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VOLUME 27. CROCKERY, CHINA. ®o. Bargains! I3ST CROCKERY CHINA, GLASSWARE, &c. BOWEN&KEHT, MKGliyiM. IRA v. BOWEN. TIIOS. B. KENT. EDGINGS, INSERTIONS. &o. HAMBURG GOODS! We will open, THIS DAY, April 15, a Fresh Importation HAMBURG EDGINGS, INSERTIONS, &c„ At o slight advance on mannfiic turors’ prices, fully 25 per cent under recent rates! MlUili ft. State and Washington-sts. REFRIGERATORS, &o. JEWETTS neons AND 1C! BUIS, • Wholesale and Detail, at MERWINCHURCH AND WATKINS’, 293 & 294 STATE-ST. TO RENT. TO REHT. OFFICES ON LASAUE-ST. One front office on Brat floor, with private room. One largo suite of basomont offices, from front to roar, and ono roar office on second floor. All hove flro-proof vaults. Apply to BAIRD & BRADLEY, OO LaSalle-st. TO 15.835TT- One Store, three Basements, and three Single Offices on second floor, in new building just finished on Clark-st, Low rent to desirable ten ants, and immediate possession. Apply to _ BAIRD & BRADLEY, OO LaSallo-st. TO RENT. Store *ud Jlaaomont la Iron./ront building, 143 LaVo-st. Dow ront to dceitablo tenant. Apply to DAIItD & BRADLEY. 6QLaSMIo-st. DOCK TO RENT On Suit Eisiisli, near MsM-sl WM. HIP LEY. 223 South Wfttor-Bt. Apply to TO RENT. LUMBER OR COAL DOCK To renl* 360 foot front on Twolflh-st., running back to tho Umpire Blip, with railroad connections,near Twelfth it. bridge. Apply to M. PEI’UIK, 6 HP Washington-*!., ba«emonr. FOB. SALE. FOR BALE, AT A BARGAIN. Two very fine Upright Show Cases. Inquire of HAMILTON, ROWE & CO., State and Washington-sta. LEASE FOR SALE! Tbn roost desirable location unoccupied in the city. Es pecially adapted to a fancy grocery or clothing honso. Bice 27x165. OUlco worth #3,00U goes with tho store. Kent nnusutlly low. 109 East Madimm-at., between Clark and 6e»‘l!‘rn. VLKVEL.itiD I'Al'lill OQ. MARBLE MANTELS MONUMENTS AND TIUNO. Tna OOWAN MAKlll-1. UP.. 11 North Ol.rk-Bt, (jimther’s Gandies. Chicago. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION. The firm of Noyes, Massinger A 00.,. composed of the ondnsluned, is dissolved. B. 1). Mowingor will continue the business at the old aland, No. 161 Mloiilgan-av. A petition In bankruptcy has boon Hied against George 11. Noyes A William D. Mosslngor, upon an (ndubtednoM •ffolnit *hnm ftluno, evidenced by a unto made by thorn .Tan. 1, 1873, under tholr thuu firm name of George It. Noyes <k Messiugor. , „ , The creditors of Noyo*, Mosalngor A Co. aro la no way affected by these proceedings, ami tholr Interests will not bo prejudiced thereby. ’ GENERAL NOTICES. 6 Ots. a Glass. IMPORTED LAGER BEER. A dozen of buttled, for family uso, at ffil.Stl, at the MARBUi PILLAIt. cornor HandolpU and liStiallo-BU. WANTED—TO RENT. Twenty or DO moms suitable for mb-lottlng as goutle ttea*i furulihed lodging rooms. Addtou D 75, Tribune. Wit mm 'ni'ttmwt. CLOTHING. Mix’ ail Soys' FIWES CLOTHING! Wo have now in stock over 1.800 BUSINESS sis, Made from the best brands of French, Engliah, Sootoh, and Amor loan goods, the very latest patterns, and all our own manufacture. War ranted equal to custom make. We would ask buyers to inspect .our stock and get prices before purchas ing elsewhere. Our stock of MENS’ and BOY’S SPRING OVERCOATS Is very oomploto. Prices of all Garments [placed at the lowest rates. WILDE, BLUETT & CO., State & Madison-sts. MT IS Ills 11! Now Is Your Time! I shall soil my entire stock of Cloths, Oas simoros, and Gents’ Furnishing Goods In the next 15 days to the highest biddrs, regardless of oost. 206 Wasiigti-st,, comer FrauMin. LINEN A SPECIALTY ura m Confining our attention exclu- sively to liinen and Housekeep- ing Dry Goods, we offer to the public a large and complete stock of these goods. Imported directly from Europe by our- selves, they will be sold at the lowest market prices. CARTEMW&Mi, Importers and. Dealers in Linen''and MseKeeplng Dry Goons, 77 State^st» REAL ESTATE. FOE SALS ORMMNT Desiring to concentrate our business at our Factory, cor. of West Twenty-second and Fisk-sts., whoro our Dock. Yard, Dry Kilns, &0., are located, wo offer tno property occu pied by us, at the cor. of Clark and Twolfth sts., FOR BALE or FOR BENT; One Hun dred and Seventy-six foot on Olark-st. by One Hundred and Fifty-four ou Twelfth, oovorod with substantial brick buildings, three and lour stories high, with tbo excep tion of Thirty foot on Olark-st. by Ono Hun dred and Fifty-four foot on Twelfth. So much of tho Machinery, Shafting, &0., as may be dosirod will bo sold with the property. GOSS & PHILLIPS MFQ. 00. PATTERNS. MBlEFfflßffi Having just received tho latest Imported French Pat terns , 1 am prepared to fill all orders with promptness and accuracy. Those who desire dressmaking, children's clothing, Ac., do., will please avail tbomsolvoa o( my elegant rooms and groat facilities for accommodating customers. Trade also supplied with French Patterns. MBS. A. J. KOVBY, BUSINESS CARDS. tnnronw iron MOM 11 WORKS. FUASEII, CflflAli.tlCnS A: CO., Props., Lata Partners and Managers of KAOLK ‘WORKS Man ufacturing Co., manufacturers of Steam Knginos, Holl ers, Stamp Mins, Haw and Flour Mills, Mining, Hm»t ing, and General Muchinory. Wo havo purohansd all the Machinery Patterns of Eagle Works Manufacturing Com pany, who have ceased to Rjamifacturo. Offlcß anil Works, 139 to 145 Mon-st,, Chicago. SODA WATER APPARATUS. HABTT MANUFACTURING CO., Manufacturer* of SODA & MINERAL WATER APPARATUS. Particular attention paid to repairing, 24 and 20 BoutU Juftorson-st., Chicago. JOHN G. ASHLEMAW, Watches,. Jewelry, and Diamonds, DEBT PLAGE I$T CITY. 199 Statc-st., corner Adams. F. G. Vierling, HEAL ESTATE AGENT* Room 18, 120 Hour, burn-ni., Ituntn llohncm, C'oUnctu Ronte, uml UopMiiKcnoriil Reitl L’atnto Humliicmh. IDIEnSTT-AXi CX&JRX). DU. M. W. BHRRWOOD’B DunloMlnnms aro re moved to the northwest cornor of State nml Miidlsnn-ntH., Horn Block, Uoom 19. Thu bostartlflolaltoctlmromndo. (Jives Vitalised Air, and oxlrnutw luotli without pain. MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS. fIBHIRTS! W'tr'lj OltDKll TIIICM F«OM Vsmnry HARRIS <Sc COBB, y 17 1 KOHTII (M,A»K-KT. REMOVAL. REMOVAL. ■ I have removed to 100 Doai'boru at., to sell Real Estate on Commis sion. GEO, H. HESS. Pinal Passage of the Senate Currency Bill in the House. Maynard Handsomely Over reached hy the Wily Butler. The House also Passes Its Own Inflation Measure. Which Will Probably Fare Slim More Rich Developments in the San- How the Mysterious Man Took Tolls from Moneys Going into the Treasury. Testimony Concerning Early Con tracts Heretofore On heard Of. All About a Pacific Mail Subsidy That Was Misappropriated. Deport of Secretary lllchardson EclntlTO Washington, D. 0., April 14.—The members of the House congratulate themselves that they have disposed of the finance question at last, and can calculate with some degree of certainty upon the time at which the session will close. At tho expiration of tho morning hour the struggle was resumed, and steady work was had till tho ond was reached by tho adoption of both. tho Houso and Senate bills. ON MB. HOAU’S AMENDMENT, providing for a return to specie payment on tho 4th of July, 1876, tho following Western men voted ayo: Garfield and Smith, of Ohio; Ar thur Cross, of Kentucky; Rico, of Illinois; • Mitchell and Sawyer, of Wisconsin; Waldron and Willard, of Michigan. Immediately upon tho adoption of tho Houso bill, Sutler moved to tako tho business on tho Speaker’s table, which was agreed to, aud In duo courso of timo tho Senate bill was reached. Maynard at onco moved its adoption, and de manded tho previous question on his motion, ponding which Messrs. Goorgo F. Hoar aud Gar field that, as it was in effect a tax bill and made ap propriations, it ought to go to tho Committoo of the Whole before being considered in tho House. Tho Chair explained that if it was such a bill it could not properly originate in tho Senate, and ought to bo retained, but said that the Houso must decide, not tho Sneaker, whether it did como improperly from tile Senate. Ou this Garfield raised tho point, aud tho Houso, by a vote of 56 to 170, decided that it was a proper measure to originate in tho Senate. It was thou adopted by a vote of 140 to 102, and becomes a law WHEN TUB PIIESIDENT SIGNS IT, which it is generally believed ho will do at once. The principal reason upon which this be lief is based lies in the fact that tbo President has hold, with Secretaries Itichardaon and Bout well, that tho amount of greenback circulation authorized by law is $400,000,000. and as the Senate bill specifically fixes this as tho limit, ho cannot consiutoatiy put his veto on it. It is thought TUB SENATE WILL NOT ADOPT TUB HOUSE BILL. Comptroller Knox’s theory that tho Senate hill will operate practically os a measure of con traction, while it is not universally acceded to. attracts universal attention, and is diseased with groat* interest. Those able states men who originated, engineered, and passed tho bill in tbo Senate aro interested to an extent that raises tbo significant doubt whether they, not being wise enough to foresee tho effect of their own legislation on tho finances which they discussed so wordily If not learnedly, aro really filling their places or merely rattling around in them. {To the Associated Press. 1 THE BUNDED DEBT. Washington, D. 0., April 14.—Tho Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with tho resolu tion of tho House, reports tho cost of refunding tho national debt into 6 per cent bonds, author ized by tho act of Congress July 14, 1870, and Jan. SO, 1871, etc. Tho whole amount of bonds refunded is $314,416,150, as follows: Bonds bearing 0 per cent interest to bonds * bearing 5 .$300,401,160 Bonds bearing 6 per cent. loan 1830, to bonds bearing 6 per cent, funded loan, 1881 :..... 13,936,000 Tho cost thereof has been IIO.VU SALE. Secretary Richardson ban made negotiations for tbo exchange of $500,000 now 5 per cent bonds for an equal amount of G per cent 5.20 bonds, par for par, adjusting interest to tbo time of exchange on each, and allowing only ono-quartor of 1 per cent commission. This is one of tho most favorable sales of now bonds which has yet been made. 174 Houlh f!lark-st., Chicago. Wirr OEBTAIN BAILUOAD TAXES WEUB NOT PAID, Wabiiinqton, D. 0., April 14.—Tho Oommlttoo of Ways and Moans this morning examined A. J. Odell, Treasurer of the Delaware, Lacka wanna & Western llallroad Company, and Lu cien Uawloy, Supervisor of Internal Revenue for tho State of Now York. Odell stated the circumstances under which his Company had paid $90,685 back taxes to the Government. The delay in the payment had boon caused by conflicting decisions of the Commissioner of In ternal Revenue. Pleasanton had decided that the income tax for five months of 1872 should bo only 2)£ per cent, and his successor decided that the rate should bo 5 per cent, and the question had been ponding for the decision in the courts. With that exception, all the taxes duo by tho Company wore regularly entered on its books, and woro from time to time communicated to tho Assessor. Finally, tho question having boon decided, tho statement was made up by Oaol), and tho tax whs paid in conformity with it, 110 had never soon or hoard of Kanhorn or any of his agents in connection with tho matter, and was completely surprised when ho subsequently saw by printed ollloial documents that half of tho amount had boon paid by tho Government to Sanborn. His atten tion was called by ft member of tho Committee to tho fact that, ullhough ho had sent a chock for tho amount direct to the Secretary of tho Treasury on tho 6th of January last, a letter from Sanborn to tho Secretary of tho Treasury, dated two days afterwards, states tho amount and number of tho chock, and that tho money was collected by him (Sanborn). Those par ticulars could not have been ascertained by San born except through tho Treasury Department. HAWf.KV’B SfATBWENT showed that, although Bullhorn's contract for railroad taxes was dated on tho 7th of July, 1873* ho had obtained the 00-oporntlou of himself and his assistants at least two months curlier. In tho examination of Hawley, ho gave. as the rea son why ho was not astonished at the Sanborn contract, that ho had already boon operating iu collecting derelict taxes la JNew York under ft CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1874. WASHINGTON. in the Senate. born Contract Matter. to tiio Funded Debt, NATIONAL FINANCES. Special Dispatch to The Chieaao Tribune, THE END OP THE TROUBLE. MADE THE POINT OF ORDER THE SANBOjRN CONTRACTS. contract with William P. Wood. Ho bad col lected SII,OOO from ono Uoury Howard, and $20,000 from a man named’ Wallace. Tbo existence of such contracts anterior to Sanborn’s scorned to astonish tbo Committee very much. Hawley gavo the names of Aldon, Stowo, and Stlnor. who wore in tbo em ployment and pay of tbo Government, and bad noon turned over to aid Sanborn. Ho did not know that Sanborn bad paid thorn anything, but ho did Know that they had received their pay regularly from the Government. Ho was in quired of by Mr. Roberts: Q._Dld Sanborn give you any information In any case as to taxes, or did bo simply name tbo cases? bttOUD I A.—Ho never gave mo any written informa tion. Ho would name a case, and sometimes talk about it. s q._Wlisfe advantage was It to you or to tbo Government to have Banbora connected with tho Delaware & Laokawana Company matter? A.—Merely to call attention to it, and sot on foot an examination. Q.—Woa it not your duty as Supervisor of the District of Now York to see that Assessors and Collectors did their duty ? A.—Tho law makes It my duty to boo that all laws and instructions aro obeyed and carried out. Both witnesses wore instructed to furnish tbo Committee with copies of certain telegrams and communications. CIVIL RIGHTS. SUBSTITUTE FOB TIIF. BILL OF THE LATE SENA- TOR SUMNER. WASiTiNOToir, April ’ 14.—Tho substitute for Sumner’s Civil Rights bill reported by tho Judi ciary Committee to-day, provides that all per sons within tho jurisdiction of tho United States shall bo entitled to tho full and equal enjoyment of inns, publio convey ances,—on land or water,—theatres, and other places of publio amusomomont, and also of common schools and publio institutions of learning or bonovolonco supported in whole or in part by gonoral taxation, and of cemeteries so supported, subject only to conditions and limita tions established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude. Any person denying to any citizen any privileges conferred by the hill shall pay SSOO to tho person aggrieved, and shall also bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall bo lined not loss than SSOO nor moro than SI,OOO, or bo imprisoned not loss than thirty days nor moro than one year. Tho District and Circuit Courts of tbo United States are given, exclusive of tho courts of tho several States, cognizance of all offenses against tho bill, and actions may bo prosecuted in any United States Court, wherever uofondant may ho found, without regard to tho other party. Any District Attorney who shall willfully fall to institute and prosecute tho proceedings required, shall, for ovory such offense, forfeit and pay tho sum of SSOO to tho person aggrieved, and, upon couviotlon'thoreof, bo guilty of a mis demeanor, and bo lined not less than SI,OOO nor moro than $5,000. No citizen shall bo dis qualified for service os a grand or petit juror in any Stato or United States Court on account of ago, color, or previous condition of servitude, and any ofllcor who shall oxcludo or fait to summon any citizen for that cause shall bo fined not more than $5,000. All cases arising under this act may bo reviewed by tho Supremo Court of tho United States. COMMITTEE WORK. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune , COMMISSIONS!! BASER. Washington, D. 0., April 11.—Tbo House Pensions Committee agrood to-day, in tbo caso of tbo charges against Commissioner Baker, that they did not fool warranted in recommending that any investigation should bo had. Gen. Critten den, of Missouri, insisted that, inasmuch an specific charges had boon 'preferred, and as the Commissioner himself had asked for au investigation, it ought to bo recommended; and offered a resolution to that oftcot. Of tho throe Democrats on tho Committee ono was ab sent, and Crittenden's resolution received only his own vote. EQUALIZING OritIOUNTIEB. Tbo House Military Committoo bare been endeavoring for some days to bit upon some method by which soldiers’ bountioa may bo equalized, but tboy bavo not as yot auccoodod in agrooing upon any aatiafactory plan. DEATH OF CIVTL-SERVIOE REFORM. Appearances indicate that tho overthrow of Civil-Scrvico Bofornx is about compassed. When Benjamin Butler scoured a placo on tbo Committoo having charge of that subject, bo doubtless did so with tbo intention of abating tbo uuisauco. Daring all of tbo session, bo bas boon laboring faithfully with this end in view, and now tbo results of bis labors aro becoming apparent. Tbo Committoo bavo agreed to report an amendment to tiio General Appropriation bill prohibiting tbo appropriation of any raoro money to carry out tbo system, and declaring that olllcials shall not bo detailed from tbo departments to make tbo examinations and perform other duties under tbo rules adopted by tbo Commission. Thoro is reason to boliovo that the amendment will bo adopted. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME. That tbo postal telegraph project still lives is evidenced by tbo fact that to-morrow evening bas been sot apart by tbo House Appropriation Committee for tbo purpouo.of bearing arguments on tho subject. REORGANIZING THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Mr. Kellogg, of Connecticut, reported from tbo House Civil Service Bcform Committee to day, a bill for tbo reorganization of tbo Trcas uay Department, which <Vns referred under the rules to tbo Committoo of tbo Whole. The bill irovldos that tbo Auditors, Boglator, and Solicitor shall each receive a salary of s4,ooo’por annum ; abolishes tho office of Chief Clerk to Bureaus, and creates instead tho office of Depu ty ; raising tbo salaries belonging to those posi tions from $2,000 to $2,800, except in tbo Comptroller’s- office, where tbo Deputy shall receive $3,000. By tbo construction of tbo bill, women oro placed on a level with men in way of promotion to tho higher grades. As tbo law now stands, women cannot o promoted to any position higher than .tbo SOOO clerkship. 1,410,702 THIS CONTINENTAL RAILWAY. Bopresoutativoß from a company who wish to bmld a continental trunk lino doublo-trnck freight railway from Chicago and St. Louis to Now York, appeared and made an argument be fore tho House Hallways ami Canals Committoo to-day. They represent that tboir lino will bo 128 miles shorter than by tho Pennsylvania route, and 11)4 miles shorter than by tl:o Now York Central route. Tho distance from Now York to tho Missouri Bivor at Omaha, by tboir projected route, is 1,221 miles ; to tho Mississippi, 925 miles. Tho maximum grade on tho route is thirty foot to the mile. It is proposed 1 6 mu eighty trains a day, at ton miles an hour; and "tboy agree to carry grain for mills per ton per mile. At this rate tbo cost of transporting wheat from Chicago to Now York would bo 15 coats per bushel, and from St. Louis 18 cents. It coots at present 35 and 40 cents. Tboy ask a charter and indorsement of tboir bonds from tho Government, Tho interest for which tho Government would thus bo made liable would amount annually to some thing In tbo neighborhood of $7,000,000. Tboy claim to bavo secured charters from Pennsylva nia, lowa, and Now Jersey, and to have organized under the Indiana and Ohio State laws; Unit they bavo already ex pended $2,000,000, and bavo 200 miles of graded road-bed in Ohio and Indiana, having purchased tho old Tiffin & Fort Wayne road-bod. They own terminal facilities opposite Now York City. Tho job Ims boon referred to a sub-corn rnlttoo, and there is a reasonable hope that it will bo reported upon adversely, [To the Associated Press,) Washington. D. 0., April 14.—Tronor W. Pai’lt, representing tbo Pacific Mall Steamship Company, and John Boaob, in bobalf of tho ship-building intorosts of tho country, made an argument before tho llonso Postal committee to-day in advocacy of tho coiitinnanuo of tho $1,000,000 subsidy for a aoml-monllily China mail service. A statement was made bv Park to tbo olToct that it bad boon discovered that s3oo*ooo of tho famous SOOO,OOO fund placed at tbo disposal of tho agent of the Company, to bo nsod in averting competition and securing increased subsidy, was transferred by tho agent to bis slater, and invested in roal ostnto in Philadelphia: and that the Company expected to recover this amount. TUB GENEVA AWARD. The Houao Judicial Committee to-day, by a majority of ono, voted to report and recommend tiro passage of a bIU for tbo distribution of tho Geneva award. THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME. Tbo Houeo Committee has fixed Wednesday next for tbo consideration of tho postal tele graph scheme, and tbo Postmaster-General and tho President of tho Wostorn'Union Telegraph Company will bo notified to bo present and sub mit snob arguments ns thoy may dosiro. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGES. Tbo Houso Committee on Commerce to-day board President Mitchell, of tho Milwaukee A St. Paul Ratlrond Company, in advocacy of tho bill authorizing tho Company to build a bridge over tho Mississippi River, from a point near LnOrosso, Win., to La Crescent. Tho Secretary of War baa refused to givo bis consent to any other location fob tho bridge, except that select ed by tbo Government Engineer, directly in front of LnOrosso. Tho Houso Committee on Commerce have de cided to report adversely on tbo bill which pro poses to throw open tbo Clinton (la.) bridge over tho Mississippi, now controlled »y (bo Chi cago Northwestern Railroad Company, to the use of all railroads witling to make a reasonable compensation therefor. Tbo minority of tbo Committee, comprising Messrs. Clayton, Hol man, and Stauard, will recommend that tbo bill bo passed. SOME OP SHEPHERD’S BILLS. ROOFING THE MARINE HOSPITAL AT CHICAGO. From the Seto York Tribum, April 13. Wo publish this morning a romarkablo loiter from Washington respecting a transaction be tween Mr. A. R. Shepherd and Assistant Sec retory Sawyer.' Mr. Shepherd it seems has a contract with tho Government to furnish a certain patent roofing for the public buildings on the following terms: The Ufiitcd States is to pay the cost of tbo material and labor, and Mr. Shepherd is to receive a commission of 15 per cent on these payments, beside a roy alty of $5 on each square of tbo roofing. Accident led to an examination of tho bills rendered bv Mr. Shepherd for roofing tho Ma rino Hospital at Chicago, and a series of ro markablo discrepancies appeared between tbo bills and tho vouchers. The coat of material was invariably marked up from 3 to GO per cent above the true figures; tho quantities charged for woro apparently in excess of tho quautitios actually famished; royalty was paid on moro • squares than tbo roof contained; and there was strong reason to believe that some of the bills woro paid twice. The gentleman who made those discoveries, a Mr. Wheeler, supposed that 'an error had boon committed, and respectfully waited upon Secre tary Richardson with his information. Tho cose was referred to Assistant-Secretary Sawyer, and a time was sot for Mr. Wheeler to moot Sawyer with sworn copies of tho bills, vouchors, and other papers necessary to an examination. At tho appointed hour Mr. Wheeler present ed himself with tho documents, and in stead of encountering Mr. Sawyer ho found awaiting him a lottor from tho Secretary, stating that Mr. Sawyer had * * examined ” tho charges (this, bo it remembered, before tho proofs had been submitted) and found them “ not sus tained in any degree by tbo facts." And there, so far as tho Department is concerned, tho case still rests. Of course, tboro may bo an explanation of tho apparent dmcropancics In Sir. Shepherd's ac counts; but tho circumstances aro in tbo highest degree suspicious. If, in tbo “ordinary comae of business," somebody should start on its rounds through tbo Treasury on order for an ex amination of tins ease, and that order should cbanco to to bo referred to Hr. Richardson, wo hope tbo Secretory will chance to sign it, Mr. Shepherd’s rooting company baa contracts for covering a groat many public buildings, and wo should like to know upon what principle tbo . work is paid for. NOTES AND NEWS. SDfcfal Visvnlch to The Chicago Tribune . % THE DISTRICT INEVBTIGATION. Washington, D. 0., April 14.—1t is un derstood that Mr. George B. Chitten den, accompanied by Mr. Emory A. Storrs, of Chicago, will arrive boro to-morrow, in obedience to the summons of tho Investigat ing Committee. Mr. Storrs accompanies Mr. Chittoudon in the capacity of counsel. There was no session of tho Oommittco to-day, an adjourn ment having boon taken from Monday evening' to Wednesday morning, in order to give timo for the arrival of Messrs. Chittoudon, Jenkins, and Ray. THE LOUISIANA QUESTION. After tbo adjournment of tho executive session of the Senate to-day, tbo Democratic Senators bold a caucus for tbo purpose of deliberating on tbo Louisiana question, and deciding upon tho course to bo pursued by tbom with regard to it. Tbo discussion was not prolonged, and tbo meeting adjourned without having roacbod a definite conclusion. • [To the Associated Puss.] NOMINATIONS. Washington, D. 0., April 1-I.— Tbo President, sent the following nominations to tbo Senate : F. G. L. Struve, Wisconsin, Consul at Leghorn; Jay T. Howard, Pennsylvania, Consul at Que bec: Thomas Bussell, Massachusetts, Minister Boaidout at tbo Bopublio of Venezuela. confirmed. Tbo Senate confirmed David 8. Hooper, Post* master at liirdsvillo, Mo. CANAL SURVEY. Tbo Secretary of War scut to tbo House to day tbo report of Maj. Morrill upon an ex ploration .authorized by Congress with a view to tho extension of tho CbospenUo and Ohio Canals to the Ohio Blver, from Savage Bivor to tbo Cumberland. Tho distance is 30 miles, and the estimated cost $1,705,000. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. SENATE. Wadhinoton, D. 0., April 14. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Mr. SCOTT, from tho Committee on Finance, reported back the bill to provide for tbo payment of tho bonds of tbo Louisville .t Portland Canal Company, with tho recommendation that tbo House substitute for tbo bill bo adopted, with certain amendments. Placed on tbo calendar. Mr. FBELINGHUYSEN, from tbo Committee on Judiciary, reported back the Civil Bights bill introduced ou tbo first day of tbo session by tbo late Senator Sumner, with tho amendment, and the recommendation of a majority of tho Com mittee that it bo passed as amended. Placed on tbo calendar. Tbo Finance Committoo reported the Louis ville A Portland Canal bill with tbo following amendments: Strike out tbo so-called Wheeler proviso, postponing tbo taking possession and assuming tbo liabilities of tbo canal until tbo State of Kentucky shall bavo coded full jurisdic tion to tbo United Stales. Strike out tho last clause of tbo second section of the bill as it comes from tho House, provid ing that no money shall bo paid under this act until all claims for taxes assessed against tho canal shall bavo boon released, and add to tbo bill tbo following now section; Beo, 4. That if at any time it becomes necessary to enforce tho lien ot mortgage on said canal properly for tho benefit of tho United States, it ahull bo lawful for tho Trustees who may bo appointed in pursuance of tho Jaws of Kentucky, to commence nrocccdiuga thereon in any court having jurisdiction thereof, with notice to tho United States as tens tenant pro /omm, and servo tho process ou any qillccr of tho United States wiio shall have tho superintendence of said canal, whoso duty It BbnJl ho to notify tho Attorucy- Qouortil of the United States of said services, whereupon said Attorney-General shall enter an appearance in wild case, and take nil tho necessary stops to represent amt defend tho interests of the United Slates in such proceedings, so (hat the same may bo conducted in tho Name manner and with tike effect us if tho said Louis villo fi Portland Canal Company wore stilt in existence us a corporation. Tho Finance Committee recommend that, with thoao amomlmcnta, tlio aubatituto paused by tho llouao be concurred in by tho Senate, THE MENNOMTEH. Mr. WINDOM called up the bill to oimbio tho Momionitea of lluaala to effect u ponnnnont aottlomont on tbo public lamia of tho United HtutoH. In advocating tho passage of tho bill, Mr. Windom epoKo of tho Monnonitoa as boinu un imlußtriouß and energetic clnsa of pooplo, uud Haiti that to Bocnro their aottlomeut in this country it wan noceaaary to have liberal loglala tlon. Tho Canadian uovornmont had olVorod groat iuducoinonta to bavo them Bottle in Mani toba, but thoy preferred to coiuo to thin coun try. It waa not their intention to como lioro In a body and tuko poasdsHiou of largo Iracta of pub lic land. Thoir occupationa wore different, ami thoy would diafcrihuto tlmmaolvoH throughout tho Western country. Ponding diacuebion tho morning hour expired, nud tho bill wont over. THE LOUISIANA HILL. Mr. CARPENTER moved that tho Bonato pro ceed to tho consideration of tho bill to provide for a now olootionin Louisiana. Me. BUEHMAM oold iio Uopod (bo bill would not bo taken up. 110 did not desire to prevent any Senator making a snoooh on tho subject, and, at tho proper time, no would movo to lay it on tho table. Mr. OAHPENTEU said bo far as ho won con cerned ho meant business. and wanted tho Sen ate either to pass tho bill or kill it. Ho did not bring it hero for a foot-ball that speeches might bo mado, but for action. 1 Tho bill wan then taken up. Mr. FEELINGIIUYSEN mndcL ft legal argu ment an to tho powora of tho President under tho Cotintitution, and contended that tho apponl made to him to intorforo in Louisiana wad one which ho was compelled to hood, being uworu to oxoouto tho laws. Tho procoduro contem plated boro waa without precedent in the history of tho General Government, and if tho Federal Government, In tho exercise of arbitrary power, wan to sot aside State Legislatures and Stato Governments, then there would bo an ond to • alt Stato rights. Congress bad bettor far lot a Blato suitor for its own misdeeds, oven lot tho innocent suffer . with tho guilty. Tho Federal Government had Tl *° Sonntorahlp. guaranteed to Louisiana a Government when its SputelJUwteh toJTAs Chieaoo J'ribune, troops wore sent there, If thoro had boon Boston, Mass., April 14.—1n tho Convention ; frauds in tho election and usurpation of cilice, to-day, six ballots woro bail without an election, lot tho remedy bo found in tho courts of tbo Tho chief work of tho day Booms to havo boon to United States. If Congress should intorforo im w.i n itntn ohnnn now, it should bo to install MoEnory rathor than * ** A „„ order a now election, as tho Senator from Wis- A confeuenoe determined upon. cousin (Caipontor) admitted that ho (MoEnory) tho morning, tho friends of Mr. Hoar mob had 9,C00 majority of tho votes. If thoro had I nsultation, and passed tho following votes: boon fraud pu his sldp, It raado no difference, as rrXc± That a committee of live, on tbo part of ho had a prime facto claim to office, ond it was v,„ for tbo courts to put him out afterwards, upon « ®? f Jndßo ** oar » b ® wonted k ° con ' being satisfied that ft fraud had boon w- with a like oommlttoo of tho supporters of perpetrated. 110 did not wont to bo understood £. Dawes, for tho purpose of securing tbo as entertaining tho opinion that MoEnory should ‘tbdrawal of Messrs. Dawes and Hoar os can bo Governor, ua ho did not think,so. Undot Kol- paaloo for tlioolHoo' of Onltod Statoa Senator, logg tho pooplo have order. Ho is Governor o , (1 f ii.« »„ „ * in accordnnco with tbo will of tho pooplo, having ~ jd fop tllo furtll or purpose of uniting in con had a majority of legal voles cast. ~ oronco for tho selection of a candidate to bo In conclusion, ho argued that thoro could hr £ mpportod for that office ; no possible propriety in Congress ordering a not voted, That the Committee consist of Messrs. »!!;»w r to1; srt ? F T inß Tu : in harmony with all tho laws of tho Stato. Uhatloa Itohinaon, Jr., of Norton; Nyo, of tho Mr. WEST, being entitled to tho floor, yloldoo i Island District; and Mason, of Plymouth, to Mr. Morton for a motion for executive bos- This measure had tho purposo to place tho 1 B l° n * ) friends of Hoar on record as desirous of AN AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT of tbo differences of tho party. Nob much ex pectation was entertained that it would bo fa vorably considered by tbeDawos faction. Ib was further understood at tho oouforonco that all should voto for Hoar on tho first ballot, bub that gentlemen woro froo to indulge their prefer ences afterwards. Tho voto of tbo Hoar men was communicated to Mr. Dawes’ friends oarly in tho day, but waa not considered until after tho adjournment. The result of tho first ballot was as follows: Tho wbolo number of votes cast was 2CQ Necessary to a choice 134 Dawes 87 Hoar. 71 Curtis 70 Adams 13 Bullock. 9 8ank5...... 0 Hanford 3 ricrco .. 3 Washburn 3 Whittier 1 Pitman 1 I Learned 1 I A motion to adjourn was defeated, and tha [ next ballot was regarded with groat interest. TWKNTT-FOUnTU HALLOT. INDIAN CONTRACTS, Mr* INGALLS introduced a bill to regulate bids for goods, supplies, und transportation on account of tho Indian service. Ho said the bill bad boon prepared by the Secretary of the In terior, and bad boon approved by tbo Committee on Indian affairs. Placed on calendar. Tho motion of Mr. Morton vroa adopted, and tbo Senate wont Into executive session, and soou after adjourned. _ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMITTEE KEPOUTS. Mr. WOODFORD, from tbo Committee on Civil Service Reform, reported a bill to provide for a Commission to reorganize tho customs ser vice. Referred to tbo Committoo of tbo Wbolo on tbo State of tbo Union. Mr. KELLOGG, from tlio same Committee, reported u bill for the reorganization of the Treasury Department, Same reference, and made the special order for 28tU April. Also, a bill abolishing tbo cilice of Appraiser of Imported Merchandise at Providence, Port land, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Memphis, Evans ville, Louisville, Norfolk, Mobile, Toledo, and Pittsburgh, and providing that there shall bo only one Appraiser of Imported Merchandise at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, and Sa vannah. ■ Mr. DAWES Intimated that tho Committee of Ways and Moans had boon at work upon tho same class of business which really belonged to his Committee. Still, ho did not object to this am bitious young Comnftttoe on Civil Service llo form doing a grand work, but ho wished to bavo some notice of what it was doing. Mr. KELLOGG defended tho action of tho Committee on Civil Service Reform, and said that Mr. Dawes, in his famous speech some mouths ago, had called attention to tho neces sity of this reform. Tho gentleman (Dawes) hail been always loud-spoken in favor of general reform, but never tried to bring It homo to spe cial cases. That was what tho Committee oa Civil Service Reform was Hooking to do now. After an animated colloquv between Messrs. KELLOGG, DAWES, CONGER, EVANS, MYERS, and SCOFIELD, tho latter moved to strikeout Philadelphia from tho list of those ports to bo confined to ono Appraiser. Mr. EAMES moved to strike out Providence from tho list .ot ports whore the ofilco of Ap praiser was to bo abolished. Mr. PijATT moved to strike out Norfolk. Mr. PARSONS moved to strike out Cleveland. All theae amendments wore rejected except m the case of Philadelphia, os to which it was ex plained by Mr. Kellogg that the bill would not interfere with tho General Appraiser there, who would still havo au Appraiser under him. Under that explanation, tho amendment wnu withdrawn. Mr. I'ARSONS then moved to lay tho bill on tbo tablo. Negatived. Tho bill was then passed. ELECTION OF SENATOH9 Mr. CRAMER introduced a joint resolution submitting to tbo Legislatures of tho sovoral States an Amendment to tho Constitution of tho United States, providing for tbo election of United Stales Senators by tho people of tho re spective States. Deferred to tho Committee on the Judiciary. THE cnnnEKOY DILL. Tho House thou took up tho Currency bill, and Mr. Butler (Mass.) withdrew his motion to sub stitute tho Senate bill for tho House bill, giving as his reason that ho had been assured by the Chairman of the Banking Committee that after this bill bad passed, bo would move to go to tho Speaker’s table, and tako up aud pass tbo Senate bill. , „ , Mr. MAYNARD, Chairman of tho Banking Committee, stated that it was his intention that when tho ponding bill was disposed of, to move to go to tho Speaker’s table, and tuko up and pass tho Senate bill, aud that ho should movo tho previous question. Sovoral amendments woro offered, and then Mr. Maynard moved tho previous question on tho bill and amendments. Tho previous question was seconded—lll to 83—and the main question ordered. Tho llrsb vote was on tho following amend ment, offered by 13. R. Hoar: Section— That from ami after tbo 41U of July, 1876, nothing but gold and sliver coin of Iho United States shall bo a legal-tender for tho payment of any debts thereafter contracted, Section—That from and after tho 4th of July, 1870, every holder of United States notes shall have tbo right to exchange them at tho Treasury of tho United Stales in sums of SIOO, or any multiple thereof, for bonds of (lie Untied Stales, council or registered, bearing interest at the'rule of pop centum a year, payable semi annually, which bonds shall ho redeemed after ton years from their dale, at tho pleasure of tho United States ; and payable at thirty yearn from date, payable principal and Interest In gold, and the notes so ex changed shall bo canceled and destroyed, and not.ro issued,' and no now notes shall -bo issued In Uou thereof. llojeotod—Yoas, 70; nays, 171. The next voto was on tho amendment offered by Mr. FOSTER (Ohio), providing that whon ovor tho National bank-note circulation Hlmll ox cood $100,000,000, logal-tomlor notes slmll bo redoomed and canceled to tho extent or 05 per cent or such excess until tho outstanding and unpaid legal-lender notes shall bo reduced to $200,000,000. Tho amendment was rejected— Yeas, 105; nays, 183. Tho question then recurred on tho bill report ed by tho Committee. It was ordered to bo en grossed and road a third lltuo without tho yoas and nays. Tho llouso proceeded to voto on its passage. Tho bill was passed-—Yeas, 123; nays. 110. Tho following is tho toxt of luo bill: fie it enacted, iVe„ That See. 81 of tho net entitled “ An net to provide n national currency scoured by u pledge of United states bunds, and to provluu for the circulation and reduction thereof, rt approved on tho tld day of Juno, In tho year ISII4, bo so amended that tho several associations therein provided for shall not hereafter bo required to keep on hand any amount of money whatever by reason of tho amount of their respectivo circulations, but tho money required by said section to bo kept at all times on hand shall bo determined by the amount of deposits in all respects us provided fop lu tho said section, 8»:o, 2. That Beo, 22 of tho said act, and tho several amendments thereto, so far us they restrict tho amount of uotrn for circulation under said act, bo and tho tiamo uro hereby repealed; and that 800. 1 of tho net entitled “An net to provide for tho redemp tion of tho 8 per cent temporary loan cer tillcatcs and for cm liuToato of National Uaulc notes," approved July 12, 1870, bo nmemlcd by repealing tho second proviso In said elec tion contained, ami tho act entitled “ An act to amond an act entitled nn ant to provide a national currency secured by pledge of United States bonds, and to pro vide for Iho rlnmlntlon and redemption thereof," up nrovud on tho Sid of March, IH‘55, be, and tho same Is hereby, repealed ; and H.-e. 21 of the original net, to whim the net laid aforesaid Is an amendment, he, and thu Huno 1« hereby, reenacted; Beo. 8. That every association organized or to bo organized under tho provisions of tho said act, and of tho several acts in amendment thereof, shall at all (See Eighth rage.) NUMI3ER 235. POLITICAL. Yesterday’s Votes for Senator in tlio Massachusetts Legislature. A Compromise Proposition Ponding Between tlie Hoar and Hawes Factions. ■Western Municipal Elections. ■Whole number of votes 266 Jfccessary to a choice 13i Dawes 83 Ho&r '. 67 Curtin 70 Adams IT Banks 9 Washburn 8 Bullock 6 Sanford 4 Learned ...» 4 Hcrco 3 , Pitman 3 George D. Robinson.. 1 Btudgn U. Kellogg... 1 Julius if. ZcUio. 1 Whittier 1 Charles llalo 1 Again a motion to adjourn was defeated, but n recess of ono hour was agreed to. gQThoro was some expectation that the Dawes men would improve the opportunity ron A caucus, bat they (lid not. The hoar for reassembling was the hour for tho oration on Charles Bumnor, in Fnnouil Hall, by Congressman It. B. Elliott, of South Carolina, but the first vote showed only s’x absentees. Tho following is tho result: TWUKTT-Firm BALLOT. Whole number of votes cast.'. . SCO Necessary for a choice .131 Dawes 76 Hoar... 36 Curtis C£> Adams 24 Daubs..... 10 Bullock 4 Sanford .* 8 Washburn 13 Learned 8 Charles Halo. 3 Whittier 3 Pierce * 1 George B. Loring 1 Itobluson, of Chicopee 1 William Gray 1 Albert Mason, of Plymouth. I J. K. Baker, of Dennis 1 Another ballot was insisted on. This was tho twenty-sixth. Tho long contest ending in Sum ner's election was concluded on tho twenty sixth ballot, tuid tho excitement increased on the floor and in tho galleries. TWENTY-SIXTH DALLOT. Whole number of votes cast, 2CS Necessary fur n choice 193 Dawes received,. „ 73 Hoar 36 Curtis 07 Adams. 21 Learned 13 Washburn.. 13 Banks 12 Hanford. 8 8u110ck..... 4 Moses Kimball 3 William Gray 3 Lyman Mason 3 Jrilm G. Whittier 3 Charles Halo ..< 1 Pierce.... 1 Itobhiflon 1 George W. GUI, 1 J. K. Baker 1 J. Q. Adams 1 The twenty-seventh ballot was immediately ordered, with the following result: TWENTY-SEVENTH UAL,LOT, Whole number of votes cast. 258 Necessary to u choice 130 Dawes. 71 Hoar 37 Curtis 66 Adams 28 Washburn 23 Hanford 5 Banks.... 13 Whittier 3 John 11. Clifford 9 Bullock 3 William Gray 3 Picvco 1 Learned 1 It. W. Emerson 1 Bullock 1 Halo 1 Colt I PUUUdb 1 Pitman 1 Again adjournment was defeated, and the twenty-eighth ballot ordered: TWKjmr-Ezaimi uallot. Whole number of voted cast... 940 Necessary to clioScu .191 Hawes received......... 09 Hour Adams 'Washburn Bank*. a Hanford ? Werco 9 Pit man * Whittier 9 Halo.. I Bullock 1 Adjourned. Tho Convention then adjourned. Tho Dawes men Immediately iu:nu a cosi'euukcu, at which tho proposition of tho Hoar men was Hubmltlod. Tho loaders wore disposed to ignore it altogether, and showed a very ugly temper. Nobody was willing to appoint a commlttco to confer, hut it was Anally, in upito of uomo oppo sition, decided to appoint a committee to con sider tho proposition ami roport at - half-past 10 o’clock to-morrow. am. ADAMS* chances. Mr. Adams buffered nil day on account of tho absence of two or three who have steadfastly supported him, but It will ho noticed , that ho has already outstripped Mr. Hoar, who is now virtually out of tho light. 13ut fow Democrats hnvo got scattered. A CJOMI'UOMIBB CANDIDATE. Unless a compromise candidate for tho Repub licans lu agreed upon to-morrow morning, it sooms Inevitable that tho contest henceforth (800 Iftftb rage.)