, 1879-01-18

tho to'0F linr. Iurirs arc utmost invariably
coInposcd Of two or ntote coiprc1 pctsous, mil
these, when one Of their own race Is In tho i'ox,
seem to think the proper thing for them 10 ,lo
In to hang tho jury. This condition OF nifairs
addh Immensely tn tho expenses Of tho admsll-
istration of criminal iustisc.
SLOW ToRK.
Before The Christmas recess both Houses
ev'nccd q ycry cotnncnjatc disposition tn dis
posn Of tte Appropriation bills and other tegts.
]atIon OF Importance. but sinco the recess abso-
lutcly no busfncAs OF consequence ltas been
transacted. Tic Democrats appear to view
the rapdty approaching termination Ut the scs-
sion with Indifference.
THE rArHyT H1LL.
Senator WndlclVh surccrt'cl in holding the
Senate to-day to continuation Of ttlr discus
sion of tho cu!tcatEon Ut tho Patent laws, re-
fusing to permit even brief executive session.
The only result was much legal talk OH patents
until tho Senate found Itself without quorum.
call Of thu roll brulght iu ab.cntrct, but no
real progrcss was made viii, tho bill. aud tho
scaate adjourned oycr until Monday.
ritR BtIyER DOLLAR.
There IA daily slight !nerunso in TIM ort,ers
for silvcf d0'lars. Treasurer GllfltIan l,ns at-
tempted to make Secretary shcrnan'a plan
more successfu1 by sending great number Of
circulars to pEtyatu individuals, "A well ~ to
banking Institutions, notifying thcu, that silver
In amounts of from si,U11 to tl0,UOo will be
sent FREQ to any n.1ilress.
ouH rosT-orricE.
Assistant -lcneral Tyncr, refer
ring to tho attempts Ut the poBt-Olllse Depart
ment to sccuro a building for tho post. lice In
Chicago, said: negotiations aru now pentlIn9
fur n building at Chicago but the arrangement
Ia r1IJttitf,fnf 1,.,&
posed lessons not to name tho building Just ntw,
and henro mako no particular retcsonrc to Il.
It may bu sad. however, TINT the location and
atylc Of tho building cannot hut be satisfactory
II W should bo fortunate enough to get it,''
1onaNr nAy1Hronr.
1t appears TINT the johnny Davenport inycs.
tinatlon may fall altogether on account OF the
want VI fluids. Tho Subcommittee, Is now
rcoygan,zctl, consists Of Lyndc of Wisconsin,
Mr.. Fort1cy OF Alnl1ala and Mr. Fryo uf Nfntnc
Tic Chairman OF l1,o tou,mIttce aava ,hat ,here
10 MOI aoIae WIN wnfcll 10 dolfay TIC ex-
pcnscB, and, until tho Contingent Fund Of tho
House Is rcp1cn!sheA bS an appropriation, MI
onc can CO. When this with be douo Lynda /.
not ohtc IN tc,t
r,,r ,vv,,,,.r
rh.u. - .,,Ts.. "'..'
Ahe1o aro o1llefeness VI opinion IS 10 the
amot,nt Of money which would be taken from
tho Treasury should tho President sign tho
en''u ,n vaa. n'l' "iIe assea .no senate yesterday
.n' Is"s'o" nustMn na an estimates tne a1nount NJ
not M exceeding s7,oV'ooo' while the Treasury
officers soy TINT It will reach ncarly $J3.-
00o,ooo. Advocates OF Tho measure say TINT
tho President may be expected to veto II,
because II Will rraurc s,tct m euoru,o,,s sum to
be nntt, from tho :rrcoeurv at tir,o a,,,u ,f,o
re.nurcna of lin f:ovor,,,,,n,,, rn.t .,o ,,"..
corc ri h,.h,n,,rr ~. IN, ,,.,,ss w.. ss ~
~ 1a'e.u' nuspa"o'os. lne p"l having passca thc
ll"usc with but fc" dissenting votes. nut thu
Senate With scarcely any opposition, It Is
thought Il would he nnssc,a nvcr n vain
r,,rw arm,
Thu r,o,.. r,o,,nosaa 1 H''...,..o
favor OF the FREQ Shin ul,t, introduced ly Car-
trr Harlan. t1.,o RI s{c,rc 1Vor1 ,f Tam.
e5'Sania, anu tho representatives Gencral'y Of
tue sh'pou!ldsng interest. imposed tho bill, anil
!isci the nd protective stock arguments. Cur
ter HARRISON. In speech which attracted much
,tI. a,ttIsna'on, slloWsd hnw protection lad really
tlrlvcn tAo American Hug from thu seas, and llow
the only hope for tho revival Ut American com
nerce was ~ tlte repeal OF the pFuhbtors regis.
try laws which prevented Americans from buy
THE MonMox WOMEN.
Ia the ,pt,.fy,, 1,,,oeta.th I.rt,+.
WAsni*Grog, j, G., .Ian, l7.-Tno lrotso
Judiciary Committee to-day prat,te.l u bearing
III Alf&, L1GIlt1E HGll8 u1iti Mr. kr1tn Yf1tlup
Williams, Of sait Lake CITY, Utah upon yariuus
pctltIons nuw Drforc ti,c Cummiitcr rniatin. tn
taws affecting polygniIy, Ti.oy arsued Il, fayap a
If tcrisln,ion wi,!rh viii nrnt,."t hfnr.no,,
woucii u,ll children, ~
c,11rp ,oer,.,
,,u,. ri, 49,. "s'
ch;at 'xeG,n ttala G W. sfo"neu so,h'eht to hear
Gniel Josepil anu otlter Indians speak for tho
rights aud liberties ot their race.
coHFEpEnATEs nAWLfSO ron GRANT.
4ssr iort i'nrtd.
NAsntsaros' Jan. lh-A grotp Of cx-Con-
icderato officers btooh In tllu lobby nj tlly Nh
t!ona! llotcl to'uAy discussing EARNESTLY thu po-
l.t!eal situation nH1 making NJ secret OF tilrir
oplnons. "Ihs l'ra'lt movement Is Oh the
rise" sa1a onc a1tti, Judging fruln uresrmt III
dlsattons, II the ichcral IL nominated he will
Wit, ~ eAsy yivthry."
icS.' sold nslotlcF OF tho party, and be-
!levo ho wl'l Got tue yotu of lnrgo portion Ut
ime @ ~ Conieaefn.o , t.lers a. rs 'gv VII! voto for
prisoners and was unposetl to anything 1kc
cruelty 10 those captured bT Ills men. ~ lar ~
l am concerned. although afn d Democrat,
would Vut1 LOT Hrant in preference to any otticr