, 1874-01-10
WASHINGTON,
Another Days Debate in the
Senate on the Salary
An Amendment Adopted to Re-
duce the Salary Of Prosi-
dent and Vice.Presi"
dent.
Tho Hon. Caleb Gushing Nomi-
mated to the Chief-Justicc.
ship.
a Sensation in the Senate on
the Announcement Of
the Nomination.
Views Of the Several Heads Of De-
partmcnts on The Subject Of
Rctrenchment.
House Committees Progress on the
Bill to Regulate Internal
Commerce.
Memorial to Congress from the
McEnery (Louisiana)
Legislature.
Nationa! Banks Required to Make Re-
turns for Dec. Is.
Steady Increase III the Receipts
Of the internal Revenue.
House Committees Progress on the
Bill to Regulate Internal
Commerce.
Memorial to Congress from the
McEnery (Louisiana)
Legislature.
National Banks Required to Make Re-
turns for Dec. Is.
Steady Increase III the Receipts
Of the Internal Revenue.

Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Trdttns.
BEN purLEh's Mo1ErrEs.
WAsu1naroH D. O., Jun. 9.-Dcu Butler, as nttorney
for informers In cases. Inns received
In each Of two such In tho Inst two years.
the rho1ps-Dolgc case being one Anticipating an ef-
fort to cut OF mocties, hc introduced bu lust h1ou-
lay providing for tlloir abolition which he had re-
ferrcl to his Comn!ttcc,-tlIe Judictary,-whcrc
ho could smother 1t. Dawes saw tho ruse, and aub-
scqucnty had 1t rofcrTcd to tho Wayn and Means Conn
ittoc, whero 1t will receive early attention. ben But
lcr IL indignant that his little Job hau boen frustrated
THE HOWARD AID BULLOCK AFFAIRS.
There ts complaint at tho Of tho House Mill
tary Committee regarding tho uoward and Bullock
affairs. Little disposition is shown to push Matters
The recent cargca Of tho Secretary Of War against Bull
lock made by tho Secretary IN 18 aud referred
to the Committee but no attention paid to them.
THE sALAnY.6nAD rR1ourTY.
The prospect ia that tho Senate will neither repeal
the salnry bill nor adopt tho recent House resolution.
There III growing disposition to leave tho matter
changed.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
As tho Vrginus Ia longer likely to CAUSE serious
trouble between the United States and Spain, Rourc-
tcntativc Beck, Of Kentucky presented to md Ind
passed by tho House to-day, resolution calling on tho
Secretary Of tho Navy for statement Of the expendt
tures nae by him Inst year. and also tho expenditures
out Of tho 900 recently appropriated. It will be
recollectcd that r. Beck rernned when the 100000
naval appropriation bill bcforo tho House, prior
to the holiday adjournment, from demanding details
Of expenditures by tho Navy Department. because ho
believed that, in wow Of tho then unsettled and somo-
what threatening stao Of affairs, It would DO ligh
ly improper to give publicity to what had been and
was at that time going In the way Of putting
navy . war basis.
THE Ioss or THE v1no1N1us.
The steamer Ossipce carrying the crew Of tho W.T.
gnius arrived ut the Washington Nary-inrd this af
tornoou aud her Executive Officer Immediately report
cd to SECRETARY Roboaon, who gave instructions SINH
lar in oflect to those given tho commander Of tho
yesse which brought the Poars survivors TO this Navy
Yard. Examination Of the officers md crew with
lation to tlo Of the sinking OF the Virginius
will bo begun at once By tho Commission Of navy off,
eers appointed few days ago.
SPANISH RELATIONS.
The following which aay he taken AZ i;osllca1.
aThs iis Administsation In tho course of hotr pacific
proper nanner 70 sustal Castelar, a tho head Of tho
youngest Republic in Europe. our Government is not
Tss nude Of as fact m 1't A1s
that 10 desired to DO right in The late negotiations
lie has been over brown by Guneral ut tho head at
H. 000 bayoncs, driving the Constituent Assembly
chosen BY The people from hc'r hail. aud Provisional
Chief, is undoubtedly In tho interest Of Prince Alfonso
and tic alonnrchstH. The mo,la1chs Of Europe hnyo
over DCen slow to reco9ntze bJ established diplomatic
reationa any Republic III the Old World. They hayo
always waited until that epubo appeared 30 estaL-
Obliged to layo diplomatic intercourse with It. rhon
aud not uut tlen haye the European soyercgna sent
Y NE t of TUG saistn
for his friendly and independent co',rEe towards U.s.
It would hardly seem hitting that the great 1epublio of
tho world should husen to recognize Provisional
Government In TIM ntcrest Of monarchy, founded Oh
tho runs Of tho lsapublc. It would seem to I'D, until
better advised, hat our Government should pause Ic-
Wa aDu
iong Is i remains psoyisioaaal ony. ia 10
eass sn was ~ spe x0s vod sSr ,ea be-
wo ought now 10 lorbcar to do anything that would
as'n e sppIhS a ,ls h9ss or efforts of
"Thcao suggestions would Bee1n to a,1awos what haa
neen brought to cur n9tise TINT th9
3a to eesry out the prqGsol Of admiral
don't cot u tho casa Of chsef-Jusco Jsy, who went
abroad upon almost similar mission whio holding
t hsn 9so wo % no HSnss Of asya
hut ralllcr wisso IN nowing tho achtyc Of tho cga.
tion 10 remain IN tho hands Of hin
With Win lss wnea. A''is wo hsve Atn 70 dea A"0E i
,nuy bs said tha nnleaa represented at Madrid
sasy w. a1y ar'tt in!o var wlth tho naT Spanish
II srrano finds 4 necessary und convenient. In order
to cousoIdasc Ills powor, to rouse tho Spanish pr!do
VIII VIII ho us uatoa spas eses no 70 p!osoy he% @
ever atlo, can avoid ai!ch e.latnty,. whic,
afs% fse So fss sas hs
which, wo trust he may not decm 1t neccssary 10 iaks,
tAon nu 1iromacy will be needed to prevent conflict
hetwcen thta Republic arl l,ia Government. III either
event. matters seem 10 Haua at present, diplomacy
| wunld bo nselcas for this topic."
.-. THE CA1EF~JusTIcEaiIP.
Caleb CuahingS nomination 10, III tic WHOLE favor.
!" nss ssyy y anS T. cfsatoa ,1os 4
confirmation would doubtless lavn bcen Ind Mt onro