Show B by Y telegraph congressional SENATE washington 9 0 wallace presented nifty fifty petitions peti tlona tiona of five live thou of pennsylvania in favor of aid to the texas pacific railroad rall bail road referred washington WASHING GrON non ron 9 wright called up the senate bill to pay the first firk national st albans albana bank value of certain U S V treasury notes held by said baid bank as hil hii ancial agent of the tha united states and forcibly taken ther efrom by raiders from canada in 1841 11 tha the pending amendment being to striker out the clause providing for the cher payment of interest on that amount from oct 1 19 9 1861 until the time of payment t which was a agreed 0 reed to and the bi bill passed boutwell introduced a bill to tar repeal the preemption pre emption laws and provide for the sale of timber upon the public lands of the united states he gave notice that at the proper time he would offer it as a sub bub su bati sti tute for the bill to repeal see sec 2033 of the revised statutes baregard in ia regard to public land in alabama and other states ordered printed reily kelly called up the senate bill to extend and completion of the north pacific railroad railroads the pending question being on the tho amendments reported by the committee on ra railroads il of january 17 and 21 24 to extend the time eight years instead of making the bill apply to the tho main line of the road via the valley of the columbia river and the ilie terminus on puget bound that thab it shall not apply to the branch brinch line of said road from lake pend d oreille across the cascade mountains to puget sound ac sargent moved that the bill be re committed that an amendment might be to protect settlers in their rights laid over washington 10 logan presented a telegram to himself from leading merchants of chicago asking that in passing any act for the repeal of the bankrupt law the senator will provide that it shall take effect not later than thau july HOUSE washington 8 9 the houle house went into committee of the whole on an the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill and was addressed b by y dunnell who repelled the statement made som e days agaby ago by singleton to the effect that the treasury was exhausted no member he said had a right to make such a statement and to send it to the world while the financial matters of this country might not be precisely what they should be still it was waa a matter of bf pride and of self satisfaction that after passing through a war of such magnitude there was in the treasury at the commencement a of this congress million dollars wherewith to respond to any demands teat that might be made there was a time when this government had exhausted the treasury and when it had lost credit at home and abroad it was waa when the tho republican party received this government from buchanann Bucha nans administration ho he declared the bill struck at american amerlean Ame rican commerce and american honor the government was not bankrupt aud and he appealed to the tho other side of the house not to write across the face and forehead of the country the word shame hewitt said sald ho he should not bave have differed from the committee if ft it had confined itself to a reduction of bt the european mission even if it ba had wiped out the mission who senery severy name was a scandal alluding t to the english mission mis sion slon he should have felt that then a patriotic american might visit foreign lands with greater satisfaction anu am might escape which once felt would not down until the cause was removed ho he dissented from the reduction lon loa of sal sai arle esi esl of bf ministers abroad also from the proposed reduction of consula consulates tg the united states was the only country whose consular system was supporting and american mer mori i chants might well demand that money actu actually ally aily collected from froni them in I 1 a the consular bill should be io to th the e last dollar expended in extending and protecting that thab business washington 9 springer saaid sil id the people in I 1 n the election of 1874 had a deliberate purpose in view what was w a s it they had de ilber made up their minds that thore thoro must be retrenchment econ 0 my and reform in the government they bad had trusted hodg kong ong to the party in power for it andrad and had keen been disappointed and so had gone to td work and senta majority to the house which would respect and carry out the wishes of the people in reply to encomium on the state de department artmont last week he springer undertook to pro prove c that the department was no exception to the extravagance trava gance and pet pec peculations speculations of other departments of the government and in that connection he real read items showing the amount of contingent expenses charged lah lab arged argea by foreign ml ministers niters last year Ho showed an 67 to mr boker roker ahila minister to Turkey br presents iliade made I 1 ish officials it used to bethought he aid that presents like 1140 kisses wele were reciprocal lie ale did ld not know whet whether lier ller pr not it was wm sp in this thia instance but it seemed that ish officers had me never e i r ouda once onee said eaid turkey to boker he springer nger ridiculed particularly the dispatch off meredith reed beed resident minister dreece in which mr reed de described in esi eaf a ball bail g gIven iven at athens at which lie he baur bair tho the honorof honor of leading a contra dance the queen and from which lie he returned at nive five clock singing 81 pg aa as singer supposed a song w which ich must have been greek in the narb ears of the athenian athenians we wont wout go home homo till morning mornings till daylight does appear what ha be saidi must haye have b ben been beu eu tha tho delliott delightful ul sensations 1 in a the state department when this dispatch from from reed camp some officials abero there should him a dispatch on with the dance letroy let iet joy be unconfined up confined no till morn when youth and pleasure meet to phase chase t the q glowing hours with flying feet he lib then pic pie tur aured ed reed when hear ipg of or ohp tha the j abolition of big his bis office and supposed him addressing the Queen as maidi maidt of athens athenas ere bra wo we part jart give oh ob give me back my heart 11 loud laughter there ag meredith was embarked on some stately ship and saw the tho queen standing on tho th shore he would doubtless go on with the songy song mald maid of athens I 1 am ain gone think of me sweet when alone I 1 flato fly to meaning he supposed philadelphia I 1 1 11 he read an extract from the chicago triune trl Tri urfe unie urie ch charging th the minister to ha hati YU with turning his bis al t dehoe deace into an asylum for arzi rebels lejas lejet sandwith and with issuing for pay naturalization certificates stating the minister lo 10 rella peru had so little ittle to do that he set bet up tip a pawn brokers he read from the report of mr helm keim traveling consular ins inspector ector drawing a disgraceful filc flie picture turo ture of american consuls abroad he hb spoke of the large amount of bf unofficial fees exacted by consuls and not ac counted for to the government governments specifying particularly the consulate t at london where a fee of 62 cents was levied on over invoices within the last quarter such fee being for affidavit and gong into the con consuls own pocket and the pons consulate ulato at liverpool from which the late incumbent hadje tired with a fortune of 9 AMERICAN CHICAGO 8 the temes times washington special says the committee oil on appropriations after hearing dr Ll has apu decided that instead of there being a necessity pieces for the establishment of ofa a new mint in the west wed almost a general abolition of hem them could be made alte one at bew kew Orle orie orleans ani afi will be among those to be abolished as well atho as those at charlotte chariotte NC and boise bolle city at carson helenn helena and denver nothing but amy assay to be maintained keeping no nd other othir employed emp loyes than titan an assayer metar and clerk this arm 13 ge ment will leavo leave eave but two mint orent one at philadelphia and one at ban francisco at present these mintaha Y van vAa aa capacity of and as the capacity lacity oi of tho the country is but ca noo the need of new mints Is Ts fript established was before the committee principally to h ash ask k Conn or increase creased cl opportunities A at aw san francisco carson and ana philadelphia claiming them on account of the increased coinage of silver sliver u under the operations of of the resumption tion act the majority of the committee are liard bard money men and and it will be seen that in this manner the financial q question 1 will probably get got before the tho house before the action ot of the ways and means or banking and cur tur currency reney rency committees the cr committee on territories hag has under consideration a bill providing for the admission ad n of new mexico and colorado an and a also one to change the govel governments amento of territories ab as toper to permit mft the peo people to elect thrown their own officers instead of bf having afi them em appointed as is now done by the tho general government these measures have not been fully fully matured but meet with favorable cob cobs ide ration by the committee lind and will be reported in a short time tim i the tribunes tribune 18 st louis special says sayf there is a good deal of curiosity evinced tornow to know chatis going to be the outcome of prest grants personal per senal appearance on the witness s stand in the babcoc babcock case there is no doubt tho the is counting largely upon the dramatic effect of his presence and ex expects ecta a very favorable vo rable in influence upon the jury the lirose prosecution cution evidently foresee the pre prestige stige gnant grant introduction aa AS a witness will ili give 8 babcock and are preparing inz ing 1 11 1 to counteract the result ty likely to ensue the fact of graut grant being the chief magistrate will doubt doubtless less lesi be entirely ignored and ho he be bb subject to even a more merciless eross tross than if he were an ordinary wit witness there are republicans here who fear the presidents persistent friendship for his favorite secretary will not only bring discredit to him personally but in its results reflect badly upon his and finally do much harm to the republican party should broadhead the browbeater inveterate democrat get in on the president a number of or artfully contrived questions be tie might entrap him hir into I 1 nto certain answers that would put ut him bim and his administration at very great disadvantage cincinnati 8 the funeral of loesch brothers I 1 Ab augustus gustus and frederick and of Cor cornelias nellas crowlley who were killed billed in the robinson opera house disaster on saturday a daybook took place yesterday there wasa large attendance the friends of mat runzi kunzi another victim have arrived from alton ills and returned with the body the list of names has been con considerably increased creased but there thero ther were no more fatal 1 cases chies hoston BOSTON T S whitefield SW hitefield church at na newburyport NY bury burs port anti anil the first church ot of stratford ct decline uhe the invitation to plymouth church council washington 8 commissioner pratt way was before the house committee on appropriations today to day with regard to the resolution of expenses of the internal revenue office he favors reduction and will ohl thi week where reductions can be made chris chrls laney lancy was married this morning to niss miss lillie lugenbell lotey a clerk in the treasury treasure department senator benator ferry his colleague offie offIc officiated as groomsman man senator Christi christiancy aticy atley is ace acci r ding to the congressional directory nearly 64 61 years of age the bride is represented to be 19 DETROIT 8 the box and ba baket barket basket ket factory at aarfor mich owned by ingham leslie co burned today to day los lors on building and machinery insurance 1 20 LAS Ax ANIMAS arimas imAs col coi 8 charies charles kast deputy sheriff was shot and killed early this morning by a ne groi gro named mamed charles holland rast kast was attempting to quell a melee among i some negro roughs hoi hol land a nd was captured eight miles south of here and brought in this p in and lodged in jail jall i he hrs has confessed his guilt and a nd there Is strong talk of lenchi lynching lunching lyn ching ehing 1 ug him NEW york 8 7 T the secretary of or the treasury lim has seln sent to the tho thessen sen hen ate finance committee a calon from director direct oi linderman je recommending commending the repeal of the law which makes the ti trade made dollar a legal tender for the amount of lve ive live dollars linderman inderman Jj argues that it should not to be a legal tender at all because individuals can now make a nearly five percent per cent if ir they can use it at par and thus force it into circulation while at a discount it causes inconvenience Inre in retail tall tali transact transactions ions iona he recommends however that a silver dollar be coined bf the same standard tha as the tho present minor silver coins and that this proposed new coin be made legal tender for amounts not ten doll dollar arem arec afire A nime fire broke out thia this evening at grand st which jirovec the most destructive for years the gire fire bUrnt through the entire block bounded by grand howard broadway tand and crosby streets altogether about thirty buildings total loss is ii estimated at four and a half millions ono firm cashin brunder ett co la lace lae e dealers dealer their loss at ata a billiou and a half five buildings on broadway were saved and nil till on grand threet treet except no where the fire broke out two firemen david clute fireman and john 11 bush assistant were killed and several others injured by falling walls at one time it was feared the heart of ti the city would buru burn there thero were great crowds and much excitement the fire was completely under control by half past ten the following is a correct list of the buildings destroyed and loses looses caused as far as could ha be obtained tonight to night nos and broadway belonging to lescher WhIt whiteman emaus emans loss lops ou on stock about the second floor was occupied by li Ul deker wattrous boynton fancy goods loss on stock third floora wm win smith co gents furnishing gooda loss less fourth floor Ziden beck beek schwab co manufacturers loss soo sao 50 fifth floor peak kramer co nos nok and first floor coll colline tie tle brunnette Brun dette Ss co clothing loss rame bame floor M solomon clothing loss second floor A G cushing gushing loss third and fourth floors whitehead co clothing joss loss fifth floor floar bimson loss no first floor power ga gaxton ton co shoe loss second floor phelps Ss creadell Cr esdell smith charles aims all jewelen loss third and fourth floors geo E co clothing loss continental hotel chas meredith loss the numbers on grand street were as follows no islo Patt lol house houses smith loss second floor Bri furs fura iosa losa no william co clock clocks 4 los lost secund second fl ff or stone coo 20 COO no kauffman Kaufl man bros legars L ani cutlet beyer co im importers of cloth loss not ascertained the total loss of stock is not far from two million dollars and the ioa loa on buildings bushings will add another million to fo the fireway nire fire was the most le fie this city for fifteen years its origin is not ascertained chree firemen were killed and four lour seriously y injured by failing falling walls the examining committee of plymouth church met tonight to night for the tho purpose of affording henry 0 bowen an opportunity of substantiating the 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