, 1873-12-10

thon Lnnison, Of Ohio, took the floor to dofond
TIM i,cronso, which l,a did In Bpeec!l Of such
manly dignity and oloqnonco aa to tako ovory-
hI;ody I;y by SURPRISE s ,aoHd,g 1Gimg tho tl,as a.
attention. Lamson produced tho oiticial report
of nr, Investigation Of alleged election frauds in
Now York, Which Lawrance was orslosoa by tue
llonao to make some years ngo. Ile report la
gressona printing Office, and bears aa frontis-
pi> ca iiticly executed Btcol portrait Of Law
icnco, Which ho Ind inpertod thero at Govern
melt oxponuo, aud without authority Of Inv.
aud m qnotod T pasnage from a
nuccoh which Lawrence nlade in 1860, which
demonstrated conolnsivoly that It was tue duty
port tho Constitution to tako tho back-pay
voted i'll tint yoar. Indoctl. tho ontiro intorost
Of tho session to-day ccntored on La'sronce. who
'H thoroughly dospisod b.; everybody as an m
rolscd, aud tonight forms lilo chief topic Of
conversation at public rcHnrts
rullritEn DHRATE OK THE HILL.
Lawrcnco was followed by Starkwcathcr,
s GSnHis'u n ayee 9eesode e5 s9 t' @ 1Ssa
. colorad member from MissiBsil}i, who argued
that If II "a, wrong for Conggousnlen to in-
oroaso their own pay, IT wnB Just an wrong for
tiom to dccrcaae; aud i,o therefore statel tint,
whllo lo hoped that tho decrease would bo lnade,
ho also trilatcu That tt would be made 10 Apply to
tho noxe Congress aud not to this This unique
proroslt:on waH received with smtlos.
O']}rien, Of Maryland. now member, t]ton
closed tho debate for to.iay with turgtd speech
he ia OH.
Tho iubate will be continued tomorrow, when
1t ia expected THAT Hnwtoy, Of Connecticut. l3an
Butler. mud othols, will speak, ind livoiy time
IL anticipated.
THE cA1,rESrEn pcASpAL IN CAUCUS.
at tho Republican Senatorial caucus to-day,
tho Carpenter mattor was very fully discussed,
that gentleman boing abaont, but as tho Soma
tora did not doom the ohnrgcs vol founded or
worthy Of notice, they wero isnorod aud ho VIII
Thin Endorsement will doubtless encourage Car-
renter, npd will 80 far to set tl'm up again
gocially.
4 motion was made In tho Republican sena-
tolial csucus to exclude Ra1nndo!l tho Now
Yo'll Tribune correspondent, from tho reporters
gallery, but it wus ntronuoutly opposed by Conk-
Ing aud Carpenter himself, wllo by tlia time
Ind joincd tllo caucus. mi it WIS defeatod
4 pE3IuCN,TIG CAUCUS.
Tie Democrats uf. tbs bonato havo not for
uany ynnrB gono through tho for1naty OF nonli
mating candidate for President pro tom, bit to-
dizzy they held caucus and put in nomination
bEnufDT thurman tor tH0 pOHLlOIl, hlfu Will CuHt
thGir entiro vote for him,
WAITING FOR TIE HOLIDAYS.
Tho G ..nmitlee Oh WnyA antl hlcai,a do not OK
peot - t.I 10 work OIL tho measures to increase
tho revenues until after tic holidays. III fAct,
t1o reop1n need nos look for any legislation OF
Importance bolo1o the LIT Of January.
THE CONFIRMATION or SHEPHERD
to be Governor Ut tho District will bo rccenBid-
cred by tho Senate as BOON US it can be brought
up. Conhling pledged himself como time since
fk1r$H
and Ao IL ono Of those who did not know what
WAS trnnBpiving whom the confirmation waa nude.
Ito fuels bound to have tho matter rcconBiderod.
There is quito fooliug Of Indignation III tho
ricd through. It will not hayo I. good offoct
! upon tic legislation desired by Tho ring.
THE CoLonED PEOPLES CONVENTION.
at ting Colo:ed Peoples Convention today,
Ohio colorcd people agans: t4o Republican
rary lust fall. attempted to " eak, but was shut
off becallNo OF hi4 dBluyatty. This was accom-
nslsed by the adroit 1so Of parliamentary tac-
ties l,y tho linglcadera Of tito nifair, WHO are
Adminissratlot supporters, although two-thirda
Of tho Convention voted TO hear him. Mr. Clark
il not discouraged, anu tl,inks ho will hayo an
opportunity to speak tomorrow.
ALLEGED LAHD-EAAuDs IN COLORADO.
haj. Iaud:r, or Denver, hns como On to
Washington to ask Congress to Investigate I'll
nlloged lnnd-Bteal iu Bout County, Colorado, in
wlsic!, it IL cal,ned jerome .. CAaMee, tho rerc.-
/ torial Delegate, is Interested. Maj. Lander
! br!ng8 with lin quantity of documentary ovi-
stolon land consists Of over 4000 acres. anl is q
part Of what is known as tho Los Anirnas grant.
II las beon under cultivation BY aotual eettlorH
/ for Il nnmbor Of years, aui it is, consequently,
western terminus Of tho Kansas Pacito HAIL
alleged theft. It il claimed that, aidcd by tho
officials Of the Pueblo Land. .Ollice, patonts to
| tho above land we're, in Saptember saBt, granted
| tn Caleb Wilson, Charles Z. WallinG, Ortoll
Spencer. Samuel 4. Long slicor d. Evans, Aulon
! Il. Howe, aud rhl L. lIlllain, frnutlulently rep.
resented as actual settlers, but who aro unknown
to the rosidcnts Of Don't County; that. aoon after
coming into possession Of the patents, the
above llamod persons Transferred their interest
to David II. AloIlitt, Jr.. Cashier Of the First
National Dauk Of Denver, Ut which institution
Delegate Chaifeo il President, aud Of course
llo comes in, for his ,shaeo Of Tho swag.
does not deny that lie stands in for q share ol
! tia profits of tho transaction, Which III vol
known to bo in TUG interest Of the Kansas Pacific
Raronsl. a full history OF tho matter will ut ut
carly tay be laid beforo ConGroHt, and an inyes'
| legation damaudod.
| DEcnETAiY FISH AND HIS soS-1S-LAw.
at tho worry beginning OF tho contruyorsy be-
tween Spain a1ld tito United StnteB about tho
seizure of the Virginius, aud almost oyory In,
since. cernin class Of journals in this countr!
utlfo Clu31Aen tHht HlAE tHeV nlG p4oahDA 10 Cnl
Secretary Fishu wcal-kuood policy, or, in othel
words, lis failure to bring nbont hos!ilities ho
tween tho two Republics. WIS duo to tho inilu'
cnco Of ha son-in-law, Mr.. Wobstor
who iu tho attorney CT Spain a. Now York
10 these inBinuutions, Of course, A1r. Fish hat
mado 10 public donial. A gentleman Of thif
city who il OIL intimate terms with the Secretary
u low days aso addressed him note wherein
was nentouoa tho Webster story. lis roceivec
roply from Alr. Fish wllici, though private was
shown 10 your correspondent. Iii it Secretary
-F!s4 says, in Ehbstuuco: Atr. Wobstcr was II
tho omplos Of Spain as an attorney two years be-
fore I received MY prasent appointment. At til
tlmo aineo have hold tho portfolio OF State
oi.her before or since Tho occurrence OF the pres
ent difficulties bctwoon tho TWO couutrioa, lint
Mr. WolB:er by lotter or word Of mouth altompt
cd to Influence tic negotiation botwoen this
country ana '',hin.
TIE DENVER PosTstAsTEns CASE.
postniartcs-d -doncrai clesNe!l to.tlay received
another report from ono OF Ills special agents
whitowasaing tho smuttod character Of II. p
Dennett, Of Donvor, Col. Mr. Bennott was 40