Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-02

l ishing until 2:15. He denounced the alliance
 between the Republicans and Malone as a
 repetition on larger scale of the union be- tween the Negro Republicans and the repudi- ationists of Virginia. Immediately success full, he said that it must ultimately fail. The North, whose temper he knew from abun- l dant and sometimes bitter experience, would not stand it. The South would not stand it.
 They could not be bought by federal patron age. MT. Lamar closed with an eloquent de- fence of the South, which is only solid, he said, to preserve social order, the rights of life and property and civilization itself. The oppression and anarchy of carpet bag rule
 finally became so intolerable to the friends of
 liberty and justice, even at the North, that
 the carpet bag governments were abandoned,
 and since that time the South had made most
 remarkable and unprecedented progress in
 prosperity and happiness. He finished his
 remarks somewhat abruptly, declaring that
 he was worn out by the effort of speaking
 Mir. Hoar immediately rose to reply, begin
 ming by showing records to prove that re-
 bukes for repudition came with peculiarly bad
 grace from Mississippi Mir [ awes followed
 in the same strain and related an incident of
 northern capitalist who went South only to
 be subjected to the worst forms of political
 and sectional persecution Senators Hill.
 Logan, Voorhees and Butler contributed
 their services to enliven the debate,
 Logan and Butler having an exciting
 personal debate in which neither appeared
 greatly hurt. Senator Logan talked about a
 war between the Republicans and the blacks
 an hn cid nd fhn
 on the other, which raised quite hornets
 nest about his ears, one after another Demo-
 cratic Senator rising to answer him. Senator
 Voorhees, got the floor and the debate closed in very exciting manner He incorporated in his speech an editorial from the Phila- delphia Telegram, which referred to Malone as 8 Democratic renegade, " repudiationist and one engaged in bargain with the Re- publicans, whereupon Mir. Mahone pushed him to acknowledge the sentiments as his own, Mir. Voorhees, declaring that he en- dorsed every word of the article. MT. Ma hone reioined thus: II characterize the statements such brave or honorable man would utter here. Take that and wear it'' This ended the discussion, and at 7:15 the Senate adjourned until 12 m. Monday.
 The chief signal officer furnishes the fol- lowing special bulletin: The storm which was central on the New England coast has disappeared to the northeast, followed by brisk and higher northwesterly winds on the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. Light snow prevailed during the day in the lake re- zion, the Ohio valley and Tennessee and thence eastward to the coast. with cold north westerly winds. The temperature has risen slightly, but continues below freezing in the lake region and thence southward to the Gulf States, where it ranges from 20 to 30 degrees below the mean for the month. The temper ature has risen ten degrees in the northwest, where 1t will continue to rise during Saturday and Sunday with southerly to westerly winds. The indications are that the weather will be slightly warmer and generally fair in the dis trlcts on the Atlantic coast during Sunday. In the southern States the temperature will rise with generally clear weather during Saturday and Sunday. The observer at Yankton re- ports the riverset eight feet and falling and sixty miles of railroad under water.
 The adjournment of the Senate till Monday was effected to-day to acco nmodate Vice President Arthur, who started for New York tonight. Business of importance calls him to New York He returns in time for the opening of the Senate Monday.
 The debt statement shows the decrease of the public debt during March to be $6 192,- S19. IA cash in treasury, S23O S14 692 B 7; gold certificates, $6, 800; silver certif- cates, $50, ITS, 300; certificates of deposit outstanding, $6, S05, 900; refunding certif- cates, $775, $50; legal tenders outstanding $346, 6s1. .016; fractional currency outstand- ing, $7, 131 ,97S.92; cash balance available, $15s, ,6sO, 756. ss. Reduction of the debt since June 30, 1880, $6S, ,4O9, 74. Pay ments from the treasury by warrants during March were as follows On accounts civil and miscellaneous, $4,917, 331. .49; war, $2.- 296, 271.1S; navy, $1,2o4, ,O77.63; interior. l Indians, $333, ,393. 65; interior, pensions, | $5, 1922, ,178.58; total, Ss17, ,o73, 241.94. The l above does not include payments on account l of interest or principal of the public debt.
 The manufacturers af hon1o iroT, ir kh a | United States have renewed their efforts to | obtain decision favorable to the reclassifi- l cation of cotton ties, and for that purpose | have applied to Secretary Windom for hear l ing, at which time they propose to state their | reasons for asking an increase of duty on | cotton ties to the same rate as hoop. The l have already submitted a statement. showing that not less than 30, GOO | tons of cotton ties are consumed annually in | the United States. An official statement has | also been compiled in the department with reference to this hearing when the Secretary can accord 1t, which shows an extraordinary increase in importations of this article. Sec retary Sherman's action was adverse to the l of hoop iron, as far as cot ton ties were concerned. From this exhibit it appears that the value of band, hoop and scroll iron during the sew an months ending January 31, 1880, was $40, GOO, and for the seven months ended March, 1881, $334 TOO. The claim of the manufacturers is to place cotton ties on specific list of one and one-quarter and one and one half cents per pound, instead of 35 per cent. 0d Uay0rehn, equal to three times the present duty. Should the Secretary not de- sire to decide the question the manufactur- ITS desire to have it referred to the Attorney General.
 Treasurer Gillian, commissioner of the sinking fund of the District. in his quarterly of the funded indebtedness of the District and the late corporations of Wash ngton and Georgetown, shows a reduction turing the quarter ending March Sd of S23,- 50, and a reduction in the annual interest ,harge of $1,619 The total debt is $22,- I32, 45O. The amount retired by the opera ion of the sinking fund since July II, 1878, s $641, 300, and the reduction in the annual