, 1875-02-08

! WASHINGTON.
The Committee OIL Ar,ia,Ikas Alatta hnve re-
nortc'l, and q, not roo,Hnmend atty action by
| Congress. or by airy department of tho Gencrul
uuyornnient. III regard to tho Btata Government.
] OF Arkanaas. Mr. Ward, Of Iluo1s, deretsa,
and sA0ulita minority report, asserting tbs lu-
| Gnlty Of Droo.s' election, aud iuveiGhiug
| against the naw CoastltuIon. The paopls Of
Arkansas aro repollcd as being vol pleased with
] tho majority report.
Senator Morton has reported bill to tue SEN
| ate providing for tho counting Of votes in sLp
/ Electoral College Of both Houses Of Cangfcpa.
| Tho oh iact OF tic bill ia 10 prepare for anI,e-
| pateh tloublS rosutns in the uext Presidential
election.
Mr. uonorc the owner OF tho building noc.,-
piod BY tho foat-Ottica III Chicago. is III W.ah-
ington. cnlsayorihg to Becute s25,O00 ront for
/ hiH promises, with Bma, Likelihood Of obtain"
Ing over $13, 0o0.
h1r. 8. s. Cox, IN the IIonse SATURDAY. offered
| hresolutun for ths Investigation OF Tbs con-
J tracts na1o by Mr. Mullots while Architect.
Tho Ways and Means Committee sitting on
| Pacific Mail sooh Testimony saturday regarding
tic presence Of Bill King III Washington.
The prospect Of creating tho nov Territory Of
OklaAama has baen da[eatel for thi. session.
SPRINGFIELD.
III tho 6enhte, Saturday q petition mas ro.
celved praying for dog~tax. Iii. Mills pro-
LeHteu HsnlHat LnD FhhE4t-a III Lib hDHcQc9 Dte-
viouaiy Of resolution iudorsiug tho Hennopin
Canal bill in Cougroas. bill empowering I'LL
MUS railroad corporations to purchase raiirpada
in adjoining ststes was discussed md ordered to
SECOND reas'l1lS. The report Of tho stlporiu.
tonGont Of tho Jacksonville Insane Asylum was
submitted. The Governor made d iscai state
mout Tho Colder claim was onco 1upre pro-
sented. The Judiciary Committee recommended
$7Ot 600 gift to Tho Cppperas CIohk dam.
In the House, the qnestion Of the right of
Representative Gohsiug to hold ha soat Uas dis
cussoa without tlual action, A bill was intro
duced 70 legallzo tho publishing Of nutlces Of
SHERIFF. salos in German papers.
Tie Citlzens' Association havo little causs to
hoEe for tie srccess OF thor BILLS In the LegB-
latnro. Tho opposition 1nanitests itself in pro-
grsssipg rnto With eaull day.
........ soREloN.
Official dispatches to tho King Of Spain m.
nnuuce the signal lcpulno Of eight battailons of
| CnrliBtA at ArteEa. 4 decree has bccn iHnued
| forbiddinR milltaty and naval oticars to labble
] tn poltics
| Tile Pope roceivod number Of rsvorent
Americans Saturday.
Tho Ediaburg (scothud) Theatre burned
Saturday.
| BE-. F.ALLEN.
u. Don Motnea dlspatel. published Yesterday
| posed o1 two clasBes-khoss Mr. Allen owes. and
thpao who owe him. Tho ptess OF The
. city, With tue exception nt tho jour
| in shielding Mr. Allen las nlsted his creditors
| aud tho publie generally. Tho sentiment Of tho
cy appears TO no olTidea BY TUG infel eats Ut Its
cltlzclh. sad A1e asssts III reai estate oy dlelent
n Gnt!"ates ranges 1roni $loo.ooo TO sl,ooo0 0o0
lhe u!aPatch assseu That tho 1o"a cfedltors
| iarreiy uoou In. aurnus" r. .seota Of liz
| Cuok County bank. wh,c, M. Allan statea In hc
Sl0D, OO0 and slIht Inc Conk l;onnty creditors haj
| peon rci,i,y~ unon tic iowk ni1rn,us. r. il
rI.nen INK ri Hin mn vii ha ,,a,asssrv =, ,na.
the demands Of tho Cook County deposltorB, and
that On The whole. tho bank IL very mutl
llka squeezed orange The dispatch
gaye considerable attention to tho 6toph-
ans aaa o'ehhoInasset moftsaEe, and
tIin"s.I t wy Hunpltaon e4isteu bhas 'ne Hnole
,rtS IT, az II saya n shas n9n VA ~