, 1876-01-19
NOTES AND NEWS.
IN- CL* IEsFNl4L,
Special U4Dafch to Tho Ch.c1cn 7.rtAHns.

NOTES AND NEWS.
TIL: CENTENNIAL.
spttia1 D13pateh to Tbs Ca,c1on Tribune.
WAanla1ToS, D. t., Jan. 19.-Thc Centennial
dcba:o waB fairly begun In the House today,
and MIL probably continue for two daye. Eloyeu
members hAre sigrtlied their intention to speak,
md 1t ID under4tooi that a1 favor tho bill.
Iheto III no doubt Of lts passage. Tho .lcbats
t2-day Was OF Eenial, centennial gushing
character. 1t had bscn anticipated that tho at
perllics Of tllo aEnuesty dcba:o might rpappear
In thls. They DID, bnt to vcry lunltcd deErco
WnddcIl4 OF North Carolina, had tho bad tas:o
to drag In tho bitter 11uu,urcs Of tho
last wees, but ho did it with nit aud
ucntncsa which at most c1cuso him. WadLtll
would cover up tho bloody shrt elevated by
Blaiuo with the mantle CT fotsiYInS charity, as
did Soaa's sons.
CANADIAN COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
Tho House took tho first step to.saris tho ne
gotIating OF new commercial treaty wi:h Ca ausda
By ordering printed tho repor! OF til, Sub Com
iaitteo OF tic Commerce Committee, wtlc., has
been investigating tho subject. Tho report IL
quito lengthy, and is mainly composed Of trade
a.a:is!ics. TAeso docs not appoar to DO much
prospect Of tho passage Of such measure.
ALLIANCE uETTEe: srAlH AND HAITI.
It is scPortod that Spain Ina utaaa partial
alliance with tho Haytian Government. 1hp
ipnnsh Cabinet hRa sent quantity Of preseuta
10 tho President, aud llc, tu4n, has already Or
de1ed q hunter of illibus:e1s to leave tho
isiaEl.
rEn.1EN KNOTT
haR . speech On lte Plees Gag lav In preqnra-
ton.
EEEOEg
in TUG Revised Statutes conttuuo to be found.
Tho House passed Il bill to-day to c9trncs All I'M.
pottnn: oae preventing applicants inr cs.ison-
nip from sukln. out t'olr rat psperp H. storo tho
Closk OF Court. mud allowed the dac1ara-
t4on T. 10 t'ie! "itl Tho Judge
wau before thu adoption Of the statutes, so tim.
tho pauc.s may 10 nlei with tho Cicrk.
THE LATEST LOUISIANA "siSAEoE."
EuAlis. the new seuator elected iron Lou!ai-
ana, arrived here and Ind Lia credentials pro-
soused to-day. EustiB Yas nne OF tAa foseulua.
of the Lnuigiana CONSERVATIVES In utr.ps the
adoption OF tho Wheeler Compromise anu was
tLo rcfson who secured its lntulsculgnk by tho
Democratic caucus.
HuSon To WHOM uosog IS pvE.
Stevenson. Ut 11!lnois. nAs recenily charged
witl. all estesious error for which SPARKS. os
Illinois, should laSe been held Responsible. Ii,u
error consisted in tie Btatou,ant ~ 1nnidcn
s;eeth tlas thGro Naro nlnokeou lcnaiun AScnts
in Illinois, mosty thieveso words 10 that ellect,
wIo ihc truth 10 that thoto aro but four ! ScutB,
Aud nu1lo art, tA1eyeB.
scAMIpS'a Tu7nD-TEnM srECc1.
Of Chicago. appeared in tho NationAl Republican
COMMITTEES as Hi advocate OF tho tllra tefm.
His speech waa somomllai adroi1 bus ita pusuoEt
was. Woll Understood. and received with
ice. Mr. scammon beEnu by saying that s|,o Last
thEco Republican Conventions had boon simply
meetings to 1aufy nominations already n,nde.
Tho uext Convention, lie argued, would litfer
should 10 sucl change in public opinion III
should make it apparent That q third tern MA
Desirable. Whilu Mr. Scausnou wns not very
pronounced in h1s tiird-tern views, Ills speeen
Was understood b. ll1s associates to 10 = torma!
fcsIcr III that direction. Tho coidnees With
wch IL was received by tho majority Ereae.t
cfTectuat1y prevented nuy fu1tAor nluHiah 10 til
subject during the meeting.
usEAsY LIES THE 1lEADT1fAT WEARS 4 C:nTS.
Lamar huH henn driven half illrtr3etel " Aia
aLtonpt TO ssIcct De11rcratic Campaign Com
mitter. Every nlAn he las SOLICITED in bittoEll
opposod ~ some factions ..of tho party, cnd all
of tAls fight clearly indicates tho disorYanizol
condition OF tta Democrats in tho House, Hios-
Ter Glgmer, rlsom Lamar had sselcctoa, was
htoutly objected to by sumo because lo ia frc-
auonter OF tho Washington Cub-iIousa. The
game objection has been urged against t1r. Mor-
rick, and tho latter Ina reaentod tho charge to
District, is denounced M al aristocrut by onn
tAc1tou mud 3tf.fIhryey tainted With 1lberaIihu.
Dr. Garlott IL opposed by ali the moderate insn.
Ihey sny liz IL dot-hcaded, and 90 c1tramo tant
nonttr H1nol IL represented aa hne tuan, 4nt
10 md Tho whole question, quito number haVo
declared that tfIeEe aro no do4out resident Domo-
cratB IN Washington. Mr. Lamar ID on thu point
0f Abandoning tno task OF soliciting tho 1ugnl-
be1s OF tho Committee.
THE YnEgpMES's nANE.
Tin Commissioners Of tho FloutlmonA Sav-
ltlRH aud Trus Company to-day FORWARDED Il, thu
Sonato report of their operations siucs tla as-
fcts Of tho ComnauS wcEe transferred to thon,.
Tho report eowe haaEces still due OIL loans to Tho
amount OF 81. 91la73 exclusive of accrued intos-
est on UNPAID loans. ami ceEtain cxpensos cou.
neetel will. Baid ioAun. which! plus $lb1, 73f IL
bainuco to tlloir credit III tho un!tad htntsa
Treasury, aud consttutus tho remaining rnd!s-
tlibuiel assets ui tue Company.
iAnlAA CDSTAACT3.
Tho l1onso Subcommittee OH Indian AfalFa
commenced tneis Investigations To-day A. t. tho
manner OF letting 1ud.an contracts They OK.
n,l,lnsd A1r. koontz, Ut Ionnny!yanla. WHO tes-
titled that ho It'd frun 70 tu o3 per
ceut lcss for supplying various articles
for the Sansco Sioux tllan parties 10 whom
tho contracts uero awarded. Tile Indian Du-
seal will DO called on for All :zrlanasio'1. ~ thu
Cop,1.ltten Boen duscrtunol to thoroughly To-
yosliKato tue entiro subject.
NAVAL ISYEsEiutf!oH.
Thu House COMMITTEES nj hRya. AhntsB tn day
sutho,jxcd it, Chairman to appoint tiub-CoEt,-
1nittee to investigate the alfstrs OF tho Navy
Uepartmcpt ailltlyr thu provlslons OF tito Nor
rjsan rshot1l,un fiom Tho Ealnmttloo Oh Wars
and MnaHs.