Mr. Wilson, Of Indiana, Introduced

into the House on Thursday of last week, a regular grist of conatitutional amendments, - good, bad and indifferent, oue of whiob, the second on lus list, is asfollows : "Every act of Congres.s shall embrace but one subject, which must appear in ita tille." Thia is rood as far as it goes, and when adopted will go a long way toward squelching "rings "and corrupt lagislation. Omnibus billa are a nuisance to be abated, and there i3 no hope of an abatoment savu through a prohibitory olnuse [ike the abovo. But Jlr. WlLSON ahould go one step further, and incorpórate with or add to hia clttuse, as a part of tho same article or section, a provisión fotuid in the Michigan and other State Constitutions, in this language : " Xo bill or joint resolution shall become a law without the concunenoe of a majority of the meinbers elected to each House ; and on the final passage oi all billa the vote shall be by ayes and nays and entered on tho journal." Absenteeism has come to bo tho rule rather than the exception at Washington, and important bilis are almost daily passed with a baro quorum present, and by a vote muoh leas than a majority of a full Senate or Houso. In fact, it ia well understood that legislation frequently goes on and bilis are passed with less tJutn a quorum in attendance, the lack of the constitutional aambei being ignored by tho presiding ofncer and meinbers. It is time that this mode of proceeding was stopped, and we shall nover have intelligent and honest legislation until it is stopped. Omnibus bilis and absenteeisiu must both be made impossiblo or legislation will grow worse instead of better and corruption wax more rampant at the capital. When an absentee counts against a bill there will be less dodging, and when a bill contains but a single measure there may be a little hope that meinbers will understanc its provisions when they vote upon it. The NOJIINATION of Attorney Genera Williams to be Chief-Justice, has huno fire in the Sonate for a week, but ma have been disposed of yestorday. W have hoard but a single reasou assiguec for hia confirmation, and that is that t reject him may procure the appoint ment of a worse man. And yet this "out o the frying pan into tho firo" argumen will scarcely reconcile the country, anr especially judges and lawyers and observ ing men, to the appointmeut of so unflt man as Williams is gcnerally conceder to be. Xtiither will the appointment n peal to the propio of out State to vot for tho Commission's amondment to ou Coiistitution providing for au appointiv instead of an eleotive judioiary. The ex perience of our State, in tha election o judies of our Supremo Court, will com pare favombly with that of llassachusett or any othei State having an appointaet judiciary. The same may be said of tb New_York Court of Appeals. And evei the oleated judges of New York City wil compare in leg.il ability and integrit' with the Circuit ond District Judges ap pointed by tho later Presidents : sa' S herman, Dblaiiay, Un'derwood, Du RELL, Stricklaxd, or a dozen of others while our own poorly paid Circuit Judg es will fairly average comparod with th United States Judges appointed te serve even in this State. No, the weight of ex perience is against a chango : unless an assuranCecan be had that Providence wil give us Governors wiser and moro dis croet than the nation gets President. lx THE last Congress the protectionists alded by political demagosues and time servers of both parties, took the duty off trom tea and coffee as an excuso for con tinuing it on iron, coal, and other articles Now, we are no friend to tariff duties o any kind, and believe in absolute free trade and direct taxation. Economy in expenditures and equality in contribution cannot be secured by tariffs and other indirect methods of abstracting the moneys from the pockets of the peoplo. - It is not probable, however, that the propio will como to our way of thinking - at least while a majority of them are Republicans, or that tariff duties will be dispensed with while our national debt ia so largo, or back-pay and salnry-grabbers control Congress and make the laws. But if we must have custom houses and collect duties on imports, the true policy requires that the duties bo laid on such articles as will produce the largest reveuue with the least per cent. of taxation. The tea and coffee fluties were of this kind. Every dollar collected by their imposition went into the treasury vaults, whilo for other duties levied, having protecüon principally in view, the manufacturers get from five to ten dollars for every dollar recoived by tho governinent tax-gatherer; a forced tribute from the farmer, mechanic and laborer to enrich the mine owner or manufaoturer. We are, therefore glad to seo a movement made to restore the tea and coffee duty. it off made theso articles little if any cheaper, and putting it on again ought fo relio ve other articles now taxcd, not for revenue, but for proteation. Paris dispatoheg of the Gth inst. announcod, on the Blrength of a oipher dispatch from Madrid, that Minister SlOKLEB had got his back up, and had tendured hisresignation; alsotliat helmd not beeniu aceord with Seoretary Fikii for senio time, and that the Seoretary had ignorad him and oouducted his recent nogotiations direotly with President Castelar. We regret, however, to say, that the report lacks eonfirination. Uur country has long enough been disgracod by SlCXLBS. His appointment to Spain was one not fit to be made, and no politica! or military service can excuse it. Wo should be represented abroad by men of eminentand solid ability- to which cUss Sickles was never accused of belonging, and above and beyond by men of character and stainless reputation. Ministers of doubtful character and loóse moráis can only reflect disgraco upon our people, and too many snch hold official position abroad as well M at home. The Bdldwin expedition reports the dicovery of the ouly practicable route for the contemplated railroad connection of the Union and Central Pacific with the thirty-fifth parallel road. It passes through the great coal and iron región of St. Geojge, thence dowu the Rio Virgia nd Colorado Rivera. !