should have 01 igiaaeV d.
This objection a*na miaed nud -oe. isfull) sustain' 'I
in the case of many ol the older reeiproe ? ? t <? >\ >> -,
but of;,ii. yearn, more especially within the period
:i most of the present Bon atora have
oci upi .I th.ir sejits, the oppoaite vk*n baa pre?
vailed. Tbe most recent example waa that of the
li i\-. ai ian 1 real), to s hie li thc tau 0 ob 1
are now raised lu the case of tkeldexh ia Treaty
nore made when it cairn-up before thc Senate for
1.u :. at iou.
At the euggeetion, it acorns, of one of I
oppos.il to the treaty, Mr. Hills, ol 1-- ? I
m tuc House a resolution, which wa*adopted,di*
recting the Judiciary Committee to imiuin whi I r
the president and th.* Benate have the power nndct
tba Constitution taoonolnden treat] affecting the
revenue, Local Intereats nnfavorablj aiFected hy
tbe iiropo. ?<! treaty are- antagonizing it, though
everybody .-evins to concede thal the advantages to
be derived by the Halted States auder tbe treaty
gre far greater than those- thal poesibh i mild a< ? i .?>
tn Itexwo. senator Jonaa, ol Lou - ma, fi r ia?
?tua ??? whore u tenta the sugar cam ..?.flus
Mate, whose interests mb suffer more, pcrhepa,
tuan those ed anyother cums of men, i- violently
opp..-,-d te it. The salim position :- lal, ii bl bul
colleague, Mr. Gibson, and some others rn whose
Mau--, sugar cane w uro*, n tee u large exleut.
Mr. .Sherman, too. is known to be opposed to it,
though jM-i baps upon othe r grouns than t bose u hick
tironiia air. Jonas te> offer oppoeitiou to it. He
ia-.s? bm obje<<st,,,ti to the treal) upon economical
groands and ujaia tko loss to ike n veuue, ix hub bo
computes al ?<-iii." hlty millions, lb- sp ? '.. ol aaa o
length aga inst a raUicatwu of the Ina!) yester?
day, eiiuiv rleaatore opposed it, simph because
they ob|ivt te, the admission of nu] thing free of duty
out sf principle. I here, u u.i doubt, however, that
the Ire itx mil receive thc reqnisitc t a a I hints i ole,
tbouxh thu debate ma\ be protracted Ut January
a<>, ike- day oe which tho treat] will lapse if no
a irita Trna ns thu mttnntinm taken bj ti., benate,
WU. KOUINso* fJatTO ANOTHER CHANCE.
AMMUOiS <tUAMIt\ MUJilV UKTTKi: Hoi rOTATOBf
t*fgAB A-^ihT rTBANI -.
IBU !? BIHUIB IO Tua nuniieiB.j
Vf ^unsecri)^. Jan. 15?Mr. Kol.inaon. tho Hisb
nasnthOf froai brooklyn, enjoyed hiin-e ll fe>r a short
time to-day. S. 8. Uix, w ho is chairman ni Naval
Allaira, rc^poiied a reeolution aaajaanduruj lerpefBff
( haadlet t<i tnferm tho liwuao whether any otllwer