WASHINGTON. Record of Yesterday’s Pro ceedings in Congress. Tlie Apportionment Bill Con- sidered in tlie -House. The Catacazy Correspondence Sent to the Senate. Instances of the ex-Minister’s Over bearing Officiousness, (Good Prospect for the Passage of a Gen eral Amnesty Bill Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. SECRETARY FI3U. ■Washington, Dec. 6.—A paper requesting Sec retary Fish to reconsider his determination to rc* tile from the Cabinet was drawn up to-day by .Senator Edmunds and circulated for signature.- in the Senate. Most of the Republicans signed it, beade d by Mr. Wilson. A number of Senators feel -very conlidcnt that Mr. Fish will agree to remain. The secret of this movement in the Senate is the general opposition to Edwirds Piernpont. AKERMAN. The situation concerning Akermau is about tl!i>; The President and several in the Cabinet would be well pleased if he would resign, but of tide-there seems to be little present probability, •'hough he has had several plain hints. THE CATACAZY CORRESPONDENCE. Theie is much worry to-night in administration quarters over the blunder of Cameron concern ing the Catacazy correspondence. It was intend ed for the present, by the Senate, to hold it solely for executive *esfion. but Cameron allowed it to goon tho table for printing, and before he had waked up to the situation it was out in the Cleik’s office, and in the hands of correspondents of the afternoon press, who were each busy se lecting slices to suit their tastes, aud had ob tained tho gist of the matter, aud several of the important letters, when Cameron came rushing in in a high state of demoralization aud swooped down upon the papers iu hot haste and bore them off to the executive session. Be foie he had {sufficiently recovered to prevent the publication of that obtained, the substance of the matter had been telegraphed iu all directions. There are in the Catacazy corresx>ondeacc several nstanees given of his attempts to use the press to stir up trouble between the United States aud Eugland. One instance of this is as follows: Some time before the final conclusion of the Ticaty of Washington a long letter ap peared in the World newspaper purporting to give the Emperor’s instructions to Catacazy cou* cerning the Eastern question, and a reported al liance of England and tho U nlted States, and the ouject of the entire letter was to place obstacles in the way of settling the Alabama claims. The day alter this letter appeared in print Catacazy visited the State Department, culled Mr. Fish’s attention to it, and disavowed all responsibility for iu The department subsequently ascertained that it had been furnished to a correspondent of that paper by Catacazy himself; that, after the notes were written, tbe manuscript was at Cata tazy *s request submitted to him for revision. CHICAGO RELIEF BILL. Mr. Farwell, of Illinois, introduced a bill providing that, whenever the Secretary of the Treasury shall be satisfied by evidence sub mitted to him, any United States hon£s or securities, or other evidence of government in dcbtedtcj-s have been destroyed iu the Chicago lire, it shall be lawful for the Secretary to issue duplicates ollbueh bonds or securities, taking u bond from the person to whom the issue is made in double the amount of bonds replaced to guard the Tit usury against fraud or mistake. UTAH APPOINTMENT. The appointment to-day of W. B. Irving as Reg- i>tcr of the Land Office in Utah is regarded by the Mormon delegation here as indicating that the administration intends to modify its policy towards polygamy. Maxwell, the former incum bent, and who is now a contestant for Hooper's scat as Delegate, was active in his persecution of ••the Mounon.®, and was chiefly Instrumental In bringing the late suits against their leaders. &OCATTEES OK TUB OSAGE LANDS. 'Three months ago the War Department warned settlers on the Osage lands, Kansas, to remove. No attention having been paid to this, orders Lave been sent to the military to remove them by iurcc. Senator Pomeroy and the Kansas delega tion are Trying tc have the order revoked, but as yet have met no encouragement. There are about live hundred families settled on these lands. THE MORMON QUESTION promises to become exciting the present session. Senator Cragin has rerived his old bill to punish polygamy, while enabling acts, providing for the admission of Utah as a State into the Union,have been drawn up, and will be introduced in both Houses before the recess. They will provide that from and after the admission of Utah, marriages shall be governed according to the laws of the United States, but that the marriage relations, r.s now existing in that Territory, shall not be disunited. disability bill. The Southern Outrage Committee met this morning and adopted a resolution -offered by Mr. .Stevenson, providing for the removal of all dis abilities under the Fourteenth Amendment, and lor the extension of the power of the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, and to hold all Ku-Klux responsible civilly aud criminally tor the acts of each other. Senator Robertson to-day called up his old bill to remove disabilities, which he advocated with so much persistency and so lit lie success last session. The bill in question was introduced by Mr. Hale, of Maine,lastspring, and originally provided for the removal of all disabilities imposed by tbe FilteenthAmendment. it was subsequently amended by Judge Poland, so as to exclude from its operations members of 'Congress and officers of the army and navy above the age of 21 years, who withdrew to aid the re bellion, and members of State conventions which adopted ordinances of secession. In this state the bill went to the Senate and was persistently last session by the South Caro lina Senators. Its consideration was affected to day by the usual Senate rules, wh’eh prohibits all bills from being taken up within six days alter the commencement of the session. Mr. Robert son gave notice that ho would again call up the ■jill next Monday. It willnotpass in its present shape, but amendments have been prepared to strike out Mr. Poland's amendments, and to leave the bill as originally introduced by Mr. Hale, aud of the President's sug gestions that there was noadvantage or propriety m excluding men from office merely because be fore tbe war they had character and standing sufficient to acquire prominence. Many adminis trative Senators who have heretofore opposed this measure will now support it. CHICAGO PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Congressman Farwcllwaa before the Public Building Committee to-day and made an earnest appeal lor immediate action on bis bill to restore tfie government buildings iu Chicago. The com mittee promisedto do all inlbeir power to hasten .their construction. [To the Associated Press.] NOMINATIONS. Washington, Dec. C.—The following nomina- among others, were sent lu the Senate to- of CtutioiM-Frcdcrick Drew, for the ■District of Puget Sound; George A. Leles, for Alaska ViUa"rd Warner, Mobile; Chester A. A '£m'rrJoraf oSrtwnf—Henry K. Smith, Omaha. Stirasora of Julmml Jlccenuc-Joseph Coly, tor rtah; William I- Warning, tor hew McsJco; C. 1* Harrison, Sixth District of Ohio. Vuilltetors of Internal ltennve—A. King, No- Robert. C. Hulton,Fifth District, Michigan; Trainer Todd, Second District, Minnesota. Sjtpraiscr of Merchandise —E. L. Jravoni, De- Thomas W. Bennett,of Indiana, .Governor of Idaho Marsh Gcddings, of Michi of New’ Mexico; Frederick Watts, nf fpenTisylvania. Commissioner of Agrlcultnre. Diplomatic—Gaovso. Bancroft. New’ York, Envoy "Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to ilie'Gcrman Empire; G. W. Gridin, of Kentucky, .Consul at Cooenhagen; Weston Flint, of Missouri, 'consul at Chin Klaiig; J. W. Lucas, of Illinois, at -Tunstall, England. roshnoslrrs— Wm- P. Forsyth, Jefferson. W is.; -c TtP-vincer. Clarksville, ivnn.; A. C. Vim Tyne, ckudusky? O.; *T. D. Feat, Elko, Ne A. Towle, Beatrice, Neb.; ’tj. Taylor, Bogeinau, Montana; lAmne! Saviors, Tecumseh. Mich.; J. W. Patter zv„ TTnmboldt, Ks.; Mrs. K. B. Johnson, Leaven- S Kj- W. Weiden, lowa Falls, Im; C. H. votpoll Glenwood, la.; N. A. McCormick, Charl- Tn A. F. Phillips, Kokomo, Ind.; D. W. Ma- Veorift. HI.; A. C. Vandewater, Panu, *x- if. McAllister. Champaign, III.; *“7, -p,,Aw Decatur, HI.; D. M. Simmons, Jack- F Til; Mrs. E. E. Smith, Sterling, I1L; Janies^S. Clarkson, DesMoines, Iowa; C. Taylor, WilloP a DOMINATION CQNTIRMED. ,nfA in executive session confirmed the The Sei jjiiton N. Reynolds,us Receiver of nomlDOtn\“ _ at Humboldt, Kansas. Public CHICAGO NATIONAL RANKS. LO6* 10 a of Chicago National Banks by the The total .Wwi leaving them with capital unim fire. Is sl,oof of $1,800,000 still available, paired, and x COKCBESHCWAI SENATE. Washington, Dec. 6. wimMso-fwlio refused to l.efore the VOLUME 25. arrested, and that another, who refused to testi fy, also he arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms. ■were laid over. CATACAZY CORRESPONDENCE. After an Ineffeotual effort to take up the Gen eral Amnesty bill, a message from the President, transmitting the correspondence concerning the Eu-sian Minister, Catacazy, wtls laid before the Senate, whenit went into executive session. FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. ANTHONY introduced a bill to amend the act to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union, amending the 19th section of said act so as to prohibit the employment of not only di rect force, menace, and bribery to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage, but also to nsc any writing, device, token, word, or gesture with Intent to intimidate voters or counselling and indirectly procuring the use of any such means or intimidations. Mr. ANTHONY also introduced a bill to pre vent and punnish bribery and corrupt practices in Presidential electors and those for members of Congress, being the same bill Introduced by him in the last Congress. Alter a brief executive session the Senate ad journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CANAL SCHEME. A resolution wasadoptedthatthe Railway Com mittee Inquire into the expediency of connecting Lake Michigan and tho Mississippi River by ship canal. FOREIGN RELATIONS. Mr. BANKS offered a resolutions calling on tho President for instructions to naval eommaudors in Cuban waters for the protection of American life and property, and the maintenance of the dig nity of our Hag; for information concerning the recent executions in Havana; la relation to tho failure of Spain to carry out her promises of re form in tho West Indies, and all were adopted. RESOLUTIONS. A resolution of inquiry as to the means of pro se rring tbe archives in the State Department from lire w as adopted. A resolution was adopted calling for a copy of the proceedingsof tho Military Commission m the cose of General Buell. Mr. BUTLER objected to the introduction of the resolution calling on the President for infor mation of the invasion of North Carolina by troops. NEW BILLS. Several bills were introduced and referred— one for tho construction of life stations at Cape Cod. SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTED. In the House Messrs. Kelley. Harper, Conger, Lynch, Perry, Willard, Wood, Marshall, aud Hol man wero announced as a select committee on Reorganization of the Civil Service, POSTAL BILL. The bill consolidating the Postal laws is under consideration. The morning hour expired before the reading of tho bill was concluded, aud it went over until to-morrow. APPORTIONMENT BILL The House then, at 3 o’clock, went into Com mittee of tho Whole, Mr. Butlinton iu the chair, ou the apportionment bill reported at tho lust session. Tho bill provides that after the ;ul of March, 1573. tho House of Representatives shall consist of 281 members to bo apportioned as fol lows: Maine, 3; New Hampshire, 2; Massachu setts. 11; Rhode Island, 2; Connecticut, 4; New York, 32; New Jersey, 7; Pennsylvania, 23; Del aware, 1; Maryland, 6; Virginia, 9; North Carolina. 8; South Carolina. 5; Georgia. 9; Alabama, 7: Mississippi, 6; Louisiana, 5; Ohio, 19; Kentucky, 10; Tennessee, 9: Indiana, 12; Illi nois. 19; Missouri. 12: Arkansas. 4; Michigan, 9; Florida, 1; Texas, r.; lowa, 9; Wisconsin, 8: Cal- T afornia.4; Minnesota,3; Oregon,l; Kansas, 3: West Virginia. 3; Nevada and Nebraska. 1. Tho second and third sections of tho bill, provid ing lor additional members in tbe Forty-second Congress, were, ou motion of Mr. EARNS WORTH.struck out. After considerable discussion, and offering va rious amendments, the committee, rose without having made any disposition of tho bill, and the House adjourned. FOREIGN. Great Britain. London, Dec. 6.—President Grant’s message is favorably received. The papers generally express satisfaction with the spirit in which he deals with the relations between the two nations, and the opinion is almost unanimous that the condition of tho country was never more flatteringly exhib ited. Qcelnstown. Dec.C.—Thesteamship Minnesota has arrived. Lokdok, Doc. c.—The Prince of Wales is out of danger. His fever is declining. New Yoek, Dec. C.—ln the recent suit in Lon don, of the United States against the Blakely Aims Company, a decree has burn rendered, or dering all the proceeds of the sale of war mate rial belonging to the rebel States to be paid to the American Consul, for the United States Gov ernment. London, Dec. c.—The Times, in Its article on the President’s message, congratulates the American Government on the dexterity of its diplomatic representatives in Europe. during the Franco- Geiman war, in preserving the im partial attitude. without losing the opportunities of displaying practical symputhv for both sides. It regrets thethreat enea abolition of the* income tax without the adoption of a substitute. Finance, taxation, and free trade, the limes thinks, will constitute the questions on which the great parties of the Union will next divide. It predicts that the economic problems in the United States will eventually be solved in accordance with the viexs of the agri cultural producers of the Mississippi Valley. Dublin. Dec. 6.—The Solicitor of Kelly, who was acquitted of the murder of High Constable Talbot, but still awaits trial on a lesser charge, intends to commence criiwnalprocce'dings against six London journals for the publication of libel lous articles against his client. Belgium, Brussels, Dec* G.—The composition of the now Ministry has not yet been definitely settled. Picard had an audience with the King to day, and presented his credentials as Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of France to ‘Belgium./ Austria, Vienna, Dec. c.—The Servian Ministry has re signed. The regency, which has charge of the government during the minority of the reigning Prince, is seeking to form a new Cabinet, but has as vet made no announcements. Count Andrassy has received the congratula tions of the Russian Government on his eleva tion to the Premiership of the Austrian Empire, coupled with an expression of confidence in wis dom, and the justice of the policy which will bo pursued under his administration of foreign re lations of the empire. West Indie*. BT. Thomas, Dec. I.—The United States war steamer Nantaskct has arrived herefrom Porto Rico, and Captain Carpenter had a conference with the Captain of a Spanish man-of-war, who disclaimed anr Intention of molestingthc steamer Florida, except to prevent her from approaching the coasts of Porto Rico or Cuba. Jacmel, Nov. 22.—The crew of the Hornet threaten to blow her up rather than surrender to the Spanish authorities. The Haytiens sympa thize with the crew. Kingston, Ja., Dee. 6.—Cnndurango has been successlullv raised on this island from seed. The lost* Porto Rico and Jamaica cable baa been recovered. Despatches cannot be sent un til .the arrival of the cable steamer International from London. Mexico, New York, Dec. 7.—a special despatch from Matamoras, Mexico, December r., says that the rebel General Ereviloh has taken Saltillo, with heavy losses on both sides. The government troops still hold possession of tbc French fort on the outskirts. The rebels control tbe position from two points. Its surrender is hourly ex pected. Quiroga. the rebel commander, is organizing at Monterey for further operations. Carlina, the government commander of Rivas, still waits the result at Trevino: and Quiroga, the government commander at Matamoras, con ceals all news. This is considered unfavorable to the government. Telegraphic and mail com munication with the interior is entirely sus pended. _ Telegraphic Brevities* A motion in the Canadian Parliament, yester day, providing that $5,000 bit appropriated to aid Canadians returned from the United States was discussed and withdrawn. —Hon. .T. M. Smith. Speaker of the Georgia House, was nominated for Governor by tho Dem ocratic Convention at Atlanta yesterday._ —The Coroner's fury lu the case of Daniel Bol yard, who was shot near Mouroevillh, Ind., on Tuesday, found that Daniel Bolyard came to hia death. December 5, from an accidental gunshot caused by Wesley Brickley, the gun being dis charged in an accidental manner. Deceased was al,ou t c 5 years of age, and leaves J 1B ema Brickley was intoxicated when the shooting occurred, and in attempting to cap his gun it was discharged. Tho hall entered tee head, and passed out of tho back of the nock. —A *r. t^ atllur Vi lt s despatch of the Gth says: The weather is cold with high wind. Pro pellers are trying to getvthrough the canal but their success is very doubtful.” cguai.imt l The passengers who left Omaha for the West on Friday morning, December l, were at Lara mie Station yesterday. It is not known how soon the road will be cleared. The weather has moderated. A great number of cases arc report ed west of Omaha of persons frozen to death. —The suit of the Quincy, Alton 6: St. Louis Rail road Company, to compel the Board of Super visors of Adams County to pay SIB,OOO in bonds snb c cribed to that road, was yesterday decided in favor of the defendants. Judge Sibley holding that tho company had not complied with the conditions upon which the bonds were issued. The ca«c goes tothe Supreme Court. Blarlne Ttemi*. Detboit, Mich., Dec. C.— The Detroit murine reporter. Captain .Hall, reports the number of deaths of seamen during the present year at 272. Of drowned, 3 were murdered. 6 committed suicide, and 26 were accidentally killed. Anxiety is felt regarding the hark Sunnysido, due from Chicago. Terrible snow storms on Lake Huron render navigation extremely perilous. A powerlul tug has gone in search of the vessel. A large propeller, supposed to be the Wade, was seen off Au Sable, Lako Huron, this morning. A largo number of steamers and sail craft have gone into winter quarters at Port Huron, their voyages coming to au abrupt terminationonaccouut of ice. Several vessels are frozen in on tho St. Clair F*ats, and will probably have to winter there*. —Married ladies are interested in a recent deci sion rendered by a court in Now York, which Is, that a married woman in that State cannot in volve her husband in liabilities for contracts un dertaken bv herself. STATE LEGIF Commendable 7 C~T Spring!} The mayor’s Bill Considered in the House and Recommitted. Cook County Apportionment— A New Deal. Messages of the Governors of Virginia and Kentucky. Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune. MUNICIPAL REFORM DILL. Springfield, Doc. C.—Tho attempt this morn ing to pass the bill extending powers of Slayers of cities of the first-class was unsuccessful, but It was not unwise. Had tho bill been defeated, nothing would have been lost, since tho Senate bill on the same subject is also on Its third read ing and can .be passed there at any time. For several days members have suggested that it was inadvisable to proceed with this necessary meas ure, since the 'Governor would veto it, and have used this as a reason to cover their own indiffer ence but It is not tho habit of tho Governor to veto bills in advance though he may suggest modifications which will make them conform more closely to constitution al requirements. In this case certain sugges tions were made, some of which now appear to be unimportant, but tbcrc was at no time a promise that the hill would be vetoed, and since tbo same bill was in both houses His Excellency could rea sonably soo no objection to pushing it forward in whatever form it might bo. It was taken up with but little opposition, and It was not injured by Mr. Mcrn’t’s remarks, and it would have been better hud Mv. King made no reply and let that be made by Mr. Springer, ir by any one; for active opposition is limited to two or three people. But King’s remarks started others, ami Cook County, which had not expected tho hill was coming up, became animated. Mr. Campbell expressed his doubts as to the effects of the bill ou tho West Side Park Commissioners, and Burlev was also concerned as to tho language of tho bill, which bad been before the {House and members from Cook County for nearly throe weeks. The moment that outiidora saw that Cook County hud not agreed, ami that ou this, as on many other questions, it failed to bo a unit, they became indifferent and did not care where the bill went. While there is no doubt as to the desire of Cook County members to get this needed legislation, ii is unfortunate that tho apparent indifference of some, apparent fears of others, and unwise re marks of many should so obstruct the bill. For a member from Chicago to leave tho House when it stems likely that a vote is to be taken in a mo ment, is great negligence, making some think that in reality he opposes tho im asuro. For u member from Chicago to xell other 'embers that he has £rreat confidence in the present Mayor, but is not certain as to tho wisdom of granting those powers to succeeding Mayors, is to do the bill more injury than his open opposition would occasion. These powers are wanted for t\U time, and it is wrong to givo mem bers the impression that they are needed but for a moment. It is hard to say when this bill will come up again, for apportionment and revenue may crowd it out of eight, but oue thing is cer tain, nearly the whole House is desirous of giving Chicago the legislation it needed. Democrats and Republicans, northern and southern mem bers united on that point, aud tho representa tives from Joflerou will go as for as the oue from Jo Daviess but if members from Cook County get into a wrangle on this subject the House will very naturally get disgusted, and come to the conclu sion that the people of Cook County no more know what they want than their Representatives do. Again, to defeat any one Tull ou this subject is to pretty inevitably defeat all the others. It will intensify discord aud further disgust the House. COOK COUNTY AI’I’OIITIOJOIEST. Dissatisfaction witlj the apportionment of Cook County bus been steadily growing, especially among tbe West Side members, the majority of whom are opposed to it, since they behove that nearly the entire West Side is handed over to the Democracy or to some other section, and whether the feeling la right or wrong they are greatly in fluenced thereby. The North Side members aro not so personally concerned, and have not us yet taken any part in the matter. When the bill comes up tomorrow on effort will bo made to have the consideration of the Cook County Districts postponed till the rest ot the bill is gone through with. At present the appor tioniueul in the bill seems rather most likely to succeed. Cook County members cannot all agree on any plan, and the House will have to settle the mutter. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. That part of Mayor MediU’e message relative to special assessments was read here with great interest by city and country members. Those who object to the principle of assessing benefits seem to have gained in spirit and numbers since the special session, and are confident that they have a majority in the House. This is doubtful, butfhev have certainly gained. FEES AND SALARIES. The House Committee on Fees and Salaries to day reported back Mr. Sprague’s bill giving cents i>er hundred words for rc-recording deeds, Ac.,in Cook County. Hut Mr.Woodard's bill,which allows live cents for recording or re recording will have the preference. 1111.1.S REPORTED rack. Tills morning the Senate Committee reported back a great number of bills, most of which were laid on the table. They have cleared their files ahd got rid of many bills which were simply in troduced by members to please constituents, or which those who offered them have since aban doned. OBJECTION TO TUB MAYOR’S RILL. Thero are suggestions of the advisability of put- ting an amendment to the bill iucreajing the powers of a Mayor, which shall allow him to re move only with consent of the Council—he to suspend an officer and report to the Council, which shall act at the first regular meeting. Mr. Campbell believes the bill, as it stands, gives tbc Mayor power to remove West Side Park com missioners, and makes the entire city liable for the park debt, aud a lawyer of some note, who, however, believes the bill unconstitutional, and is opposed to it, agrees with him as to the first point, that these Commissioners never have been eity officers. They are officers of West Chicago, and the debt is a lien only on the property m West Chicago. They are organized under the not, one section of which amends tbo charter of Cm cii"o, but the rest of which has nothing to do with the city charter, and simply creates an Independ ent municipality. TUB APPORTIONMENT QUESTION. At a meeting of the Cook County delegation, held this evening, a lively discussion took place on the apportionment of the county, Thoplan adopted some time ago was thrown overboard, and the following substituted by a vote of 10 to y, fourrorllvo present not voting: First District First, Second, Third, and Fourth Second District—Fifth and Sixth Wards, and the towns of Bremen, Lake. Bloom, Calumet, Rich, Orland, Hyde Park, Worth, Thornton. Third Distrlct tlie towns of Palos. Leraont, Lyons, Cicero, Pro, viso, Leyden, Jefferson, Lake Uiew, Evanston Niles, Maine, Elk Grove, Schamborg, Hanover. Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Northtlem New Trier, and the Seventh Ward. I mirth Dis trict, Eighth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Wards. Fifth District. Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Wards. Sixth District, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Eighteenth Wards. Seventh District, Six teenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Wards. Much dissatisfaction is expressed by the opponents ot the plan adopted by the majority of to-nigbt, and ns thoieis no likelihood of the delegation agreeing to support any plan, the dif ferences wifi probably have to be settled by the House. LEGISLATIVE. Springfield, Dec. C. SENATE. OPENING PRAYER. The Senate was called to order. Braver by Rev. Robert Collycr. COMMUNICATION. A message from the Governor transmitting a ropy of tie correspondence ■with the Treasury Department, asking the Legislature to pass an art enabling tbe government to acquire land by r< ndemnalion for tbe Custom House in Chicago, was referred to tbe Federal Solutions Commit tee. APSEVTEBB. _ The absentees were: Early, Epler, Lanmg, and MrNulta, QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. Mr. KEEK, rising to a Question ot privilege, complained ol being reported as absent when bo bad leave. He discovered that the Journal re ported him absent with leave, and that ae ro nortere were to blame in tli6 matter,— forgettLuff that the reporters have no access to the journal, and report absentees as developed by a failure to replied that he did not see hovr a Senator could bo reported as present wneu absent, leave or no PETITION. Mr. EDSALL presented a petition from tho citizens and Common Council of Amboy, protest ing against the actproposiugtorepeal tho Amboy Court of Common Fleas. _ fees of emeurr clerics. Mr. BANGS, from the Committee on Fees and Salaries, reported back Senate Bill 526, reducing fees of Circuit Clerks who are cx-ojfino recorders of deeds oVoouanfs bill), roooimuending its pass age. Considerable discussion ensued upon tho mo tion of Mr. Edsall to lay .the bill on the tabic and print.which wan strenuously opposed by Messrs. Woodard and Carter, who explained tho reasons why tho bill should not ho delayed one hour be3'ondits regular course. The motion being Withdrawn, Judge BANGS defended the bill from various imputations, espe cially that of special legislation. and showing the urgent necessity of the bill becoming a law as soon as possible. Mr. ALEXANDER renewed the motion to lay the bill on the table and print. Adopted. COMMITTEE EXPENSES. Mr. TINCHERfrom tho Committee on Expenses reported back n bill for certain expenses with amendments. The two amendmentswere strik ing out amounts Incurred by Mr. Galloway of the House, renting a committee room and em ploying janitor, on his own motion, and against the wishes of the House Committee on Contingent. Expenses. Deport concurred in. JUDICIAL. _ Mr. BOYD, from the Committee on the Judi ciary. reported back a bill fixing tho times and places of holding tho Supreme Court, as passed THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1871 /ith amendments last winter, .endation. SKD moved to lay the bill on tho yy 4,1872. Carried—ayes, 26; nays. HER COMMITTEE REPORTS. JAKD, from tho Committee on Federal reported a bill providing for the cod .d to the General Government for light aposcs: also a bill giving consent to the n; all of which were laid ou the table. M ANDORSTON.from the same committee,re por. hack the bill to provide for tho pay of reviserscf the Statutes; also relating to dent ists; also relating to insolvency of insurance companies; also to amend the act incorporating the Canton Cemetery Company; alsoabill relating to counties paying costs or suits iu cases of change of venue; also, relating to forcible entry and de tainer; all of which were laid on the table. Mr. EDSALL, from th# same committee, re ported back bills to provide for suitable rooms lor the Supreme Court, Central Grand Division, recommending its passage. Sir. BISHOP, from tae same committee, re ported back the bill providing for a term of the Supreme Court at Springfield, and creating one judicial department for tho State,recommonding its passage. Mr. UNDERWOOD moved tho indefinite post ponement of tho bill, pending which tho Senate adjourned to 3 p. iu. After debate upon the postponement of the Su preme Court bill, tlie Senate refused to postpone —ayes 17 nocs, 23. Mr. WOODARD, from the Committee ou Fed eral Relations, reported back the bill relating to a bridge at Capo Girardeau, with amendments. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. RICHARDSON, from the Committee on tho Judiciary, reported back Senate bill 54, relating to in juries to tho person, with amendments. Tho gist of the amendments wore to exempt persons from the operation of the lull, discriminating aguiust corporations. The debate was lengthy and animated, being participated m by Senators JEWETT, DORE, UNDERWOOD, EDSALL, VOBIS, MARSH, BANGS, BOYD, FULLER, RICHARDSON and EDDY, and JEWETT, a sec ond time. Peudlug debate, adjourned to 10 a. m. to-mo* w. OF REPRESENTATIVES, REMONSTRANCE. Mr. iV* ITCH A III) presented a remonstrance from the Board of Supervisors of DcKalb Coun ty, requesting him to vote against tho Apportion ment bill, and to have Boone, DcKalb, and Ken dall put inone district. It was referred to the Committee on Apportionment. Mr. PRITCHARD said his people wore also ready to go with Ogle or Lee. PESITENTIAUV CLAIMS. Tho bill to Imy creditors of tho Penitentiary •was read a second and third time, and sent to the Penitentiary Committee. MUNICIPAL REFORM HILL. Mr. MORRISON, of Cook, moved to have tho bill to increase tho powers of Mayor of Chicago put on its passage. The rules were suspended, and the bill read a third time. Mr. MERRITT opposed the bill, sinep it gave so much power to the Mayor. All people respected tho present incumbent, but there was no assur ance that ho would remain iu power. The people of Chicago had not been consulted as to whether they wanted the change in the charter. This bill was delegat ing an unlimited power. Had the. Cook County representatives been elected ou that issue, ho would have supported their bill, but as it was ho could not. Mr. KING, of Cook, replied showing tho evils of the present system. A policeman even could not be finally dismissed except by action of the court. It was tho almost unanimous opinion of the peo ple of Chicago that tho bill shall pass. The bill gave the Mayor much power, but it was felt ne cessary that ho should have it. They needed a responsible head somewhere. Tho people hart turned out all they could g«*t at, ami now they wi nted to get at the remainder. All tho papers and all good people wanted the passage ol the hill. Mr. SPRINGER supported tho bill and its prin ciple, which-was the oneoxerclscd by General Juekcon when ho turned ou incompetent office holders. Mr. CAMPBELL said ho intended to have made an amendment. Ho thought it defective in one particular. The W’est Side Park Commissioners would be under the control of the Mayor if the bill passed as It was. Mr. MORRISON wanted to know what harm it was. Mr. CAMPBELL said if thccitytook charge of the West Side Park the city would have to assume the entire indebtedness ol tho park, taking it ofl' of West Chicago. Mr. KING wanted to know if park officers were city officers. Mr. CAMPBELL said not, but thought the bill would cover them, the W’est Side Park bill being an amendment to tho city charter. The North and South Side Parks would not bo touched. To pass the bill was to juit the West Park indebted ness ou all Chicago. Mr. BURLEY did not think the first section was drawn exactly as it should have been to a> coinplisli the desired object. It did not give tho power desired for tho removal of policemen. Xliat there* must be accountability to sonic* one was manifest. Ho commended the section allow ins the Mayor to veto a part ot an appropriation bill. HfSmoved to recommit it to tbo Committee of the Whole. Mr. SULLIVAN supnorted the bill, and ex plained its provisions’. Tho people of Chicago wanted this power given to the present and fu ture Mayors. To recommit tho bill was to delay CUMMDfGS hoped it would ho recommit ted since it could not pass. The motion to recommit was carried. SOUTIIKIiS IKBANB ASYLUM. Tho bill appropriating *75,030 To complete the north ■win? or the Southern Insane Asylum was read the llrst time. APPORTIONMENT HILL The House took up the special order, which •was the Apportionment bill. Mr. CUMMINGS submitted a report from the minority of the committee. He wanted it print ed, and considered with tho other. Ho moved to postpone tne subject till 2 to-morrow. The motion was ojjrced to. OFFICIAL REPORTERS. Mr. KING reported back from tho Committee on Fees and Salaries tho hill to repeal tho act for official reporters in Cook County, with a substi tute, which repeals tho original act and an amendment thereto. Tho substitute was adopted, and ordered to a second reading. RECORDING FEES, Tho same committee reported back the bill to fix fees for re-recording deeds in Cook County, with a recommendation that it pass. Tho hill fixes the rate at six cents. Tho bill was sent to tho Commttce of tho hole. PARENT AND CHILD. The Judiciary Committee reported hack tho Senate bill relating to parent and child, with tho recommendation that it do notpass. The enacting clause was stricken out. PETIT JURORS. The same committee also reported unfavorably on tbo bill relative to swearing petit jurers. EMINENT DOMAIN. Mr. PRICE introduced a bill declaring the corporations that may exercise tho right of emi nent domain and tho purposes for which it may he exercised. Tho right i.s given to cities, rail roads, cemetery associations, mining companies, and Levee Commissioners. It was made a special order to-morrow, with the othor hills on that subject. ROADS AND BRIDGES. Tho Committee on Roads and Bridges reported back the hill to provide for tho erection of and maintenance of bridges by two or more towns, •with sundry amendments, which wore concurred in. TOLL TAX. The bill in relation to a poll tax was, on recom mendation of tbo same committee, laid on tbo table, APPROPRIATION KILL. The bill to appropriate money to pay for re-, pairing fences around the Governor’s mansion was reported bach, and a motion to strike out tho enacting clause agreed to. licenses. tl Mr. GILLHAM introduced a bill to amend the law in relation to licenses, which was sent totne special Committee on Temperance. RIGHTS OF CATTLE DRIVERS. Mr. BRISCOE offered a bill making it unlawful for people going on horseback, and meeting a drove of stock, to go through faster than a trot, or to cross tho bridge before tho dro\o had creased it. It was sent to the Committee on Agri culture. J SECOND HEADING OF DILLS. Several House bills wore read the second time. INSURANCE RILL. House bills on third reading were taken up. Mr. VOCKE’S Life Insurance bill camoupand was read tbe third time. Mr. FREW moved to recommit to tho Commit tee on Insurance. Mr. VOCKE opposed the motion. Mr. EGAN stated that the General Insurance •bill of the committee contained all that was valu able in Mr. Vocke’s bill. t- Mr. VOCKB compared the nou-forfoitnro clause In tho two bills, and explained aud do- Tended his measure. Mr. CUMMINGS moved to lay the bill ou the table. Lost—yeas, 7; nays, 89. A motion to recommit was lost. The bill was not passed—yeas, 64; nays. 32. AFTERNOON SESSION. COOK COUNTY BILIS. The special order, which was Phelps’ bill, grant ing power to the General Government to obtain lima, was taken up, and sundry amendments adopted, making tho bill apply to light-houses find arsenals, and the bill was ordered to a third f Mr. HUMPHREY moved that the bill for tho reassessment of property in Cook County bo taken out of tho Committee of the Whole, Mr. HAINES opposed, doubting the legality of the reassessment, aud wanting it sent to the Ju diciary Committee. If there was a failure one year to collect money they could collect it tho next. They could restore the assessment, but not make a now' odh. Mr. HUMPHREY’said the bill was to restore the assessment, the rolls having been destroyed. Mr. MERRITT opposed tho motion, and did not quite like the bill. Property had been destroyed in Chicago, but tho tax for 1871 was duo on it nevertheless, and a reassessment of tho proper ly os it was December 1, would not be Just. ‘Themotiou was lost. INSURANCE nir-L. Tho bill requiring foreign life insurance com panies to make the same statements ns those re quired of home companies, aud thereby making them liable to taxation, was made a third time, and passed—yeas. 118; nays, 0. THE REVENUE RILL came up ns the special order. Mr. Short being absent, a motion was made to postpone, and cur ried—yeas, 61; nays, 5. MISCELLANEOUS. The hill to amend tbe revised statutes in rela tion to paupers,whereby all railroads, steamboats and mining companies are required to bury all whom they may kill, was x>asacd—yeas, 119; nays l. 'lliobill in regard to garnishccmeut passed— yeas. 13 nays, r». Tho oill to prohibit the sale of corks and bottles used by mmmlueturora of mineral water was passed—yeas, 9(5; nays, 33. The bill iu relation to rights of women, allowing them to follow any trade or profession, was read a third time and passed—yeas, 90, uaj's, 36. Mr. LEE gave notice of a motion to reconsider, .-luce members hud gone around urging members lo vote for tho bill. The bill to allow towns to change their names was read a third time. Mr. HAYNES opposed th© bill, as nut reaching tho end aimed at,andas having been tried before. Mr. WAITE defended the bill with great earn estness. The bill was sent to the Committee on Town ship Organizatiou. Tho bill to provide for referees iu civil causes was passed—yeas, 103; nays. 22. Adjourned. VIRGINIA. Richmond, Va., Dec. 6.— The Legislating or ganized to-day. Governor Walker’s message speaks of universal suffrage aud equal rights be loro tho law as having proved conducive to good, aud to tin* stable rebuilding of the government. Under It Virginia has enjoyed a degree of peace, good order, and obedience to law excelled by none of sister States. Ho favors immigration; recommeuds an equaliza tion of taxation; eulogizes the school system which is successful beyond thooxoectu lious of its warmest friends, and approves the system for fuudiug the debt adopted by the lust legislature. lie recommends an amendment to tho constitu tion for holding all State elections ou the same day every two years, cud ou a different day from Federal elections. This change is regarded as necessary in consequence of the passage of an act by Congress which under the guise of regulat ing the election of Congressmen seeks to control the affairs of tlie State. The Governor recapitulates tho arbitrary acts of Congress and tho President, and denounces their encroachments «u the rights of people and Btates, particularly South Carolina, lie says: ‘•We have passed a terrible ordeal of attempted secession, hut the recoil has carried to tho other extreme, and tho dangers 'which menaced the nation in IsCl are limliug a parallel In IS7I. Let the people demand that tho inviolability of habeas corpus the subordination of military to civil authority; the inviolacy of the public faith, State and>a tional; untarnished honesty in tho administra tion of public affairs; the purilicatiou and reduc tion of tariff'd and taxation to tlio lowest degree consistent with the maintenance of the public credit; free education for all; a fostering care, encouragement, and elevation of labor, and a universal and impartial suffrage. Not until the people rise in their majesty and reasseit their liberties now trampled on: not until kindness has superseded hate; not un til patriotism has superseded partl7.au selfish ness inayl wo look for tho inauguration, of an era of good feeling. The Governor concludes with the hope that all good men throughout the laud, regardless of past associations, will unite in an honest and earnest effort to redeem tho nation. KENTUCKY. ladfisvili.E. Ky. f Dec. G.—The Govornorin his message to the Legislature Is very severe on law lessness. He says the mob la no remedy for any thing. If the mob Inliict death on any one, all who countenance the act are guilty of murder, lie recommends additional legislation to more certainly reach the unlawful organiza tions nnd evil-disposed persons, imposing more stringent and severe penalties on public officials for failure or neglect to enforce the criminal laws. He says I am profoundly impressed with tin* urgent necessity forsomething being done to eflectually cheek arid break up tho dl.-orders. The unwarranted interference of the Federal authorities in local affairs has provoked and aggravated much of the lawlessness existing among us.” He recommends the passing of acts admitting negroes as witnesses iu courts on tao same fool ing as other citizens; also an net admitting as parlies to aetion all interested in tho issue as competent witnesses. He recommends that tho revenue collected from colored people, after pay -smr the expenses of collection, be >ot apart exclu sively for the education of the colored children. NIAGARA SHIP CANAL. The BufTnlo Board of Trade Conclude** not to Carry Oat the Scheme. Bitfai.o, Dee. s.—At a full meeting of tho Board of Trade, hold this morning, the special committee to whom had been referred tho subject of the proposed Commercial Convention to be held at Detroit on the 23th Inst., submitted a lengthy and interesting report, accompanied by a series of resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. Tho report denounces tho proposed Niagara ship canal as useless and unnecessary* and com pleted would not tend to lesson the cost of trans portation or cheapen the price of Western products to Eastern consumers. It protests against a Congressional appropriation for tlio proposed subject in the present state of the national finances, and bo cause it would add greatly to tho commercial in terest of a foreign nation at the expense of our own. It declares tho Eno Canal to bo capable of filling all present requirements of commerce, and that it Is the cheapest, shortest, safest, ami most direct outlet for Western commerce to the Eastern States ox* Europe. It recommends the improving and cheapening of transportation on the Erie Canal, so us to make it as near a froo channel as superintendence and top.iirs admit, viewing tho proposed canal scheme as antagon istic to National and State interests, and savor in'" strongly of foreign influence. The Board of Trade respectfully decline sending delegates to the Detroit convention. W nr Department Weather PrognomicH. \V\sinKciiox, Doc. 6.—Tho low pressure in Up per Michigan will probably extend rapidly to i>ako Ontario, with brisk southwest winds and stormy weather on Thursday from Penn sylvania to Maine. Falling barometer, rising temperature, and possibly rain, from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and Indiana. Increasing southwest winds in the Seuthevs and Gulf States, with cloudy weather on Thursday, and propably ruin on tho gulf coast. Cautionary signals continue at Milwaukee, Chic ago. Grand Haven. Detroit, and arc ordered for Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and Os wego. Fire-Proof iron Columns. Jo the Editor of The Chicago Tribune lu the able address, upon the Chicago lire, of Mr. r. B. Wright, the architect, published lu The Tribune this morning, ho remarks, ■with refer* encc to iron columns, as follows The effect upon Iron columns wns most lamenta ble. In the so-called tlro-proof buildings, the damage was. in almost every case, caused by the giving way of tho cast-iron columns, which seemed to yield very readily. The heat was so intense In many buildings as to melt off the ends of the columns, and many of the east-iron columns wore bent to a considerable angle, having been softened only, while most wore broken like China pitchers. Tholossof tho Post Office build ing ns due to the giving way of iron columns in tho first story, upon which were heavy wrought irou gird ers ami brick partition walls. Mr. Mullett, the supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department, in his re report, also attributes tho loss of the Post Cilice to the giving way of tho Iron columns in tho first stcry, which supported heavy brick walls above, but ho adds that this would not have occnrredlf the columns had been fitc-proor. lie does not, of course, stop to explain Imw an iron column can bo made fire-proof; and, from the remarks of Mr. Wright, above quoted, th o ordinary reader would get the idea that a fire-proof iron column was an impossibility, and the suggestion of one an ab -BUOnc of the building laws of the city of Now York.however, requires that whenever walls- aro supported upon columns, such columns shall bo mane fire-proof, in accordance with the patent of Mr. J.B.Corncll. This provides that tho column which supports the weight’shall ho surrounded with oucenoughlargerin dlometcrto leaven space allarnnndtlie inner column or sayacouple of Inch es. This is then filled with cement. Tho Inner column is of course made perfectly plain, while any desired ornamentation can ho applied to tho outer one. In llio case of a severe lire the outer column may have its beauty destroyed, Imfc as it- sustains no weight. it never lulls to perform its function of maintaining the coating of cement around tlio in ner one, tints preserving it. I am, respectfully, Aldan C. Shreds. CHICAGO, DCC C. ICnusnn Gi»y litre Stock Market. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6.—Cattle received in the past twcntv-fonr hours. 85 head shipped to Chicago by H. St. Joe It. R., 34 choice natives; 51 Texans by Mo. Pao. Road. No sales. Hogs—Received attho Stock Yards, 1,531 head; at the packing houses. 2,520 head; slaughtered, U.IG3 head. Receipts for week ending to-night. 36,500 head; slaughtered, 13,018 head. Quotations, *3.0003.80. NEW YORK. Tbe Western Union Telegraph Com pany and the Postal Tel graph Scheme. An Explanatory Card from President Orton. Daily Review of tlie Leading Markets. Gold lower than at Any Time Since Jane, 1862. Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune. MONET. New York, Deo. G.—The features of tho mar kets to-day were tho decline in gold, and the ac tivity and high rates in money. Gold touched 109 3-4, the lowestpointsince July 6,1862. The open ing price was 109 7-8. Tho market was heavy throujhout the day, and at the close tho quota tion was 109 3-4. The rates paid for carrying were 6, 5, 4,3, and 7 per cent. Tlie heaviness was due largely to sales of gold by parties long of stocks who borrowed the gold and sold it to realize cur rency ns the easiest way of supplying their monetary requirements. Tlie Gold Room present ed a busy appearance. Congressional schemes of finance were generally discussed. It Is said there is much feeling at present in favor of the govern ment receiving a portion of tho custom duties in legal-tender notes. The money market was very active. Stockbro kers were paying from 7 to 9 per cent, gold, anil with leading government bond dealers the rate was 7 per cent currency. It is evident that in ad dition to the national or ordinary influences at this season of the year in favor of active money a clique of stock speculators are doing their best to make the market stringent. It is estimated that they have locked up from four to live million*, and their friends give out that they contemplate locking up that much more, their purpose being to break tho stock market preparatory to buying for a grand bull campaign iu the early part of tho new year. Currency is still going South for cot ton, and to the West and Southwest for pork. FOREIGN EXCHANGE was weak, the quotation being 109 for prime sixty days* bankers' sterling. GOVERNMENT BONDS were lower, in sympathy with gold, but closed firm. The Assistant Treasurer offered proposals for the sale to the government of $1,000,000 of 5-2fs. The entire amount offered was $813,980, and tho awards wero $517,430, at 109 74-100 to 109 87-100. The Treasury paid out $1,200,000 gold in redemption of 5-20 bonds. It is expected that the Secretary wilj, within a few days, call for the 60- pcrccnt gol£ subscriptions, made by or through the National Banks to tho new C per cent loan, intimations to this effect having been given from Washington. This is to be fol lowed some timeTduring the mouth by a call for the remaining 40 per cent. The amount of cash subscriptions iu this country is estimated at abou $15,0c0,G00. The Treasury is in possession of the exact amount, bnt has never made it public. Central Pacific bonds closed at 1031-2 to 103 3-8, and Unions at 911-4 to 911-2 for firsts; 79 to 79 1-8 for land grants; blto 811-4 for iummea; and 261-2 to 26 5-8 for stock. HIE STOCK MARKET was generally heavy. Speculators in Western Union are disappointed that Congressmen are not looking with favor on the President’s pro posal for the purchase of the telegraphs by the government. Tho expectation was that Western Union would advance to 75 on the recommenda- lions iu the President’s message and Postmaster General's report. The dozing quotation to-day ■was 08 1-4UCB a 8. UUEADSTUFFS. Flour was iu -light demand for the low and mediumFgrades. Family grades were in moder ate request, but firm. Good No. 2 and superfine were steady with a fair Inquiry. Tho wheat market was unsettled and tame. Shippers held ofl', and prices, iu the absence of much business, were nominal. The receipts,however, were limit ed and holders were firm. Freight room Is aearce. Corn was in fair demand, chiefly for export, and was Arm at the close. New was more active and in belter supply. [To tho Associated Proas.] THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. New York, Dee. c.—A committee of the Board of Fire Commissioners has reported iu favor of the purchase of twelve llrst-oluss engines, on tho ground that tho present force is inadequate in case of a great conflagration. remonstrance. Tho Grocers’ Board of Trade has agreed to take legal measures for stopping the unjust and oner ous exactions imposed on commerce by tho health authorities, and to memorialize Congress against the bonded warehouse system. SENATOR MORTON VICTIMIZED. Senator Morton’s pockctbook. which was taken from him while getting on tho cars al Jersey City, has been returned to the Chief of Police, minus SSOO. ALEXIS. Alexis leaves to-morrow for Boston. It appears that ho sent five hundred copies of each leading New York newspaper to his father the day after the reception. STRAGGLING RUSSIAN SAILORS. The Russian Minister lias requested tho arrest of all sailors of the fleet found in tho streets after C p. m., as deserters are becoming common. SMUGGLING. A passenger of the steamer Westphalia on her last trip from Europe, has been arrested for smuggling a largo amount of diamonds and other Jewels. RAID ON ASSIGNATION HOUSES. The proprietors of assignation houses In Brook lyn, are decamping, as two of their number have been sentenced to six months in tho Penitentiary, c VRI» FROM THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.M- I'ANY. The following ollicial letter explains the posi tion of the‘Western Union Telegraph Company In relation to the postal telegraph scheme; NKW YOBK, Dec. C. Jfcit. JiuHf* n. neck, .V, Wdiihiiujton You are reported in the morning papers as having staled in the House yesterday Unit the Western Union company had opposed the assumption o£ the telegraph ov tiio government before the last Congress. You understood it to have changed its position, and to ho now anxious for It. Permit me to assure you that you have been misinformed. The Western Union Telegraph Company is inflexibly opposed to any inter, fcmice of the government with their business. A meeting of the Board of Directors was held this morning, which was largely attended, and a resolution was unanlmoflsly passed protesting against the right and poller ot any acqni sition of their property and rights by the government. A committee, consisting of Horace b. Clark, A. B. Coi uell, Edwin D. Morgan, and myself, were appoint ed to prepare and send to Washington a protest against the suggested action ot the government, and to claim its protection against the policy of thcestab lisliroeut by the government of competitive enter prises. (Signed) JWILUAM onxox, President. THK FISII-CATACA/.r COIIIIESI'ONDES'CE. The Fish and Catacazy correspondence was gent to tbo Senate to-day. It is quite voluminous. The letter of Mr. Fish to Minister Curtin, dated November 1C last, states that on his arrival in Washington, Catacazy gave promise of being a useful and very acceptable minister, ana made an agreeable impression. Soon, however, ho hc rran to make himself very officious, interfering in questions not appropriately connected •with his legation, and in those pending before Congress, importuning Senators and Representatives, and resorting to personal interviews and solicitations unusual on the part of representatives of other powers ac creoited to this government, distasteful to the legiolatora thus indecorously approached, and. tendingto embarrass the free course of legislation on subjects with respect to which his interference was obtruded. He did not hesitate to use the newspapers of the country to influence public opinion upon questions pending before tbo government and indulged m much license in his denunciation of measures and individuals. In his conversation ho was even more severe and unrestrained, and emmoyea abusive and vituperative language toward very many persons, including several hi public posi tions and enjoying the respect and confidence of the conmuinitv. The impropriety of a Foreign Ministerial* sitterapting to influence and misdi rect the public opinion of a country must be ad mitted as sufficient ground for his ceasing to ho a proper ugent between the government which he repres ents and that to which he is accredited. Thocor respondence contains proofs showing the trutnof the statements of the Secretary andothermatteis of public interest. NATIONAL IOUACCO CONVENTION. In the National Tobacco Convention,acting Prca ident Lorlng Palmer,of No w York, readacarofully prepared address recommending united effort to reduce the tax on home production, but recom meudiug a continuance of the duty on imported tobacco. On a motion to adopt the recom mendations contained in the address a discussion aro°e, the cigar manufacturing interest pres ent opposing the continuance of the duty. Final ly amotion was adopted to receive both the ad dresses, and to enter the proceedings on the re corded proceedings, for further use. THE TAMMANY LEADERS. In tlic Ingersoll case, the papers have been re turned by the Sheriff, endorsed Defendant not round.” Sheriff Rrennanwas(closeted -with Mayor Hall yesterday a short time. The Sheriff and Hall are In intimate relations, and cite former, although he opposed Tammany, lias been aiding the friends of the ring in various ways since the com mencement of legal proceedings against them. THE GREELEY MOVEMENT. At a meeting of t-lio regular Republican Central Committee, last evening, a resolution was aaopcea that uo more propositions of affiliation bo made to the Greeley wins of tho annual convention. THE SAVINGS U\SKS, At a meeting of the depositors of tlio Stuyvcaan NUMBER 131. Savings Bank last evening, It appeared that the bank had only $53 in cash at the time of its sus ponsion. Its liabilities were $600,000. The Guardian Savines Bank is compromising with its depositors fur the amounts due them. A SAD FATE, The prisoner who froze to death in the police station on Monday night was A. F. Newkirk, for merly a lawyer, of Wisconsin, and of late an agent of Van Amburgh'a menagerie. REPORTED CAWIKET CHANCES. It is generally credited here that cx-JudgiEd ward Pierrepoht|will succeed Secretary Fish, and that George H. Williams, of Oregon, will succeed Attorney General Akerman. MISCELLANEOUS CITY ITEMS. There were thirty-two cases- at the West Side Police Court yesterday, all of which, with two or three exceptions, were “drunks and disorderlies.” Mary Juba* a recipient of charity, whom- the Justice called a “barrack bummer.” was sent to the Bridewell in default of $23, assessed- on account of a little lilt of a spree” which she indulged inonTuesday night. JohnCasseu.who shofamau in the groin, tho particulars of which have al ready appeared in The Trihene, was- committed in default of £3OO ball for trial. The wounded man was not injured so as to prevent his appear ance In court. —TLo sale of tickets for “Mark Twain’s” lecture, on the West Side, and Cady Stanton’s lecture ou the South Side, is announced Co begin to-morrow morning. The latter, according to the announce ment of tho managers of the Star Course, is to introduce for the llrst time “The Coming. Girl,” but this is a great mistake. She arrived in this city some time ago, and hasn’t gone away since— for a man has seen her on tho street. Mirk Twain has a much better chance to Introduce some uncommonplaco characters.” for there are few such hereabouts. Twain and Stanton make a frisky team to manage, but they are strong enough to draw a crowd, and—money from the pockets of the meanest man in town.” —Tho Board of Public Works, yesterday, received proposals and awarded the contract for furnish ing 500 tons of coal, at $6.45 a ton, to Rhodes «fc Bradley. —The dwelling of Edward 11. Rudd, No. Cl South Dcsplaines street, was visited, early yester day morning, by burglars, who carried off about SIOO worth of clothing. T —At the regular annual election held by Land mark (former!v Hyde Park) Lodge No. 423, A, I*, anil A. M. at tfieir hall, No. 727 Cottage Groyo av enue, on Tuesday evening last, the following oi ffeers were elected for the ensuing year Hor raee K. Beccham, W. M.: Dwight Klmck, S. T. F. Gilliland, J. W.; Thomas C. Clarke, Treas urer W. Irving Culver, Secretary J. E. Chad wick, S. D. W. 11. Launder, J. D., and K, Will iams, Tyler. —Cape Cod seems in danger. The Chatham Monitor, alluding to the breach made in Nauset beach by the recent gale, says: During a period of fifty years the greatest part of the whole beach has been torn up and placed in a now location. Eventually the remaining part will be likewise removed, and then the tide will begin to gnaw away at our very feet. The prophecy of the re nowned geologist will undoubtedly then begin to bo fulfilled in earnest, and our entire cape will ultimately be submerged beneath the ocean.’' —Users of tobacco are liable {so some one says) not only to amaurosis, angina pectoris, hypochon driasis, dyspepsia, disease of the pancreas, liver, and heart, n:iu.-ea, nervousness, deafness, paraly sis, apoplexy, and atrophy, but also locomotor ataxy, which is sure to bo followed—sooner or lator—by death. MARRIED. MURRAY—WILSON—Dec. 6,1371, at the residence of the bride’s mother. No. 3 Park row, T. B. Murray and Mian Martha Ella W Uson. No cards. DIED. GANO—At Cartilage, Ohio, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 1871. in the 40th year of her age, Cornelia 11., daughter of the late Aaron O. Oano. sinter of John S. and Daniel Gano, and of Mrs. N. P. Iglehart. BENNETT—In this citv, Dec. 5,1871, George Ben nett, aged 43 years. Funeral from No. 77 North Curtis-st, on Friday next at 1 o'clock p. m. MOOBE—Dec. C, Mrs. Man* Moore. Funeral from her late residence, Sri West Polk-st., Friday, the blh. at 10 o'clock, by cars to Calvary Ceme tery. Friends of the family invited to attend. MERBIMAN—At JUnneapolis, Minn., Dec. 4, John A. Merriman. aged 37. Friends ot'tho family are invited to attend his 'une ral at the residence of his brother, A. T. Merriman, No. la* South Peoria-st., at 11 o'clock this morning, Deo. 7. HOLMES—In New York city, Nov. 2d. Artemas Lawrence Holmes, aged 57. Mr. Holmes was a member of tho old Galena bar. and will be remembered by his cotemporaries, now scattered all over the land. FEENY—On Tuesday evening, Peter Feeny.agedSO. Funeral at 9 o’clock this morning, from leS Town sond-.st., to St. ColtinxbkiU's Church, thence to Calvary Cemetery. SOCIETY MEETINGS. i. o. o. r. The members of the Duane lodge No. It, I. O. O. F.. are requested to attend a regular meetingof this lodge this (Thursday) evening at 71-2 o'clock, m Eclipse Hall, corner Thirtieth and State-sts. Fraternally, GEORGE BRAHAM. N. G. Masonic, To the members of Blair Lodge, No. 353, F. A. 31. There will lie a rcgnlnr communication of Blair Lodge this Thursday evening. Dec. 7, at Masonic Temple, corner Ualsted and Ramlolph-sts, By order of the \V. M. W. W. W INTER. Sec’y. Masonic. Coi iuthian Chapter No 09, R. A. M. Annual Convo cation Friday evening. Dec.S. IS7I, at Masonic Tem ple, corner of Randolph and Halstcd-sts., forcleotioa of officers and payment of docs. J. O. DICKERSON, Secretary. llasonic. There will he a meeting of Van Rausselear Grand Lodge Perfection A. &A. Bite Masons, on THURS DAY evening, Dec. 7, at 71 o’clock, sharp, at the hall of Home Lodge, comer of Tweutj'-third-st. and Prairie av. A full attendance is earnestly deslred K aa business of importance will he presented. By order of the T. P. o. M. J. B. SLIGHTER, Grand Secretary. Masonic. Kilwinning lodge, No. 311, A. F. A. 31—Regular communication tins Thursday evening, Dec. 7, at the "West Side Masonic Temple. All numbers arc re quested to be present. Visiting brotlireu cordially in v cd. Work on M. M. Degree. By order of W. M. B7F. DE LONG, Secretary. Masonic. Thus. J. Turner Lodge, No. -toi), F. A: M.—Regular communication this Thursday evening, at the Ma sonic Building, corner of West Randolph and Hal sted-sta. Work on the First Degree. By order of the w. M, LISLE BURNAM. SOC'y. Jflasonic. Companions of Union Park Chapter, R. A. M.. are hereby notilied to meet ot their half, 079 and GSI West Lake-et., Thursday evening, Dec. 7. Business: Insti tution of Chapter and Installat.on of Officers. Com lianlon B. A. k.- 3 IraternnUy n. P. T.ATTE NAVIGATION*. FOR ESCANABA. The Steamer TRUESDELL will leave for ESCANABA, connecting Peninsula Railroad for MARQUETTE and other Lake Superior ports, FRIDAY NOON, December 8,1871. T. G. BIXTUN, Superintendent. BOOKS. HOLIDAYS. A Large Assortment of New ;i aii£l Beau tiful Books, at Lowest American Tract Society, 467 1-2 Michigan-av., Chicago. REMOVAL. REMOVAL. McINTYRE RICHARDS. •VBBC/M.I’T OR 8, Have removed from l2»Twenty-#ccond-st., to 9C West Madison-st., up-stalrs, where they will bo happy to at tend to the wants of their customers, in their usual satisfactory maimer. REAL ESTATE. WANTED. A Two-Story Building, Brick or Frame, Suitable formaehioo shop. Must be outside fire-limits and must have at least 2,500 square feet of vacant land adjoining. Would prefer to lease for S years.- Apply to E. STONE. Go and-67 South Clinton st. BUSINESS CAMS. Wm. H. Sampson Go., Real Estate and nN collected. Beal estate Houses rented and rents chum bought and sold. To Commission Men* Ben-lit ami Sold Bonk, now ready. CDLVEE, PAGE IIOYSE CO Blent Book Manufacturers, Piiuters and Stationers, Nos. 11, 13 and 15 Desplaines st.. Ml Wabaeh-av. WEST SIDE VXITEH STATES COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, at ITS West Madlson-st., near Hoisted. SIMEON w. KING. U. S- Commissioner, Baxiknintcy proceedings sworn and certified to. T« also Commissioner of Deeds and Notary pu j.lc. PRINTING.’ BUSINESS Ml AND CORPORATIONS Will please remember tbat RAND, McNALLY CO. bare facilities equal to those they had at 51 Sontb Clark st*i and can turn out all kinds of printing and blank books promptly at their nsnal low rale. BAND, McNALLY CO., 108 Randolph-st. PAINTS AND COEORS. C.T.MYNOIDS&CO. Take pleasure in inTormlng their customer, and the trade that the; bare resumed busi ness at their neir store, on iEIMI-lf. Ei. H511651-ST. (LAKE FRONT,) wiihafullainl complete stock of PAINTS, COLORS, AND VARNISHES, ARTISTS’, DECORATORS’, AND WAX FLOWER MATERIALS, "Wlilcli tbey offer at manufacturers’ and im porters’ prices. Orders solicited and executed with, prompt ness. UNDERWEAR. MAM ML. We invite the attention of Gentlemen to our Stock of Un derwear and White Shirts. Particular attention is paid to this Department of our Busi- ness. 122 W. Madison-st. HATS. CAPS AND FURS. FURS. HATS. STRYKER CO, 231 West Madison-st., FUR MANUFACTURERS, Show the best and largest stock of goodi la their line In the West. All new, fresh goods. Guaranteed good, perfect and reasonable. DRV GOODS. HAMLIN, HALE COMPANY, South Side Eefail Store Opened to-day. 944 State-st. WANTED, MIL! TRIBUNE. Wanted—-Several Copies of the Daily Tribune for the first week in October; also, copies ot the Weekly for several years past, for wbicli a liberal price will be paid. TRIBUNE CO., 15 Sontb Canal-st.. Chicago.' MISCELLANEOUS. CHICAGO ALTON RAILROAD, FREIGHT OFFICE, NOTICE. On and after dstc Freight will bo delivered by thU Company at Van Buren-at, in place of Hough's Pack* 11. D. REID, J Local Freight Agent* CIIICAf.O, lec. 5,1571. IDg lIOUaC. Hard Wood Lumber. OGLESBEE MATTINGLY Have removed their stock of lumber from 7t» South Cana’-st. to the comer of Canal and Eigbt eenth-sta.. and havo now on liand a full stock of all kinds of hard-wood lumber, including flooring, oak» a.sh. vrhltewotMU hickory and elm. Bills cut So order. F. H. HAMILTON, Agent, corner Canal and .Sight* eenth-sts. Charred Papers Restored. Success Guaranteed.- Restoring liquid for sale by J. M. HIRSH, S3 WestWaablagton.at. FANCY GOODS. GILLETT, TITOS Cfl„ FULL LINES OF Holiday Perfumeries, Druggists’ and Stationers* FANCY GOODS, &C. MTCHTGrAU-AV., Be tween Van‘■Suren and Co-gregs-sta. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. lAAAAAAAAAR/‘/^/\AWWWyVW^/'^' W^V« DISSOLUTION OB COEAEXNESSHIP-; The firm of J. Brennan Co.’bas thisday said Colo Patton- J3fo BRENNAN, GEO. S. COLE. war. m. patton. Chicago, nec.c. MEDICAL CARDS' Dr. C. Bigelow Has been in Chicago for the loisfctwblro-years, and bn* Alined a reputation above all others In bis Hue or Spe cialty which has induced others to advertise in hia name, trying to build a practice upon Ids reputation, since the great fire la this city. Dr. Bigelow trusts that this timely notice will prevent outside parties from being misled by newspaper advertisemen or address Dr. C. BIGELOW. 401 South State-st.. CtU engo, 111. 1 Dr. Hayes’ Medical an,i EUCricai 3 Caltun.«r„ teitbin two blocks of Twenty >ocond at. depot of the Illinois Central and Michigan Central BaUroad: al» ono block from Cottage Orove av. car* an,l onmlbtt. IU! 0 Stoppios at Twenty thinl at.; ana one block fnm Twcutr-second-st- omnibus toe •tnpi'ln? at Calumot ,T. ■p ow iut«teeteafflea>otee;>tl.U tor retereooa.