Show BY TELEGRAPH ukel forty sig six H CONGRESS congressional WASU washington INGTON 15 and aud baldwin presented a petition of women asking for a constitutional amendment giving women the right of suffrage buffi age allison Alli aon from the committee on finance nina fina aoe announced that he was directed by that committee to tore re port back thajo the joint iut lut resolution tor for the withdrawal of compulsory legal tender power of united states treasury note notes e the commit committee eq had made a verbal amendment to thu resolution unanimously agreeing to it and with the amendment directed him to report the resolution adversely me he understood there was a minority report to be presented resented otherwise he should ask an indefinite postponement of the resolution he asked that it be placed on the calendar for the present so ordered bayard from the same committee presented the views ot of the minority accompanied by a resolution as follows the undersigned undersigner under signed believing the financial prosperity of the country to be enduring and secure must be based upon money of actual and intrinsic value and that our gov has no power ia Is potent to endow its paper obligations with such value and the united states treasury notes in existence and in circulation being now redeemable in zoid geld and silver coin at the option of the holder do recommend the withdrawal of the compulsory legal tender power of such notes and the passage of a sub joined resolution signed francis KERNAN 3 THOS A bayard J the amendment made by the majority in the phraseology of the bayard joint resolution merely changes the words united sta states tes tea treasury notes to united states notes morgan sd the credentials of luke appointed senator from alabama took the modified oath A bill to relieve the united states treasurer from the amount no now w charged against him and deposited with several states was taken up thurman opposed the resolution the money belonged to the united states and should be paid according to the original understanding the morning hour having expired the bill went over and morrill called up for consideration his resolution instructing the finance coni committe mitte to inquire into the practicability cabi lity of refunding the public debt at a lower rate of interest inter esc than four per cent and made a thereon he argued that a lower rate of in terest than four per cent cannot be expected to hold our securities at par and that it would be for the best beat interests of the people to place our debt at home at four per cent rather than at a lower rate abroad maxey from the committee on post offices reported favot favorably ably the senate bill for the delivery of dutiable articles in the mails malls and for indemnity for lost registered articles placed on the calendar on motion of davis of west va it was resolved that when the senate adjourns today to days day it be until monday next the bill to establish a new land district in dakota passed adjourned BOUSE washington 15 after somme borne ft miscellaneous business considers tion was resumed of the bill requiring one half of the reserves of the national banks to be kept in gold and silver coin of the united states price of iowa spoke in S support of the bill in advocating the bill relative to bank reserves price declared himself opposed to any tinkering with the currency either as to quantity or quality of the paper which was s circulating he was waa also 0 opposed posed P to ta taking i ng away the legal tender quality I 1 of greenbacks green backs all ail prudent men spoke in thunder tones and baid eald I 1 let well en enough on a ch alone at the conclusion of a short f speech by jlewis le wis in favor of the bill the morning hour expired and the bill went over without action the house then went antol into a committee of the whole on the report of the commissioner of rules knotty knott chairman of the commit tee on judiciary reported a bill amending the statute statutes 3 as to the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the united states and the removal of causes from baid eaid courts ordered printed and re committed whitthorne chairman of the committee on naval aff affairs airs reported abill a bill which was waa printed and re committed authorizing the equipment of an expedition to the arctic sea AMERICAN NEW YORK 14 the star of today says private letters received yesterday by leading grainger grain merchants in this thia cl city olty tyl state state that farmers cannot make sales though anxious to do so 80 because they can secure no place to store their product and that a gang cang of speculators lave bave have gained control of the market for the purpose of speculating it Is claimed that the same scarcity of storage quarters exist at all the seaboard cities and thai thib thia glut has be been e 11 created at all the wheat centres bentres to bolster up the market by exhausting the demand and locking up the supply the T ho cornet which received a black eye a week ago by an unlooked unlocked for raid on the chicago market it is now stated has recuperated cupe rated and is now in full control of the wheat speculation thia this pool it Is said Is headed by jim keene who is credited with having bo bought u up the entire product of both this thia as well as last year amounting to millions of bushels it is known that he sent checks some time ago through a chicago bank for to settle some of his hia enormous purchases and that he ordered it stored for future orders ordera he is aiso aleo credited with having sent rufus hufus hatch to england to manipulate the european markets so as to secure good prices there but aa as hatch la Is in new york that report is exploded the world publishes an interview with hatch who says the blockade is more in corn and oats than in wheat that the present situation does not differ from that of march of last year When chicago warehouses held over bushels of grain today to day they hold over bushels owners 0 eners of grain there do not propose to pay 24 cents cenega a bushel to get it 16 to the seaboard preferring to wait for the opening of navigation he charges hi high gh rates upon vanderbilt he also says 1 I am perhaps over sanguine but I 1 believe in very much higher prices europe and the united kingdom have very short crops and of very poor quality it is not one county that is short but all of them it is universal wheat is not at present prices what may be termed high and is only a few points above the average of the last 12 years the prospects of the growing winter wheat crop a are re anything but flattering nattering natt ering there is an ian increase of acreage in winter wheat districts but in many localities the wheat hig has sprouted and with the recent warm weather and rains these districts will not produce more than one bushel to the acre it requires a heavy body of enow snow to secure a good winter wheat crop last year the farmers had a heavy fall of snow SHOW lasting from christmas to march I 1 may be over sanguine about prices and aud the whole wheat question but time will tell teil A collision occurred this afternoon on the east river biver between the annex boat ff T olyphant and the ferryboat warren the former sank in la five minutes her passengers and crew 25 in number being rescued by tugs and row boats AUGUSTA 14 the house met at 3 this afternoon the robinson committee on orr elections reported as elected members certified to by the governor and council cil eli and that 76 had bad appeared and were qualified dickey from the same committee reported the committee had unanimously agreed to report in favor of seating unseating un joseph dunne dunnell Du onell republican member from west crook and seating merritt W styles demo craton the ground that dunnell dannell had but two majority and that two men at least voted for him who had no right to do BO so it was a clear case and he moved that the report be accepted hill of the committee said he had bad in tended to bring in the majority report the committee was not appointed until this morning and Dun dunnell had no opportunity to appear and bo be heard he was a greenbacker and had no love for the republican pub ilean llean party but WAS here to do his duty fairly and squarely equa rely large largo numbers of people at bath nath portland and aud alarmed at the reported condition of affairs here liere were ready to start for augusta but bat before trains left were inform informed edby by telegraph that there was no particular necessity for their presence As it was many cama to be tie on the ground tomorrow to morrow assurances su are aro given by those in command at the state house that no alarm need be feid felt in regard tb any defence necessary for the protection of the records and people the f aelon ista are busy holding i caucia tonight to night and it is chinta hinted d that the tha forward movement postponed today will be vigorously pushed t tu morrow and that attorney mer mev clellan is preparing a warrant for toy the arrest of general jeneral chamberlain there Is la a police force of at si the state house hopee tonight to night and sentinels are placed outside the entrance la IC 14 today to day sidney cole about 19 yearb years of age owner of three fourths of the chat worth plantation roda rode mp to the gate of C B wom roxard VV offard ard nia manager nager ot of the plantation and informed him he had come to kili him woffard expostulated postulated ex but in vain cole dismounted and adv need pistol in hand towards the house mrs diris woffard realizing the danger of her husband called out to woffard ard to arm himself which he did by selz ing a shotgun and slipping out confronted cole who continued to ad adv ance saying gil 1 I have come to hillhou kil kii lyou damn you I 1 mean business 33 whereupon woffard remarked to him mean business bustness here it is at the same time discharging his weapon the load taking edn eff effect act in the breast of cole killing him instantly woffard immediately came to town and surrendered to the sheriff but was afterwards ter wards discharged from custody the coroners jury having rendered a verdict of excusable homicide the herald special says ma major jor morrow overtook and fought vio vie torla toria on the but the chief chie fes tes escaped leaving his dead on the field it is understood that in conference with chief ouray yesterday schurz in that the utes must remove from colorado this statement is made on good authority anu and if true Ind indicates cates thac that ern band which has haa remal remained nea ned peaceable and has cooperated operated co with the government authorities is to tb be treated the same R as 8 the hostile utes so far as banishment from the state ia Is concerned it appears that ouray and his companions are becoming consider considerably aby discontented already with the state of seclusion to which they are subjected by the orders of the secretary oray ouray in particular is said to complain that while he has proved himself true in every sense he is treated more as a hostage than otherwise and further that he has never been allowed to present his bide side of the thomase cabe case to the american people save as it has been filtered through the officials of the interior department another special says sass tho the woman suffragists fairly flooded the senate chamber yesterday on the call of petitions each petition has been carefully enclosed ina white envelope and the contents describe de scrib ed on the exterior in one and the bame same hand writing thurman presented 13 of these documents and nearly avery every other ben sen benator senator ato r had bad several somo some of the petitions are from individual women who ask for the removal of their political disabilities that they may vote at state elections constitutions and state laws to the contrary notwithstanding others are from women who own teai real estate and who bay a say ay they are heavily taxed each year for pau pan pauperism ferlem and crime while they have no power to suppress vice or regulate taxation AUGUSTA 15 the following order was issued this afternoon JT lr A 4 labby sheriff e ri ff of county I 1 dear sir the services of yourself are required 1 no longer to protect the public buildings you will please dismiss th them edl edi at once el respectfully signed JAMES D Ii AMSON I 1 acting governor sheriff libby libby does not recognize lamson as governor and refuses to obey the order he has hns ordered his deputies on duty tonight to night the following ia is the communication from mayor nash concerning the police force to major Gen general eraZ chamberlain siri bave have the tho honor to state that I 1 will keep beep at the capitol only sucha such police force aa in my judgment events from day to day seem to render necessary for the preservation of peace and to protect the pubic proper property in nicase no case is such a force to annoy any perran perean or interfere with any of his hla rights and privileges after this bion eion to the public buildings bu will be confined to the riler albers aLVers elect of the legislature and to those claiming seats therein and such oiher other persone as you yon may direct very vely respectfully t your obedient obed lenc servant signed signed caks CHAS E nasir NASH mayor the bribery committee of f thel the house hoube household held heid amee a meeting this afternoon mark dark greenbacker the counted in lne 7 member of the house howe from testified that about a week before lefore the meeting in of the ahe legislature his brother came tp p him and orned him ahat acer neer a certain man wanted him to g go 0 and bee eee him clark clark Ol ark and tell bim aim if he fio wanted to resign r sigri bis his his bis position and give up bit hit he should have a good place in the boston h custom hougo house as long as the lican party was in power A few days after a man came to him bua whose name he positive positively v refused to give and renewed the offer of a fi place in the custom house and SI 1 in money do down wn and more after the organization 0 of the hoube house he positively refused and aman a man wanted him to come afterward to a house bouse in augusta tho man said the money he offer offered dd was his bis own clark was pressed exceedingly cee hard hardts to give the mano mann name but positively refused I 1 alfred B K kimball county attorney of oxford county ivas was the next witness he saw s w swann in augusta on monday on the thought dight night of the organization and swann told bim him camhe he had been informed that they were making efforts to buy up representatives that he was going into it iti get got some money and expose them he saw swann again at noon the next fay lay day when he swann showed him a roll of bills which he saldie sald said he had received from wallace B R white if he would resign his seat in the house this ia contradictory of branns affidavit wherein he be says bays he went from teb teg elomae wjera do tie money to the ahe grando bankard bank and obtained a draft the investigation was here suspended for the afternoon this evening gen cen chamberlain Chamberl aili airi issued the following address to athe the 1 people of the state AugustaMa augusta maine lne ine jan 1880 to the people of lL naine maine believing that I 1 ought to do everything to allay the agitation in the mind minda of the citizens ol 01 this state sta I 1 hereby give the assurance that chat that u up p to this moment ino bno ment calm counsels ha have ve prevailed and that I 1 bee eee no present t occasion for lor public ala aia alarm r in I 1 regret that messages should be bent sent from any quarter which bring crowds of men mea of both political parties into this city there is great embarrassment in preserving peace and sad in jn teaching the proper solution of the di difficulties before us whatever threats are mada I 1 have no tears fears foe for my personal safety if bur people will feel |