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, 1876-04-29

Considerable curiosity has boon excited by
the many mysterious allnsiona to tho sum OF
sG4, 900 paid by the Union Pacifo Railroad
Company for lot of Fort Smith d Little
Rook land.gzant bonds of little or no value,
and there is strong desire to know moro
nl,out tho mattor. S1r. BLAINE has alreHdy
shown Glenn bitl in tho premises, but did
not consider himself bound, in proving TINT
he Ind nothing to DO with tho sGi, 1000 TRIMS
action, 10 nscortain and make known who tho
fortunate individual was that mado sucl,
happy disposition Of worthless truck. Slr.
TAnpox, o Democratic Congressman from
Massachusetts, proposes TINT little square
daylight shall be brought to bear on the hazy
business. A resolution instructing tho House
judiciary Committee to inquire md report
was offered by him yesterday, but Gen
HuR1nur, Of Illinois, objected, md it VA
| withdrawn to taka its regular order. o.
| course the resolution will bo adopted, th'
| Committee will mike tho inquiry, and overy
bodyl will know n1l about it, provided th'
Union Pacido people are willing to tell.
, 1876-04-29

Courts OF Justice aro established to de-
tor1nine contested claims upon full hearing Of
tho proofs for and against. Their declslon
is roachcd according TO the law defining ths
rights of parties and the rules Of evidence
and procedure. Judgment Is rendered only
after public trial, at which each party
heard by counsel, and has the right to I'd.
tlucs all testimony in support Of hta B'do o.
tho cause. It is rightfully accepted Us OF
final authority and aa disposing Of al q
7arts statements. The mule case, which y
being mnde the subject OF exaggerated,
partial, and fabricated er parls charges against
Secretary Dn1srow, waa 30 disposed Of by the
Court Of Claims. ALI that he had to do with
1t was to argue tho caso n attorney fo'
tho plaintiffs. Upon full hearing,. tbs Court
decided in favor Of hla clients. Now, years
after tho judgment, = star-Chamber Com
mittee is to try tho caso over again In hops
OF besmirching Bn1srow, In which endearoF
| It ia already manifest they will utterly fall
That ia the mule case. In nutshell, and u
but serves to ahow how completely follea
have been tho Whisky Ring aud Democratic
couspirators in their attou1pt to blaokea
| DnfsToW,
, 1876-04-29

It ia now nearly three weeks since tho sup
plics were exhausted at tho Rcd Cloud and
Spotted Tail Agencies, and the 1ndians are
reported to bo on tho verge Of starva-
ton and in frnme Of mind md
body flt for troasons, stratagema, and
spoils They aro hungry and savage, and II
is probable that they aro only restrained
from general raid npon tho settlers by tht
moral effect OF tho recent drubbing admins
tered to CnAz1 HonsE mud his warriors
How long this effect will hold, is question
Of gravo interest to tho frontier people.
, 1876-04-29

Congressional Printer OLApr ROW proceeds
to give the pedigree Of tho high horao upon
which he vaulted md rode, as ho supposed,
beyond tho reach Of tho House Investigating
Committee. He AYERS that tho investigators
had been for wceks secretly accommodating
testimony concerning the management Of tho
Government Printing Office, and that ho was,
according to tho Committees proposition to
b. allowed but ono short day to reyiow and
sebut this mass Of evidence. lie did not, to
use homely phrase, turn tail because he
feared tho result Of the inquiry, but, heliev.
ing ho was not to have fair show for bis
reputation, took advantage Of tho only
chance OF escape offered by milking rapid ro
treat to tho smiling realm Of non Jurisdiction
It ia to be hoped that tho Senate will test Dir
Ot4Apps sincerity.
, 1876-04-29

To facilitate tho comparison, tho valuo OF
the currency at the datos given was, on tho
dollar, in 1850, 100 cents; in 1861, 100 cents;
in 1866, III conta; aud in 1876, 50 cents.
Any ono who examines tho List aud computes
tho prices paid in 1861 with those in 1876,
and reduces tho latter To an equivalent gold
valuo currency, will discover that tho unpro-
tected farmers III 1850 and in 1851 got as
high prices for their products as they did in
1870.
Whilo the farmers are thus left without any
protection and got nothing for their products
but what tho world il obliged to pay them,
the protective thrift applies to them n very
different ru1o. While tho farmers hive the
prices Of MI thoy layo to sell fixed in a
foreign market, Congress, under tho form OF
protective thrift, establishes minimum
price for all they hnya to buy, and this is
dono by q scnlo Of taxes which the farmora
pay. Wo give brief list OF indispensable
nrticlos and tho tax loyied thereon
, 1876-04-29

Tho action necessary to render tho city
certificates available for raising money, in
accordance with tho recent decision Of tho
Circuit Judges, was taken lnst evening by
tho Common Council in the passage OF an
ordinance ordering the city tax levy for 1876.
Tho Council proceeded with tho canvass Of
the voto which was intended to install now
Doard Of Aldermen soma time within tho
next year or two, but which has failel Of nc
comp1ishing that purlbso as yet A hitch
occurred by reason 4 the neglect Of tie
election judges in four precincts to properly
certify the roturns, and tho canvass was in
terruptod. It should bo resumed next Mon
day evening, and finished without delay,
The people aro becoming impatient under
tlfg foolng,
, 1876-04-29

Tho Reform ex-governor Of Wisconsin is
having some trouble in satisfying Legis-
1ative committee now aitting at Madison
that his expenditure Of State moneys somo
time after leaving Office WINS Legitimate
transaction, notwithstanding tho fact TINT
claims against the commonwealth were satis-
tied thereby. In unoruamontod United States
taik, the 1nain trouble is thin: II IL suspected
that ex.Goy. TAyIoR f1lched $500 from the
Governors contingent fund, and that, somo
titno aftor tho expiration Of his term Of Of
flee, ho bocamo a1armed at tho prospect Of an
investigation, and, going forth rs a private
citizen, drumrned up claim against Wiscon'
ain held by ono SLOAN, and paid it. Tue
framework Of pilfered postage-ssasnps nnd
cabbaged stationery in which this engaging
picture Is presented adds much to its inter
ct.
, 1876-04-29

L NOTE FROM THE H0H, JAMES F. WILSON,

n IN Edier u 1As Eafeaqs tribaas,
FAtRytELp H., April 27,-M my name has nesa
couueeted with the chaTas tntde against the Hop.
JAAEs G. BL4iHk relative 10 ths Little 1aoek ien
Smith Railroad bouds which found thntr WAY suo1as'
tha aasets OF Tho Union Pacific NailIoAd COMPANY!
allow mo to ssy that my belief concern! Ing that 1ne
aoea not dlnef from The statement made ~ tnas fl
teHan Ia tbs Hoass Of Representatives, On Menoa5.
tho 2t.h inst. II any person hsa Esceiss4 ansssI
Impression from anJ thing which may hare ~.
IL simply tbs result of misunderstanding. !a'e @
gated thls wub@sct long ago. sud became soiy So
yineea ot Ar. nLA1N9a 8uitle.'ness ~ ne MI
tbs nost searching investigation relative 70 ~ ~
bonds would sesult in tho slightest desfes I" AN'
JAMES T. WItsoa.
The above is . very guarded btatomsns: u
cops&ios no dsn!a1 OF tho report which hss oeea
going the soauds OF the papesa thAt 1f. "1tsos
told Mr. BLAME what Mr. E. H. laol1lss saa "
HAaa,soa 10 regard 10 whom ths money 'os
The bouds was paid. Nor does It depy that ~
bad ths ail43ed coarerrauon 9Th ILL., 81A"A'
, 1876-04-29
Of oil sttsmpt tomanuiacturo charges egainat j,
him in his ofIaciai career, and narrowing
down aandors against him ns citizen 10 tla
vapory foundation Of old womon's gossip.

Tho means adopted by tho Treasury De-
pariment for tho distribution Of silyor coin
in exchange for the fraotionals arc entirely
inadequate and very unsatisfactory. II Is
not now coming out ns faht M It ia boarded
and tllcro Is scarcely to.tlay my more silver
In circulation than there was before tho law
providing for tho exchange went into opera.
ton. Mono Of tho Sub-Troasnries are pro.
vided with sufficient number Of clerks
to count tho fractiona1g and issue tho silver
In keeping with tho demand, aud tho OF.
change has almost como 10 a standstill,
Much Of this dolay 1nny bo avoided by max.
ing tho banks tho agents Of the distribution,
which thoy will assume willingly md without
charge II tho Treasury and aub-Treaauries
will gire the,n preference ovor oil other appll.
ca,ts and supply them promptly with silver
change. Tho banks will tllon, aa moro mat
ter OF accommodation to their cuatomora
both in tlIo city and country, exchange
tho silver they have received for any frac.
tionals brought them, and will pay It out
| for tho fractional part of all checks. As The
business Of city md country is now trans.
acted almost entirely through tho banks, this
will DO tho bost aud quickest wny to got tha
silver into q general circulation, and 1t will
60 into the hands Of those who will pass Il
around instead Of boarding It. 1nstaad oi
four or flvo clerks working at tho distribution
in city like Chicago, several hundred clerk,
will bo engaged in 1t. Tho Treasury Depnrt
mcnt should ISSUE general order to facilitate
tho exchange IN tho manner VIC have sug
| rantnt1
, 1876-04-29

Tho London Times has beon reading tho |
Republican party in tho French Parliament d |
very useful lesson in tho political clementaries
by showing then, TINT they are something
moro than ono hundred years behind the
British Parliament. Tho occasion Of the ro-
huke Ia tho course Of tho majority in quasl.-
ing tho elections Of many Dsput;os whose re-
turn had been established bocauea tiAoy hap
peaea 10 baIong to tho Opposition OF Ultra
1nontano party. The Iimes says:
Tho returns that hare been complained Of have bocn
rettted to the Committee for examination. and thesa
Burcau1. not having. our own Election Committees
had ths power Of finally decling ths slecttons
ferrcd to them, have reported to thu Assembly Tho
facts Of each case, With recommendation "a to tho
course ths should bo tAteu In scarcely any tnasncs
however, have tho majority of the ohamber cared to
pny any respect to tho report OF Committee, except
rAeeo It recommended that the election Of friend
should bo Confirmed that Of oppouant aet asde,
although II may be snd In e1tcnuatqn Of tho Chamber
thst theiy own want Of respect for thd principles Of
Justice has frequently toen anticipated BY tho Iu-
reaux, Committee beiu9 chosen by lot might hAyo
Conservative majority aruonV tts members, andt tho
limitcd number Of members sitting In COMMITTEES
has aometne1 hulpod to make each member act In
conscientious manner. but the chsmbaF Las uniformly
unsea.ed Conservative Deputies whose elections havs
deemed good enough 10 Iustfy tho setting sads Of ~
election caso.
After pointing out humorous instances OF
this Aagrant injustice, aud consuming III.
GAnpkrrA for cot applying corrective, the
Tines showa tha antiquatod manner Of its
proceedings by historical references. Up to
the year ITO, tho validity or jnyalidityof the
election Of a member Of the English paflla-
ment was determined by vote Of the whole
House at Commons, so that tho tenuro Of q
seat in Parliament WINS determined upon
partisan grounds purely. This manifest In
Justice WAS finally corrected, at first by an aol
which Lord GaENvr1Lx succeeded In passing,
which intrusted tho question OF the validity
Of elections 10 a small committee appointed
by lot, and eventually, in 1868, by leaving tht
question 10 tho decision Of tue Judges Of tho
land, and tating It out os Parliament alto
gether.
II will occur to almost every ona that, II
, reading this lesson to tho French Parliament
, the London 1ine, is also reading losson II
. the American Congress, and, while the Fzencl
, may bo hundred years behind the English
, wo are still further behind tho English thai
. the French. We borrowed tho English p!a:
mud Incorporated 1t in our Constitution, an
there 1t still ronlainB, making tho House th
I Judge Of the election OF It's membars- Ihef
= is no question that the practice has beeom
o most serious tbrse III our system OF pol'sc
o and that It has degene1ated into Po5e'
, 1876-04-29

from dlscharging his duty; TINT his son
WAS killed by man whom hc (Fr7x'
Huon) VIVA attempting to bent; and, lastly,
that Ills own lcttors show him to bo n'all OF
unsound mind as we'll as bad mornls. These
charges aro made by the Cincinnati Enquirer,
a paper whose Democracy hns never beon
questioned or suspected.
E111soN, the Engineer Of tho House, IL
charged by HfcGIESssT, Assistant Engineer
Domocrat), with stealing Government prop
erty, with irregularities In tho brooklyn Navy
Yart1, nnd with attempting to poison q ply
sic;nn in New York City. Tho latter charge,
ossoc;otcd with tho awful condition Of tho
atmosphere of the House, ia alrcady making
tho Democratic members in tho House un-
oasy lest lhoro ,nny 10 In the cellars some
member of tho DonarA family.
There arc other subor<linates Of tho House,
for whom the Democratic party Is RESPONSE
bic, resting nndor accusations Of various
kinds but our list is long onough for all
practical purposes, -qnito long enough, in
| fact, to show tho uttor hollowness md hypoc.
risy of Dcmocrntio pretensions Of roforr,'
In p1ace Of making further comment, wt
yield to tho Cincinnati Enquirer, whose
Democracy, rs we have said, is beyond ques
ton or suspicion. Tint paper fnya:
T1ae sooner tho Democratic House gets rd OF Air.
II, F1rznuau tho te.tcrH will 10 for themselves and I'll
rarty md thc sooner Will thog nip IN sha hna aeRf
amount Of ncipent raacal!sy that has begun to cro
out among tho men under Mr., FffznuoH's employ
If the Democratic 11ouso expect to do thorough bu"i
ness In tho reform luc they had better Hex thetF owl
platter rst pus5fy thoso thai be Of tho honaohold
faith, nnl then p1e.eh purity to tho dentiltf.
If this bo tho record OF the Dcmocratt
party now whom it controls only tho patron
ago of tho House, what will it be If
should obtain controlof tho patronage Of til
whole Government?
, 1876-04-29

Lombard street, which Ia the money centre
Of tlfs world, to get exclusive control OF the
single standard OF value recognized among
nations.
Wo t1o not ngroe with Mr.. Josra that IT Ia
necessary to have two Btantaarsas OF v"!ue' Of
Tint thero is any danger to DO approhentl"
Cd TINT, Il gold bo made tho exclusive stnnd-
frd, It's production will become mo-
nopo1y. When ttat timo co1nos, should 1t
over come, ns It Inns mover yet come, tie
people Of tint day will havo tho Wit to meet
tho extraordinary emergency. The pnrt'al
decentralization OF silver rs stnns"rd hrs
not boon attended by my serious lisuso Of 1t
as n currency. Tho worlds commerce every
tlny demands less md less actual coin in pro-
portion to its business, to effect it's exchanges
Of othor property. Tho bill Of exchange dis
renses with tho gold tint wonfa otherwise
| have to pass bolwoon parties, and tho gold
| necessary in simply TINT needed to nd}nst
balances. There may bo seaaoua Of tempo
rary scarcity Of gold, rs thero have been, and
| even IL the known depoaita of that metal 10
| nearly exhausted, rs AIr. JONES states they
arc, It docs not follow tint other deposits
mny not 10 discovered within thirty years
tho minca Of California md Australia hnve
been opened, and It is reasonable to assume
ti1at, gold docs exist elsewhere, and will con-
tinuo to bo found to tho end Of tine.
Tho demonctiztng Of Bilvcr aoes not In
volvo its tlisuso ns coin. All tho nations Of
tho world will use 1t ns subsidinry coin; thu
United States con find uso for several hun
dred millions Of 1t rs n substitute for tho pa.
Dor currency with which tho country ia af.
ficted. The decline in silver has reached 1T
lowest mark, md thnro Is no valid or rcason'
able pretext that can bo presented why Con
eress should not authorize coinago Of ailvel
,lol}ars until. the whole country Ia snpplicc
with 1t. Tho fractional currency is but (
small portion Of the money used in ordinary
, daily transactions tho whole volume q
smaM notes, national as wen os bank notes
should giyo way to tho free circulation Of sil
ver 1ollnrs, and these dollars should be Of th
honest standard weight which has alway
, boon retained for tho American dollar. Til
gold being the sole Legal standard, tho silvo
, will nlways circulate in common use to til
exclusion Of the gold, reducing tho dcman
, for tho 1attcr mud increasing that for silver
+ Whilo silver will cease to be legal-tendol
! except rs subsidiary coin, tho demand for
a will suffer but little diminution. But til
: making botl, 1egnl.tondor and Lnving bot
= legal standard will produce tho very aatu
Il condition Of things which now exists wit
= gold md papar both lcgal-tender, tho inferis
!. excluding tho superior in general use, an
k subject, rs tho papor currency is, to oil maj
, 1876-04-29

Wo might extend this list Indefinitely, but
these will show tho farmer how it is that,
while he gota just the mo.for his products
that ho got before tho protective tariff, it
takes three bushels Of grain, tlreo hogs, and
threo barrels Of -four to buy, in 1876, what
two bushols, two hogs, and two barrels would
have bought before Protection. In 18G0-1,
the average tariff tax was about Ii por cont
and tho farmer can look over the ratios Of
taxes now demanded mud discover how tho
tariff, under tho pretonso Of protection, con-
slmes at least ono-third OF nl1 lie produces.
Nor ia this tax thus extorted paid into the
Treasury; tho Government gets small pro-
portion, while the rest is collected as n
bounty by tho protected aud privileged
c1nsscs
, 1876-04-29

Tho little lcaven OF economy and intelli-
gont retrenchment which IE. WEIGH intro
duced in tho Board Of Education some weeks
ago ut first had tho effect Of causing gen.
eral aournesa in the heavy mass, but it lIas
worked around to some purpose at last. The
lAro possibility that tho expenses Of tho pn!'-
lie schools might be reduced without injury
To their efficiency ia finally admitted, and q
special committee has boon appointed to thor
oughly examine the subject, md report In
time to give tho Board tho benefit Of their
conclusions In fixing salaries for tho next
school year. It IL unqqoRtionably true that
much wholesome pruning can be done in the
matter Of the number OF teachery employed
the salaries paid. and In other directions, INT
large reduction thereby effected, and Il
should be accomplished thoroughly. andwith
out favor or partially.
, 1876-04-29

The Chicago produce markets were less
excited yesterday. Hess pork was active
and armer, closing at s2l.o24 for May. and
$2l.224 for June. Lard was in good demand,
aud closed SO per 100 lbs higher, at $l2.s74@
1880 cash. and 8i3.o23 for June. Meass we're
moro aotiye and t@4o per lb higher, closing
at ITO for boxed shoulders, 1lso for do shori
ribs, aud 11ac for do short elears, High
wines were uominally easier at $i.07 per
gallon. Flour vas quiet aud steady. Wheat
was active and lower. closing 10 higher, at
97ae cash, and OSLO for May. Corn was
activa and weak early, but closed 10, higher,
at 4o3o alsh, and 4s{o for May. Oats were
active and 3@lo lower, closing strong ut 81
tos Nay os Juns. Eye vas dull and easisz q
, 1876-04-29

tho testimony as campaign document, but
they cannot suppress It. Thus 1t in that wh"t
eomotitncs threatens to bo calamity often
turns out to bo blessing IN tiisg,1tso. The
connection Of tho President with an Illegal
appropriation Of inonoy for MI illegal purpoao
would hnro been calamity. but tho result
surna out to bo only an orposarc ofstupondous
Democratic frauds. For this tho Democratic
t,nrty has only BARNEY OAULP1ELp to thank,
who REQUESTED "Ltttlo JouNNY DAvENpoRT
TO 90 on and explain in his town way."
, 1876-04-29

Tho Representative from Bridgeport, with
the assistance of reporters, has written let
ter to tho Chicago Tines in reply to tho
charges of TnE CHICAGO TRIBUNE that lie had
sent forth distorted and gnrb1ed reports ot
testimony taken before his Committee, in
which he makes a very lame and weak de-
Tense of very mean act, and Of conduct 80
unfair that it has called down rebuko upon
lis head from tho most respectable Of tia
Democratic newspapers. hlr. BAHHEY CAul-
FIELDS main defense Ia his statement that
" the reports issuing from tho so-oalled Star
Chamber have been in every instance 70.
tailed by Republican members "Y), There
| arc two Republican members Oh tlia
Committee, and VIC call upon them
to state whether this charge os
BARNEY CAuLF1E1p's is true. Thera
is anothcr statement mada by Atr. OAu1rU1n
in his letter. to which We arc not disposed to
take exceptions. He says that mnny of the
charges against Secretary Dn1srow have ema-
natedfrom Republicans. Thisfspartially truc.
Tho whole truth Is that tho BAnT1EY-Su17
lie against Dnlsrow was started by tho WASH.
ington Bureau of tho There's Organ in this
city, and was given to CAulF1E1in by fellow
named CURTIS, correspondent OF TINT paper
It is well known hero and consequently VI
aro stating no secret, that tho Washington
Bureau Of the TAieues' Organ has been th'
SOURCE of iii the slant1ors t1lat have been cir
culatcd against tho Secretary Of tho Treasury
md TINT it is part Of plan to break hin
down for his prosecution Of the whisky
| = IT..
, 1876-04-29
uucr,EAN DEMOCRATIC BIRDS,

The field Of Democratic investigation grows
wider, and, as it grows wider, grows moro in
torcsting, especially ms tho now lends run d.
rectly into tho happy family of the Democra-
cy which treated tho country last fall to such
a flourish of trumpots announcing tho re-
forms 1t was about to make, and the abuses
it wonld correct, 4 fow samples Of tho up
pointmonts mndo by the Democrats in tho
House show how much consistency there in
in the hue and cry Of reform sot mp so vigor-
ously at tho opening Of Congress-, and how
much desire there is to correct abuses in the
present absurd, ono.sdod, blackinailing ex-
ponsive, and prosecuting Investigations in
tho Demooratio Star Chambers, where any
7aeabond, dead.beat, or lunatic, may be-
smirch the regulations of gentlemen because
! they havo refused TO bo bled. Tho list is q
suggestive one:
HAMEa7oH, Clerk Of the Committee Of
Ways and Means, was accused of naming his
| child for J.Wr1Kxs BooTH. Immediately after
the assassination Of President LINCOLN. Flo
denied It vigorously, and tho charge was
pressed as vigorously. He then sought to
escape by subterfugo, and tho charge WINS
| proven against him. The Chairman OF the
Committee then invited him To rosign, and
lie accepted the invitation.
Sn1ru, Of New Hampshire, was appointed
to succeed the veteran BARCLAY, who Aad
held his position as journal Clerk for thirty
yoara uudisturbed by changing Admlnistsa'
tions, because all parties conceded Ais hon
caty and ability; but SAITH was no sooner
warm in his seat than he was ouBtcd out O.
it because ho used his position to advance
hia private interests in tho bounty.claim bus
inesa.
Con. BoUanTos, Clerk Of tho House Mill
tary Committee. hAa resigned his poaItio,
owing to tho unpleasant fact TINT ho ha
been engaged in a whiaAy conspiracy II
Texas, and ia under indictment for tho con
spiracy. He has escaped investigation b,
, resignation. Ono can hardly imagiuo I'll
yirtuous indignation that wonld have becl
displayel II tho Democracy had caught
Nepublicau in this fir. Tho Democrat
Committee, however, broke his fall by 1t
/ Gliding not to pursue tho investigation OF bill
| because 1t was 30 expensive to procure Il
, Witnesses, aud, With this mantle over hin
lo stopped down and ont.
ADAMs, Clerk Of the House, Is nov In d
I mand Tor investigating purposes, rosolutit
!. having been introduced to have him and
Ills appointecs investigated, that it may
determined whether they haye been acti,
q against tle majority by lobbying to prove
o tho reduction Of their salaries as proposed
d the Committee on Appropriations.
!, F1rzauau, Doorkeeper OF tho House, has
o delightful list Of recommendations for