, 1874-12-08
Tho Arprafsement Of Imported Goods
in Chicago.
EXCLAMATION Of The Differences Between
New York and Chicago.
Fernando Wood Opens tho CAM
pafg11 for tho Next
<sE,c;lllersllip.
OPENING OF CONGRESS,
III THE l1OESE.

.sptciaa Dispatch to 1he CHICAGO Tribune.
WAsu1Harox, D. G.. Dec. 7.--Tne Houao wsa
Tho scouo Of unwonted activity for tie opening
day Of SECOND session. Long boforo midday
tho galleries wero packed dcngo and blnck witl,
crowds of curiouB spcctatorB md tho approaches
to tho eouth wing Of the Capitol Dailding were
blocked With ylsiso:a unable to gain admission.
Even The diplomatic cutlery was Gllea with mcrl-
hors Of the Different legations, who Ind naacn,-
bcd to hear tho pnsaago Of tho Prcaitlent'a
Message upon Spain, somo,hi.'g Of tho nature Of
which had hecomo known carly in tho
day. Tho lcor wna tho eccno Of bust
ling confusion. The rlombers, with what
Crace and dignity they might, filed into tho
places which 90 many OF tlon nl1st soon vacatc.
Those who caulo to SEQ hnd 1,1nor went away
Disappointed, Each member lad
ITS STONY or nlb OWN DEFEAT.
but there wero no apparent lnlicat:ous Of tic
rnrsi0na ard pratnficcs Of tho last political CAIN
paign. Tho Representatives seemed rntler fiko
= lot Of boon-companiona mot to toll tho story
Of Hon,o Eocial rout. Tho rancor Of tho cam
raisn had loft its mark upon few feces. md was
not apparent in tho few words that wcro Bookcn
IN dopate.
When the mlunte-aand had reached the hour
Of noon. Speaker Dlaino tapped his sascl, anu,
With tho up;,ai Parliamentary ior,nGlity. at,-
nouncad That tho eccond scspion Of tue Forty
third Congress- had begun.
THE FIRST nUs1HEss
wcs 10 ascertain tho presence Of quorum, COM
a7unscate in tho ual,al way with tho Senate. aud
delegate Il consinittcc to wait upon tho presi-
dent a:;d irforln him that Congress- waa in Bos-
sion und awaited any communication lie might
LaTo to make. THO call OF The long roll dis
cloaoa Tho fact that thero wero 23s Repro
gcntntiyos prcAent,-a much 1arger proper
tion Of tho House thnn il generally found
In attendance upon opening days. There woro
-Four molnbcra to lll tho paces n,ado vacant by
resignation aud by death. Tl,cHo were y. b.
Chttclsaeu, Of Brookly., to succeed Stewart l..
Wuodtord resigned; lcls Sclcll, who boasts
t]let no ts IN intatoniss representative
Of tho Now York ,hara.monoy Demoo-
niolis1 whom iiuanco thoories drove mad L.
Casa Carpenter, OF South Carolina, another
Journalist Congressman, who comes to take tlIo
place ot tho noted colorod mcu,Ger, Elliott, who
resigned to become Speaker of tho South CGrolinn
LoEislutalo; oEd ". E. Finch, wlo Guccecds
Jowott, Of Ohio, who resigned as rerora'od Con-
ErcssMan to be tltn reformed President OF the
Eric RailroA1 ut ,000 d year.
THE 1A0-LAw.
The row nomborb sworn In. tho first attompt
Tas uIdc at legislation, md slo attempt failed.
It hna boon tho custom, out OF respect to the
Chief Executive, not to transact any business
until tho measage hns been presented. hut young
William Walter Phelps, eiher Ignorant OF th,B
cuatoal. or ovcrzealouB to rudcom plelgcH
ho Ind made, prosonted bill repcaling
tho Poland gag-law. Ile askod tho Immediate
consideration Of the bill. Ho failed 10 obtaiu
ltat frat by reason OF tho necessity OF observing
The iraJtionai courtesy to tho President. and he
failed again lnter bocntlEo one objection could
parry the bill over. That objection was mado by
4. s. Hale, OF Now York. An attompt WAS nude
10 object BIZ benjamin Butlor, but Butor. as
ua.,nl. Numbered with his parliamentary points,
md WaH cut off without u hearing.
BUTLER nEVENdED IIMHELF,
however, by stating to these nbout him that ho
Houil yoto for q repeal OF tho law II tho pre-
vis!un should bo added permitting Congressman
to Bhoot any editor for libel. and added
that tho Poland gag-law. after oil, ia nothing
new; that it was in tho General Judiciary act ,.l,-
til tho reorganization Of tho Judiciary Of thiB
District. in 1879, When. by somo oversight it
was omitted.
Phelps bill coneistoi1 Of an amendment pro-
vsding for tho repeal Of the accond section Of
tho poland eag-law. Ihia eectitn III ono which
haa special referonco to newspaperB, Pholpa
proposed to amend it by adding tlie: "That tho
provision OF tho thirsy-thlrd Eection Of tho Ju-
usciary act of l7oo rlall appy In all ceaos, except
70 casos tor l1boi and slandor III courts created
by act OK Concreus i'll tho Diatrios Of Columbia.
Phelps gave nnslco that on Monday naxt ho
bill.