The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Fenton On the Gus
toms Collections.
A Voice from the
West.
Forestalling the Report.
More Equality.
Sanboruism 80 Financial.
Forestalling the Report.
More Equality.
Sanboruism 80 Financial.
ADJOURNMENT.

ADJOURNMENT.
Especial Correspondence of the Bulletin.
SENATOR rENToN ON THE CUSTOMS
COLLECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 5.--ln pursu'
ance of notice given last Friday, Sena-
tor Fenton yesterday made motion to
informally lay aside the civil rights
bill that he might speak on the bill to
regulate the collection Of customs and
disposition Of fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES, ETC.. but in accordance with
the settled policy Of the administration
clique in the senate, Mr.. Edmonds OBJ
jected. Mr.. Fenton, however, was de-
termiued that his voice on this most
important question should not be
stiaed, so he proceeded to discuss the
bill before the senate, saying that this
method Of discussion might be little
novel, but thought the application
would be apparent to oil. He said
that sense Of duty alone impellcd
him to return to q work iu which he
had been so often rcpulsed-having
been trying since March, 1871, to
have the question considered. lie
drew terrible picture Of the evils OF
the present system Of collecting the
customs revenues growing out of the
infamous moiety practice. He also
gave history Of the efforts Of Messrs.
Chandler, Cenkling, Buckingham and
Spencer, then and now on the commit
tee Of commerce-quietly or openly
to choke off all attempts to change the
present system of robbing, blackmail-
ing, veuality and corruption which ex-
lists, and is fostered by the administra-
ton. He drew parallel between the
Infamous system Of Louis XIV Of
France where the collections Of the
revenues we're farmed out and our
moiety system. He stated that it was
generally believed that the patronage
Of the government is used as reward
for partisan service and as an agency
for promoting personal ends. In
other words--the i'll gotten gains Of
special agents and moiety iniormers,
either went in part to the
pockets Of high officials or was used tt
advance their political purposes, Ii
conclusion he plead most earnestly fol
the passage Of some bill to put an end
to this infamous system. His forcible
and unanswerablc assignment of those
who are responsible for this condition
of things Was not all relished by Conk-
ling and his conferrers who are thes pc
cial friends of the New York custom
house ring. Senator renton deserves
the thanks Of the country for his bold
and outspoken expose Of the moicty
infamy.
A VOICE FROM THE WEST.
The working people Of indianapolis
held An immense mass meeting on the
2Srd Of April. The resolution adopted
in reference to the proposal Of tie In
ternational steamship company to es-
tablish iron ship yards on the Allan
tic coast and upon the Mississippi river
--or on one Of its tributaries have been
received here and will be read to the
President in cabinet council and befol e
the Senate and House. The resolution
says that 1.-THE creation Of these yards
will give TO the United State-as SINH.
lar creations have given to Great Brit
sin-prosperity to its manufacturing
and mechanic industries, the broades,
end most economical means of chear
transportation FOR the productions O
the farmer and planter and secure con
stant employment at renumerative wa
ges" and - these yards will "reviye in
dustry and afford relief to the produc.
and consumer by the reduction {
fright upon The articles Of life SUI
port, ~ passags Of the bill il mo
earnestly urged upon congress. II
plain and unmistsksble tone Of The